Lesson 9: Common Contact Properties in HubSpot

In this lesson, you will learn about contact properties and how to utilise them

Introduction to Common Properties:

  • Common properties are essential properties pre-defined by HubSpot for contacts.

Customising Contact View:

  • Access Edit columns under Actions to tailor the view.
  • Key properties include email, phone number, lifecycle stage, lead status, original source, and contact owner.
lesson 9 customizing contact

Understanding Contact Properties:

  • Contact Owner:
      1. Assigning contact ownership either manually or through automations like workflows.
  • Original Source:
      1. Identifying the initial source of contact creation, such as organic search, paid search, email marketing, social media, referrals, direct traffic, offline sources, or paid social.
  • Lead Status:
      1. Tracking the stage of a contact in the sales pipeline, from new lead to opportunity or customer.
  • Lifecycle Stage:
      1. Indicating where the contact stands in their buyer's journey, from subscriber to evangelist, with customisations available
        lesson 9 contact properties

Utilising Contact Properties:

  • Create reports to analyse the breakdown of original source types and lead statuses.
  • Tailor properties to align with business needs and reporting requirements.
  • Regularly review and update contact properties for an accurate representation of contact data.