HubSpot + Demand Gen Partnership Proposal

Your Growth, Reignited.

A strategic partnership proposal for MontyCloud to transform marketing operations and drive pipeline growth.

Prepared for

Ann Marie Woodburn

December 30, 2025

From sales-driven to 50/50 marketing-driven pipeline

We build the infrastructure and programs to get you there.

A Note

How we got here

We're grateful to Steve Berg and the Lytical Ventures team for the introduction. We take portfolio company partnerships seriously—when an investor trusts us with one of their companies, we show up differently. This isn't a vendor pitch. It's the start of a partnership.

The Inflection Point

You're at a critical moment

What's Working

  • Series A funded (S3 Ventures), 7x revenue growth in 2024
  • ~1,000 end customers through MSP partners
  • Demand gen hire starting mid-February
  • 10-12 major events per year driving pipeline
  • Strong AWS partnership (Top 10 Innovative Startup, Well-Architected Partner)

What Needs Work

  • HubSpot being "band-aided" by VP of Finance
  • Event leads managed through Eventbrite + manual uploads
  • Only a "handful" of inbound leads per week
  • No customer communication strategy (1,000 customers, zero touchpoints)
  • Young sales team (20s-30s) needs significant hand-holding
  • No lead scoring, broken routing, inconsistent sales stages

"We need to move from sales-driven pipeline to 50/50 marketing-driven—and we need infrastructure to get there."

Who you're selling to

Your buyers are MSPs (Managed Service Providers) managing cloud environments for their clients. Technical audience, AWS-focused, evaluating against VMware, Datadog, ServiceNow. Long sales cycles, relationship-driven purchases.

The Risk

What happens if nothing changes

Slow ramp for new hire

Demand gen hire starts mid-February with broken infrastructure—slower ramp, frustration, potential churn

Leaking event leads

Events continue losing leads through manual Eventbrite uploads—reps get bad data, slow follow-up

Finance stuck on HubSpot

Mason (VP Finance) stays band-aiding HubSpot instead of focusing on financial operations

Board credibility gap

Board keeps asking for pipeline metrics you can't easily produce

Expansion revenue left behind

1,000 existing customers continue receiving zero communication—upsell opportunities missed

Marketing bottleneck

Sales team stays dependent on marketing for hand-holding—doesn't scale with growth

The Goal

What success looks like in 6 months

Operational Excellence

  • HubSpot runs without Finance team's help
  • Event workflows automated (10-12 events/year)
  • Sales team operating independently

Pipeline Growth

  • Consistent lead flow (not "handful per week")
  • 50/50 marketing vs. sales-driven pipeline
  • Customer expansion engine live

Strategic Foundation

  • Demand gen hire walks into functional system
  • Board-ready reporting and attribution
  • Scalable infrastructure for Series B

How we'll measure it

MetricCurrent State6-Month Target
Event lead routingDays (manual upload)<24 hours, automated
MQL scoring coverageInconsistent/noneAll inbound contacts scored within 24 hours
Board reportingManual, "takes too long"Dashboard, <5 min refresh
Nurture sequences0 active3 live sequences
Marketing attributionNot trackedMarketing-influenced pipeline reportable by source
Customer communicationsNone (in-product only)Quarterly touchpoints live

These are directional targets based on our initial conversations. We'll refine specific benchmarks together during kickoff and adjust based on what we learn in your HubSpot instance.

Our Approach

How we'll get you there

Phase 1 · Months 1-2

Stabilize

Audit, cleanup, build foundational workflows

Phase 2 · Months 3-4

Activate

Launch demand programs, onboard new hire, optimize sales processes

Phase 3 · Months 5-6

Optimize

Complete nurture programs, launch customer comms, refine reporting

We've done this before

80%

cost-per-MQL reduction

Trulioo

45%

lead volume increase

Assent

33%

opportunity creation lift

Anomalo

Packages

Pick your starting point

Retainer packages require a 6-month minimum commitment.

Growth EnginePhased Deliverables

Weekly syncs · Dedicated email · Monthly exec summary
  • HubSpot audit & cleanup
  • Lead routing automation for current team structure
  • Form optimization + sales handoff fix
  • Sales stage standardization
  • Board reporting dashboard v1 (MQL → MAL → SQL → Closed/Won)
  • Event infrastructure setup begins

12-Month Benefits

  • Quarterly strategic planning sessions (90 min)
  • SalesLoft consolidation evaluation
  • Flexibility to reallocate hours as priorities shift

12-Month Outcome

Full demand gen engine, customer expansion generating pipeline, ready for paid media activation, clear 2027 roadmap.

Important to Note

What's not included

Not included (available as add-ons):

  • Ad spend (you pay LinkedIn, Google, etc. directly)
  • Content creation (new blog posts, whitepapers, videos, case studies)
  • Website development/redesign on WordPress
  • Additional HubSpot seats or marketing contacts
  • SalesLoft optimization
  • Scope changes beyond this SOW (estimated separately)

Why:

  • These are either variable costs (ad spend), specialized creative needs (content), or separate tools
  • We can add any of these as needed—keeping core packages clean and predictable
  • Content creation and website work can be scoped separately if needed

Available add-ons

ServicePricing
Content creationBlog posts, case studies, one-pagers$2,000-5,000/asset
Website developmentWordPress updates, new pagesScoped per project
Additional paid channelsTikTok, Reddit, programmatic+$2,000/mo per channel
Sales team trainingGroup workshops, 1:1 coaching$3,000/workshop

SalesLoft consolidation opportunity

You're currently paying for SalesLoft AND HubSpot Sales Hub—HubSpot has native sequence functionality you may not be using. We can evaluate whether consolidating tools makes sense to reduce spend and improve adoption.

Want to start smaller? Our Quick Start engagement ($22,500) covers the foundation work and credits 100% toward a retainer.

Our Recommendation

Growth Engine, 12 months

Why Growth Engine?

  • Your demand gen hire starts mid-Feb—they need infrastructure AND programs running
  • Events are your #1 lead source, but workflows are broken—we fix immediately
  • Young sales team needs enablement—we coach while new hire ramps
  • Customer expansion is untapped (1,000 customers, zero comms)
  • Board wants marketing-driven pipeline—we build influenced pipeline reporting to prove it

Want to start with a pilot?

Our Quick Start engagement ($22,500) gives you the foundation work from Months 1-2 as a standalone 8-week sprint. It credits 100% toward a Growth Engine retainer if you continue—so you're not paying twice. Good option if Mitch wants to see results before committing to 12 months.

Scope can flex as your situation evolves—we'll check in monthly and adjust priorities based on what's happening in the business.

Why 12 months?

Months 1-2

HubSpot operational, board reporting dashboard, event infrastructure begins

Months 3-4

Lead scoring live, 2 nurture sequences, new hire onboarded

Months 5-6

3rd nurture sequence, customer comms, reporting refinement

Months 7-9

Expansion workflows, advanced scoring, event strategy v2

Months 10-12

Named account strategy, paid media assessment, 2027 planning

Investment
$7,250/mo

$87,000 total · 12-month commitment · Save $3,000 vs. 6-month

Why Us

Why The Matchbox

Senior team, startup speed

We're small enough to care and senior enough to execute. No junior handoffs—you work directly with experienced operators who've built demand engines at companies like yours.

HubSpot experts

We're a HubSpot Solutions Partner. We know the platform deeply, can negotiate on your behalf, and have seen what works (and what doesn't) across dozens of implementations.

B2B SaaS focus

We understand your sales cycle, your technical buyer, and your metrics. We've worked with companies selling to developers, IT teams, and enterprise buyers—MSPs aren't new to us.

Proven results

80% reduction in cost-per-MQL (Trulioo). 45% increase in lead volume (Assent). 33% lift in opportunity creation (Anomalo). We measure what matters and optimize relentlessly.

Track Record

We've done this before

80%

reduction in cost per MQL

From $2,500 to $500

Trulioo

45%

increase in lead volume

Through segmentation + creative optimization

Assent Compliance

33%

increase in opportunity creation

By streamlining HubSpot workflows

Anomalo

Next Steps

Timeline to kickoff

Today (Dec 30)

Sync call

Answer questions, align with Mitch/Mason

Jan 7

SOW delivered

Draft scope of work for review

Jan 17

Contract signed

Finalize agreement

Jan 21

Kickoff

Foundation phase begins

Mid-Feb

New hire onboarded

Demand gen hire walks into functional system

July

6-month review

Evaluate results, extend or transition

Let's talk through your priorities

Ready to transform your marketing operations? Let's discuss how we can help MontyCloud reach its growth goals.

AB

Ani Bisaria

CEO, The Matchbox