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Marketing Cloud Next Advanced Edition Unpacked

If you already use Sales Cloud, Account Engagement, or Marketing Cloud Engagement, you may know this product as Marketing Cloud Advanced Edition. Salesforce now positions it as Marketing Cloud Next Advanced Edition, the higher of the two core-platform editions within Marketing Cloud Next. This guide explains what Advanced Edition includes, how it differs from Growth Edition, and how it fits alongside Salesforce’s existing marketing products.

Tom Ryan

12 mins

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What is RevOps & Why Should Marketing Care?

If you’ve been in the world of Salesforce, HubSpot, or marketing automation recently, you’ll have heard the term RevOps. Short for Revenue Operations, it’s become one of the most talked-about approaches to driving growth. But beyond the buzzword, what does RevOps really mean, and why should marketers in particular be paying attention?

Lenny Davies

5 mins

HubSpot Development

The 7 Sins of HubSpot Data Migration (& How to Avoid Them)

Migrating your marketing automation platform is one of those projects that should never be underestimated. Whether you’re moving from Salesforce Account Engagement (Pardot) or another platform to HubSpot Marketing Hub, the goal is usually to simplify your tech stack, reduce friction, and prove more marketing ROI with less effort. And you will get there… so long as you give your HubSpot data migration the due diligence it deserves.

Tom Ryan

4 mins

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7 Common HubSpot Salesforce Integration Issues

The integration between HubSpot Marketing Hub and Salesforce CRM (aka Sales Cloud) should create a seamless connection between lead generation and revenue reporting. But more often than not, the native HubSpot Salesforce integration comes with issues, particularly when marketing teams are trying to achieve more than the basics.

Tom Ryan

4 mins

HubSpot Development

How to Ensure a Successful HubSpot Integration

Integrating HubSpot Marketing Hub with the rest of your tech stack isn’t a backend task for IT. It’s a strategic move with direct consequences for how effectively your team can prove marketing ROI, secure future budget, and run campaigns without technical roadblocks. Whether it’s syncing data between platforms, streamlining marketing project management, or powering attribution reporting, a successful HubSpot integration is essential to productive marketing.

Tom Ryan

6 mins

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How Personal is Your HubSpot Personalisation?

At MarCloud, we’ve seen too many HubSpot email campaigns that start with a cheery “Hi {{first name}}” and call that personalisation done. But if you’re a marketing manager or director using HubSpot, you know that audiences don’t just want, they expect a higher level of personalisation. Delivering on these expectations is crucial for getting results.

Lenny Davies

5 mins

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Why CRM Migration is an Emotional Process

When people talk about CRM migration, the focus is usually on a technical checklist: data mapping, deduplication, field governance, integrations, permissions, and testing. Of course, all of these are necessary, but the technical bit is only half the work.

Lenny Davies

6 mins

HubSpot Support

5 Expert HubSpot Tips You’ll Use Forever

Marketing automation doesn’t need to be complex to be effective. Some of the most valuable fixes are the ones that solve daily frustrations, like leads being missed. As a certified Partner, this post covers five HubSpot tips we regularly implement for clients, starting with the one that always makes teams say, “Why didn’t we do this sooner?”

Lenny Davies

4 mins

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The Workflow We Fix First: Marketing to Sales Handoff

When a client first comes to us, they usually want to dive straight into the shiny creative work, such as nurture journeys, lead scoring, and clever campaigns. While those are all valuable, we rarely start there. The first port of call is almost always the marketing to sales handoff process.

Lenny Davies

5 mins

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Marketing Automation Mistakes Costing ROI: Set & Forget

There’s a common misconception about marketing automation: that once it’s set up, it can be left alone to generate results in the background like a slow cooker. Unfortunately, that approach is one of the most costly marketing automation mistakes teams can make.

Tom Ryan

4 mins

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Track Campaign Delivery with the HubSpot Harvest Integration

For busy marketing teams, tracking staff effort versus sales output is easier said than done. You might be running high-performing campaigns, but without a reliable way to measure time and resource allocation, you won’t have a complete picture for proving ROI. This is where a custom HubSpot Harvest integration can help.

Tom Ryan

5 mins

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Unlocking Marketing ROI with Aircall & HubSpot Integration

Call data belongs in your CRM. You can be tracking campaigns in HubSpot, managing activity across channels, reporting on pipeline influenced… but if your call data is sitting somewhere else (or worse, not tracked at all!), then you’re working with an incomplete picture. This is why marketers need Aircall and HubSpot integration.

Tom Ryan

4 mins

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HubSpot Asana Integration: Setup, Limits & Custom Builds

HubSpot is designed to simplify marketing processes, but even with automations in place, there’s still the back-and-forth of briefing teams, managing deadlines, and chasing updates. If you’re using Asana to keep things moving internally, you’re already halfway there, but with HubSpot and Asana integration, you could streamline marketing management even more.

Tom Ryan

5 mins

HubSpot Marketing Cloud Development

HubSpot Migration Made Simple eBook

Managing a HubSpot migration is no easy task. From planning to execution to ongoing optimisations, there are a thousand things to consider and plenty of risks to anticipate. But with the right guidance, a migration doesn’t need to be complex. You just need to know the best approach and have an expert on your side to offer support.

Tom Ryan

2 mins

Implementation Marketing Cloud HubSpot

HubSpot vs Salesforce for Enterprise Marketing + Video Demos

Choosing between HubSpot and Salesforce is one of the most common decisions enterprise marketing teams face when looking to scale lead generation, demonstrate ROI, and get more done with less technical complexity. It’s no small task and often results in comparison fatigue and confusion.

Tom Ryan

5 mins

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How to Choose the Right Salesforce Partner for Marketing

If you’re a Marketing Manager or Director using Salesforce platforms, there’s a good chance you’re grappling with a lot. From campaign planning and reporting to proving marketing ROI and keeping stakeholders happy, there’s no shortage of priorities. Add to that the technical side of managing marketing automation - data models, journeys, integrations - and it’s easy to see why many teams look for external support.

Tom Ryan

6 mins

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