How To Create Playbooks In HubSpot CRM

ByPastek Editor Hubspot

Introduction:

In the dynamic realm of modern sales and customer relationship management, having a structured approach is essential to success. Enter playbooks, your strategic guides to orchestrating seamless interactions, informed decisions, and meaningful engagements with leads and customers. HubSpot CRM empowers businesses with the ability to create customized playbooks that offer step-by-step guidance, best practices, and actionable insights to sales teams. In this guide, we’ll explore how to craft compelling playbooks within HubSpot CRM, enabling your teams to navigate the complexities of the sales process with finesse.

Step 1: Log in to HubSpot:

Access your HubSpot account by visiting the HubSpot website and logging in with your credentials.

Step 2: Navigate to Playbooks:

In the top navigation bar, click on the “Sales” or “CRM” tab. In the drop-down menu, select “Playbooks.”

Step 3: Create a New Playbook:

Click on the “Create playbook” button to initiate the process of crafting your discovery call playbook.

Step 4: Define Playbook Details:

In the playbook creation window, provide the following details:

Playbook Name: Give your playbook a descriptive name, such as “Discovery Call Framework.”

Category: Choose a category that aligns with the playbook’s purpose, such as “Sales Process” or “Consultative Selling.”

Objective: Briefly outline the goal of the playbook, which is to guide successful discovery calls.

Step 5: Add Steps and Content:

For each step in the discovery call playbook:

  • Click “Add step” and give the step a name (e.g., “Introduction” or “Understanding Needs”).
  • Input content specific to each step, including key questions to ask, discussion points, and strategies.

Step 6: Set Up Question and Answer (Optional):

To allow users to ask the contact a question and then enter their answers or select their answers from a predetermined set of responses, click the Question and Answer icon in the dialog box, write a question or prompt, select an answer option.

Open Text: To enter Response in an open text field.

List of Answers Option: Select from a predetermined set of responses that then save as a note on the contact record to add a quick replay click into the quick reply field and enter the replay option.

Update Property: Set of response that then saves to a contact, then click property type drop-down and select the property type to link

Step 7: Settings

To Specific engagement should log as when it is saved to records click the engagement type drop down menu to create a question and answer.

Step 8: Publish the Playbook:

Once you’ve added and organized all the relevant steps and content, click the “Publish” button to make the discovery call playbook accessible to your sales team.

Step 9: Customize for Personalization:

Encourage sales reps to personalize the playbook’s content and adapt it to the specific needs and context of each prospect.