Require critical properties to be filled out between pipeline stages

To ensure any required customer information is available for onboarding and success teams add required properties for moving a deal to “closed won”.

‍Which properties should you require?

1. Context: Properties that provide context on the customer from previous conversations and discovery so you aren’t asking them to repeat themselves later such as goals, current solutions, existing challenges.‍
2. Segmentation: Properties that will be used to branch the customer experience. For example assign customers to different onboarding teams, create a specific onboarding plan, or send a specific email template or sequence.
3. Reporting: Properties that will be critical for accurately reporting on the customer journey across teams. For example: The sales rep who closed the deal, the revenue amount associated with the deal, the target go-live date discussed with the customer.

Here's how to set it up:

1. Navigate to your pipeline settings page in HubSpot

To require properties at different stages in your HubSpot pipeline, go to Settings > Objects > Deals > Pipelines
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2. Click on "Edit properties" within the pipeline configuration setup

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3. Select any properties that meet the above criteria (context, segmentation, reporting) and make sure you check the "Required" option

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🌟 Bonus tip: use these required properties to set up a successful sales to onboarding handoff process in HubSpot