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SNP Increases Leads by 69X With HubSpot

Written by Fergal O Shea | Aug 11, 2020 5:36:52 PM
SNP Increases Leads by 69X With HubSpotSNP helps organisations transform business models and roll out new technologies. Its software and services make it easier to execute technical or commercial changes in business applications. It has grown exponentially since its foundation in 1994 and by 2015, it needed a better way to connect with its leads. The company tried point solutions and even a marketing automation platform, but they didn’t allow it to nurture its prospects through the pipeline. That all changed when SNP discovered the HubSpot software. Since signing up, it has increased its leads by 69X and its revenue by over 2X. SNP helps organisations transform business models and roll out new technologies. Its software and services make it easier to execute technical or commercial changes in business applications. Together, SNP’s CrystalBridge® and SNP Transformation Backbone® with SAP® LT constitute the world’s leading data transformation suite for automatically analyzing, applying and tracking changes in IT systems. They significantly improve quality while making transformation projects much faster and more cost-effective. The SNP Group employs over 1,350 people worldwide. It is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany generated EUR 81 million in revenue in 2016. It serves medium-sized as well as multinational companies in all industries.Using Inbound to Start a Better Conversation

Headquartered in Germany, SNP has been delivering value through technology to industry-leading companies for almost three decades. With 30 locations worldwide and with major multinational clients, it knew that its online marketing needed to change to keep pace with its success. However, the limited point solutions it was using were holding it back.

“We had MailChimp for email blasts, and we used Google Analytics, but they weren’t enough to create effective end-to-end campaigns. I had to do most of our lead follow-ups manually, which was inefficient and time-consuming. I wanted to automate the conversations we were having with our prospects, from the first touch until they were ready to be handed over to our sales department,” explains Dennis Krieger, chief digital marketing officer with SNP.

SNP began researching marketing automation platforms, and after some discussion signed up with Eloqua. However, Dennis and the team quickly found Eloqua challenging to use, overly complicated and inefficient. He was soon on the lookout for an alternative that would help SNP deliver results rapidly.

When Dennis was introduced to the HubSpot software at a conference, he was hooked.

“HubSpot was exactly what we needed. It was simple to use and would allow us to communicate with our different buyer personas in a personalised way. I also liked the fact that HubSpot was leading the charge for the inbound methodology. From the start, it was clear that we would be given all the support we would need to succeed.”

The decision was made, and SNP made the switch to the HubSpot software in 2015.

Campaigns That Keep Leads on the Hook

SNP uses the HubSpot software to create truly integrated marketing campaigns that address the needs of its different buyer personas.

“We’ve centralised all our social media posts through the Social Media tools, and we’ve set up Landing Pages for our content which includes videos, best-practice guides and whitepapers. Once leads start engaging with us, we enter them into Workflows and nurture them with emails that are pertinent to their interests and stage in the pipeline. The fact that we can manage all of our actions from the one platform has been a real timesaver, and with the Analytics tool, we can measure the effectiveness of our every move.”

Dennis says that the support on offer from HubSpot has helped SNP to embrace the inbound methodology truly, and it continues to refine its strategy by dipping into the resources available from the HubSpot Academy.

“If we ever want to try something new, it’s our first port of call. It has comprehensive guides across a range of topics, and we usually find what we need there right away. Our HubSpot customer success manager is also a great asset. She finds answers to even our most complicated questions, and she’s there for us whenever we need her.”

Tremendous Increases Across Key Metrics