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When is a session or contact bucketed under “Paid search” in HubSpot?

  • When a visitor comes from your paid search advertising campaigns‌ — ‌like from your Google Ads
  • When a visitor comes from advertising campaigns made on social media websites or apps (like TikTok, LinkedIn, or Instagram)
  • When a visitor comes from any agency partner you’ve hired or consulted with historically
  • When a visitor has a paid subscription to a blog (like Medium) or news site and is then directed to your website from an article link

The correct answer is:

  • When a visitor comes from your paid search advertising campaigns‌ — ‌like from your Google Ads
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Why would you see “unknown” or “Unknown SSL” appear in your Organic search traffic in the sources report in HubSpot?

  • The search engine is encrypting the user data. This is common on Google.
  • The UTM parameters cannot be parsed by HubSpot analytics.
  • A contact submitted a HubSpot form on a page without the HubSpot tracking code.
  • You have not set up your Sources report with your HubSpot account manager yet.

The correct answer is:

  • The search engine is encrypting the user data. This is common on Google.
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Select all that apply. Why would a user be bucketed under “Direct traffic” in HubSpot?

  • The visitor who submitted the form has opted to not accept cookies from your site, or ignored the banner completely.​
  • The visitor came from TikTok or Instagram, and HubSpot cannot currently parse traffic from these sites.
  • ​​​A contact submitted a HubSpot form on a page without the ​​HubSpot tracking code​.
  • ​The visitor did not fill out a form on your website.

The correct answer is:

  • The visitor who submitted the form has opted to not accept cookies from your site, or ignored the banner completely.​
  • ​​​A contact submitted a HubSpot form on a page without the ​​HubSpot tracking code​.
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What’s the difference between service analytics and the report builder?

  • Service analytics has out-of-the-box reports; the report builder requires you to build every report from scratch.
  • The report builder has out-of-the-box reports; service analytics requires you to build every report from scratch.
  • Service analytics has in-depth reports; the report builder has more generalized reports.
  • Service analytics is generally for managers; report builder is for reps.

The correct answer is:

  • Service analytics has out-of-the-box reports; the report builder requires you to build every report from scratch.
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What’s the difference between single source attribution and multi-touch attribution models?

  • There is no difference between single source attribution and multi-touch attribution models.
  • Single source attribution models assign each contributing channel a slice of credit for the final conversion, while multi-touch attribution models only give credit to the channel most responsible for the final conversion.
  • Single source attribution models assign credit to one touch point along the buyer’s while multi-touch attribution gives each contributing channel a slice of credit for the final conversion.
  • Single source attribution reporting was invented first. Once technology advanced, multi-source attribution became the new method of reporting.

The correct answer is:

  • Single source attribution models assign credit to one touch point along the buyer’s while multi-touch attribution gives each contributing channel a slice of credit for the final conversion.
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Select all that apply. What types of questions can marketing attribution answer? Select all that apply.

  • What was the marketing team’s contribution to generated revenue this year?
  • What assets drove the most leads last quarter?
  • Which type of customers have the highest propensity to return and buy from us again?
  • Why did our search campaigns outperform our social campaigns last month?

The correct answer is:

  • What was the marketing team’s contribution to generated revenue this year?
  • What assets drove the most leads last quarter?
  • Why did our search campaigns outperform our social campaigns last month?
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Select all that apply. What role can attribution play in your reporting strategy? Select all that apply.

  • Marketing attribution can help you identify your highest and lowest performing pieces of content.
  • Marketing attribution can help you conduct market research to forecast what types of changes you should make to optimize your content.
  • Marketing attribution can help you effectively assign different tasks and to-do lists to your team members to ensure your entire team continues to collectively solve for your customers.
  • Marketing attribution can help you determine what channels and campaigns are effectively generating leads and customers for your organization.

The correct answer is:

  • Marketing attribution can help you identify your highest and lowest performing pieces of content.
  • Marketing attribution can help you determine what channels and campaigns are effectively generating leads and customers for your organization.