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 managed by Finance team instead of dedicated marketing ops
  • Event leads managed through Eventbrite + manual uploads
  • Only a "handful" of inbound leads per week
  • No customer communication strategy (1,000 customers, zero touchpoints)
  • Growing sales team that needs scale mechanisms to be successful
  • No lead scoring, broken routing, inconsistent sales stages
  • No lead response time tracking — inbound leads may wait days for follow-up

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, ISVs, and Direct Enterprise — technical audiences managing cloud environments. AWS-focused, evaluating against CoreStack, CloudHealth, nOps, and others. Long sales cycles, relationship-driven purchases. MSP is your bread and butter; ISV and Enterprise are growth markets.

The Risk

What happens if nothing changes

Ramp Stalls

Your mid-Feb demand gen hire faces broken systems, slowing onboarding and increasing early churn risk

Pipeline Gaps

Manual Eventbrite uploads lead to missing contacts, messy data, and delayed follow-up

Finance Overload

Your team spends too much time in HubSpot, diverting focus from core financial operations

Board Doubts

Difficult-to-produce pipeline metrics erode board trust and credibility

Revenue Lost

~1,000 existing customers receive no outreach, leaving upsell opportunities untapped

Scaling Roadblock

Sales team depends on marketing hand-holding, limiting growth and efficiency

Leads Go Cold

Without response time tracking, hot leads wait hours or days — competitors respond faster and win the deal

The Next 6 Months

What we'll build together

Operational Excellence

  • HubSpot runs without Finance team involvement
  • Event workflows automated (10-12 events/year)
  • GTM team enabled and operating independently

Pipeline Growth

  • Consistent, scalable lead flow
  • Path to 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 StateFuture State
Event lead routingDays (manual upload)<24 hours, automated
MQL scoring coverageInconsistent/noneAll inbound contacts scored within 24 hours
Board reportingManual, time-intensiveDashboard, <5 min refresh
Nurture sequences0 active3 live sequences
Marketing attributionNot trackedMarketing-influenced pipeline reportable by source
Customer communicationsNone (in-product only)Standardized strategic touchpoint cadence
Lead response timeNot tracked< 5 min for hot leads, SLA enforced

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.

How We'll Get There

A phased approach built around your timeline

Month 1 Priority

Systems operational before your Feb 16 SKO

While your team interviews for the demand gen role, we'll be getting HubSpot ready:

  • HubSpot audit + priority cleanup
  • Lead scoring framework
  • Lead response time SLA
  • Event workflow automation
  • Board reporting dashboard
  • GTM team enablement (remote)
Month 1 · January

Stabilize

Audit, cleanup, foundational workflows, remote enablement

Months 2-3 · Feb - March

Activate

Launch demand programs, onboard new hire, customer comms, buyer personas

Months 4-5 · April - May

Optimize

Refine nurtures, attribution, event landing pages, ongoing optimization

Month 6 · June

Report + Scale

QBR, board reporting, roadmap for months 7+

Packages

Choose your level

Growth Engine

Core infrastructure + demand programs

$7,500/mo

$45,000 total · 6-month engagement

Monthly retainer · Bi-weekly syncs

Outcome

HubSpot operational, 3 nurture sequences live, lead scoring + response time SLA active, event automation running, customer comms launched, board reporting automated.

Phased Deliverables

  • HubSpot audit + priority cleanup (data hygiene, lifecycle stages, deal stages)
  • Lead scoring framework implemented
  • Lead response time SLA + alerts configured
  • Event workflow: Eventbrite → HubSpot automated
  • Board reporting dashboard (pipeline, velocity, source attribution)
  • Sales/marketing SLA documentation
  • GTM team enablement session (remote)
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
SKO / on-site trainingIn-person enablement sessions, travel included$3,000 per event
Customer communications contentEmail copywriting, newsletter content, customer updates$225/hr
Content creationBlog posts, case studies, one-pagers$225/hr | unlimited revisions
Website developmentWordPress updates, new pagesScoped per project
Additional paid channelsTikTok, Reddit, programmaticScoped per channel roughly 15% / ad spend

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.

Questions about scope? Our Quick Start option ($22,500) delivers Month 1 as a standalone sprint — counts toward Growth Engine if you extend.

Our Recommendation

Growth Engine, 6 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 in Month 1
  • Sales team needs enablement — remote training included, SKO attendance available as add-on
  • Customer expansion is untapped — 1,000 customers, zero comms
  • Board wants marketing-driven pipeline — we build attribution reporting to prove it

Sign by EOD January 5 — waive $2,500 onboarding fee

We'll start team interviews the week of Jan 6 and have systems operational before your Feb 16 SKO. On-site training available as add-on. Month 1 is your quick start — built into the package, not a separate engagement.

Priorities can flex within the agreed scope — we'll check in monthly to ensure we're focused on what matters most.

What you get in 6 months

Month 1

HubSpot operational, lead response SLA live, board reporting ready

Months 2-3

2 nurtures live, sales templates delivered, customer comms launched, new hire onboarded

Months 4-5

3rd nurture, attribution refinement, event landing pages, ongoing optimization

Month 6

QBR, board reporting polish, roadmap for months 7+

Investment
$7,500/mo

$45,000 total · 6-month engagement · Option to extend to 12 months

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.

Use Cases

Proven results with companies like yours

80%

reduction in cost per MQL

From $2,500 to $500

Trulioo

Read Case Study
45%

increase in lead volume

Through segmentation + creative optimization

Assent Compliance

Read Case Study
33%

increase in opportunity creation

By streamlining HubSpot workflows

Anomalo

Read Case Study
Next Steps

Timeline to kickoff

Today

Proposal review

Align with Mitch + Mason

Jan 5

Contract signed

Waive $2,500 onboarding fee

Week of Jan 6

Team interviews

Stakeholder discovery sessions

Jan 13

Kickoff

Month 1 sprint begins

Feb 16

GTM readiness

Systems operational + SKO training available

July

6-month review

QBR + 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

Let's Finalize by Jan 5

Sign by Jan 5 to waive $2,500 onboarding fee