CNH Media's HubSpot Integration: Custom CRM Extensions for Marketing Excellence
- Industry: Media & Entertainment
- Company size: Mid-Sized company (11-50 employees)
- Services: HubSpot CRM Extensions Development

Summary
CNH Media overcame scattered customer data challenges and gained centralized marketing intelligence with custom HubSpot CRM extensions. Now equipped with instant access to customer search insights, streamlined data management, and enhanced team productivity, CNH Media can deliver faster, more accurate marketing assessments and outpace their competition.
The challenge
Fast-Paced Marketing, Fragmented Information
Customer information scattered across systems
CNH's team was storing critical customer data in screenshots, text documents, and shared folders rather than their primary CRM. This fragmented approach meant valuable search results, keyword analysis, and improvement areas were buried in external platforms instead of being accessible where decisions were made.
Time-consuming data retrieval processes
Every customer interaction required opening multiple external files and platforms to access relevant marketing intelligence. In their fast-paced agency environment, these manual processes were consuming valuable time that should have been spent on strategic customer engagement and service delivery.
Limited HubSpot visibility for marketing insights
While CNH used HubSpot as their main customer management tool, marketing-specific data remained isolated in separate systems. Sales teams lacked immediate access to search optimization insights, targeted keywords, and improvement recommendations when engaging with prospects and customers.
A Digital Transformation, Not Just a CRM Extension
CNH Media needed more than just another integration, they required a complete marketing intelligence ecosystem that would:
- Centralize all customer marketing data within HubSpot's interface
- Eliminate dependency on external platforms and file storage
- Enable one-click access to comprehensive customer search profiles
- Streamline team collaboration with shared, real-time insights
Custom HubSpot CRM Extensions Development
1. Requirements Analysis and Strategic Planning
We conducted comprehensive stakeholder interviews with CNH's sales and marketing teams to understand their specific workflow challenges. Our team mapped their existing processes and identified critical data points that needed immediate HubSpot accessibility, creating a detailed development roadmap aligned with their agency operations.
2. CRM Extension Architecture and Development
We designed and built custom HubSpot CRM extensions leveraging the latest HubSpot technologies. The solution included a new "Create Company Ad" button integrated directly into company profiles, allowing users to input mock-ups, targeted keywords, search engine preferences, and improvement recommendations without leaving HubSpot.
3. Data Integration and User Interface Design
We developed intuitive forms and display interfaces that captured comprehensive marketing intelligence including existing advertisements, keyword targeting strategies, and optimization opportunities. The system was designed to present complex marketing data in a clean, scannable format accessible to all team members.
4. Implementation and Team Training
We provided hands-on training sessions covering the new CRM extension functionality and established workflows for consistent data entry and retrieval. Our team created custom documentation and implemented ongoing support systems to ensure smooth adoption across all user levels.
Custom CRM Extension for Enhanced Marketing Intelligence
We built a specialized CRM extension that transformed how CNH Media manages and accesses customer marketing data. This solution addressed their unique need to centralize search optimization intelligence within their primary customer management platform.
When opening any company profile in HubSpot, users now see a new "Create Company Ad" button that provides immediate access to comprehensive marketing intelligence tools.

The extension enables users to create detailed customer advertising profiles directly within HubSpot company records. Teams can input mock-ups of existing ads, targeted keywords, desired search engines, and areas for improvement on customer offers.

- Instant Data Access: Sales teams can view comprehensive marketing intelligence without switching platforms or searching through external files.
- Team Collaboration: All marketing insights are immediately available to every team member through HubSpot's shared interface.
- Streamlined Workflows: The one-click creation and editing functionality eliminates manual file management and reduces preparation time for customer interactions.
This custom solution enabled CNH Media to maintain their fast-paced service delivery while ensuring no critical marketing intelligence was ever buried in external systems. The team can now focus on strategic customer engagement rather than data retrieval, significantly improving their operational efficiency and customer response capabilities.

Main Results
CNH Media now operates with a fully integrated marketing intelligence system where all customer search optimization data lives directly within HubSpot. Their team can access comprehensive customer profiles, marketing assessments, and improvement recommendations with a single click, eliminating the need for external platforms and dramatically improving their response time to customer inquiries.

What Success Looks Like
Access Complete Customer Search Profiles Instantly
Before: Customer marketing intelligence scattered across screenshots, text documents, and shared folders requiring manual retrieval for each customer interaction.
After: All marketing data centralized within HubSpot with one-click access to comprehensive customer search profiles and optimization insights.
Enable Instant Access to Search Optimization Data
Before: Limited visibility into customer marketing performance requiring external platform access and potential delays in service delivery.
After: Real-time access to customer search optimization data, improvement recommendations, and historical marketing intelligence enabling faster, more accurate customer assessments.
Eliminate External Platform Dependencies
Before: Time-consuming processes involving multiple platform switches and file searches to gather customer marketing context before meetings.
After: Complete independence from external file storage systems with all customer intelligence accessible directly within HubSpot's familiar interface.
Enhanced Team Collaboration and Workflow Efficiency
Before: Team members working with inconsistent data sources and struggling with onboarding new staff to complex file management systems.
After: Streamlined collaboration with all team members accessing identical customer intelligence through a unified platform, plus simplified onboarding processes for new team members.
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