HubSpot Adoption
HubSpot is rolled out, but nobody really uses it. Now what?
Your reps log data after the fact instead of working with it. Required fields stay empty, key info ends up in notes. We turn HubSpot from a paperwork chore into a tool your sales team opens willingly, because it delivers results instead of more work.
Request an audit callThree typical symptoms
Reps do admin instead of selling
HubSpot gets opened once a week to tick required-field boxes. The real selling happens in emails, sheets, and Slack.
Knowledge leaks away
Structured required fields are 50% empty. For reps it's faster to type free text than click dropdowns. For analytics, it's the kiss of death.
Workflows get ignored
“I’ll just write the email myself, it’s faster.” And just like that the workflow breaks.
Solution
How we turn adoption around
Dory is an AI sales assistant. We don’t drive usage with pressure or training. We flip it: we give the sales team their value back.
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A tool that delivers, not demands.
Call prep goes away. Dory delivers briefings before every call, pulled from past deals.
In the setup: AI briefings per call. Notes land in the right field.
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Data stays clean, no reminders needed.
Filling things in happens at the right moment.
In the setup: emails fill fields directly. At stage changes the system only asks for what’s missing.
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Visibility for leadership.
Data lives in the system. Reports return facts, not guesses.
In the setup: a real adoption dashboard. Dory flags blockers.
Max
“Tweak the notes: they’re also evaluating HubSpot Breeze but worried a tool alone won’t solve adoption. Finish the email.”
Straight talk
What it costs, and who we work with
We price systems, not hours. Dory builds and runs your sales processes. We use one simple, scalable model:
- One-time setup fee: For the initial cleanup and the infrastructure.
- Predictable monthly fee: For the ongoing operations service after that.
- Sweet spot: Built for B2B sales teams of 5 people and up.
Self-check
If you want to tackle adoption in-house: three diagnostic questions
Adoption isn’t a step-by-step fix like a data cleanup. It’s a value problem, not a process problem. But three questions help you see your adoption level honestly:
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What concrete value does HubSpot have for your rep today?
If the answer is “required” or “reporting for management”, that’s the problem.
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Which required fields are filled less than 70% of the time?
Those are the fields reps systematically skip. Either the friction is too high or the value too low. Both are diagnostic.
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When does a rep first open HubSpot in a day?
Afternoon, to log things? Then HubSpot isn’t a work tool. Morning, before the first call? Then it’s working.
Reality
Why the next training won't help
The natural reflex when usage is bad: let’s book another training. That works for exactly two weeks, then the old patterns are back.
Adoption almost never fails on understanding. Reps skip HubSpot because the effort outweighs the value. Until that changes, any extra training is wasted time.
If the real problem is cleanup, not adoption — here's the service for that. If you're also evaluating HubSpot Breeze, here's the honest comparison.
Frequently asked
Let’s take a look at your HubSpot adoption.
We’ll tell you honestly whether a quick audit is enough, or whether we should run this for you long-term.
Georg Ortner
Founder, Dory