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Choosing a HubSpot gold partner: Five reasons to collaborate with us

Written by Alice | 22 August 2016

In the case of most companies on the look-out for a new marketing agency, there will be a shortlist compiled. No, really, we’re not offended – it’s good sense to shop around, and it pays for you to know what’s on offer before you commit.

While we adore HubSpot and all its clever marketing tools, we know that it can potentially be a little overwhelming, especially for overworked marketing managers with too many jobs to deal with and not enough hours in the day. You need a HubSpot gold partner, an experienced agency who knows the ropes and can help you out.

Working with a HubSpot partner agency can complement the technical side of the HubSpot software and introduce a hugely-effective inbound marketing campaign that can take your business to the next level of growth. If you would like more information, read our blog "How working with a HubSpot partner agency helps brands grow"

1.We’re pretty good at using HubSpot

So we’ll address the most obvious reason first – we know our HubSpot wizardry, and we’re not afraid to use it!

We quickly climbed the ranks to HubSpot gold partner status, and with good reason. Within our small team, we have years of experience using the marketing platform to meet a variety of client needs. From fashion retailers to software vendors and investment firms, we’re confident we can deliver. Know how to hook up your shopping carts, set up interest-specific workflows or integrate HubSpot with your fanciest industry-standard CRM platform? Don’t worry, we can help.

2. We pay attention to our own marketing

Internal marketing activities are usually the first thing to slip within an agency. We know it happens, but it doesn’t make any sense – as the saying goes, never trust a skinny cook! All marketing agencies should be leading by example – and that’s why we’ve just undertaken an ambitious rebranding.

Not satisfied with the usual celebratory cake and party streamers, we marked our first birthday as an agency by renaming it! We are blossoming from Grain into Six & Flow, which we think is very fitting, considering our humble beginnings and our future plans.

This has been a whirlwind year for our team, and now that we’re really taking stock of the situation, we seem to be growing out of everything, including our name. Grain signifies how we seed growth for new clients. More recently however, we’ve also been helping to accelerate what brands have already achieved internally – aiding their flow of business, as it were!

3. We have some lovely shiny trophies in our office

It’s always reassuring to work with an award-winning agency (and it gives you certain bragging rights, too!) We’re only in our first year of business, but we’ve already won prestigious accolades from our favourite marketing software provider HubSpot, leading industry publication Investment Week and even the North West Institute of Directors.

4. We have experience in a range of industry sectors

While our client focus is in the high net worth space, this actually covers a lot of bases. We don’t like to turn down any really exciting opportunities, so we have a varied client base which includes fashion retailers, investment houses, a lifestyle publication and as the cherry on top, a contemporary art gallery. What can we say, we like to keep busy!

5. We have an awesome team with awesome skills

Our rebrand aimed to better align our external agency ‘look’ with our internal agency values. One of the outcomes was a sizeable team expansion!

We’ve done a lot of work recently thinking about who we are, what we want to do and where we can offer the most value to clients. We're already a HubSpot gold partner, but we want to do more! As a result, we’re increasing our service provisions to include PR, design and web development. This will enable us to offer a more holistic service to our lovely clients, and help them to achieve even more business growth.

Working with a HubSpot partner agency can complement the technical side of the HubSpot software and introduce a hugely-effective inbound marketing campaign that can take your business to the next level of growth. If you would like more information, read our blog "How working with a HubSpot partner agency helps brands grow"