The social tools in HubSpot are ok - but Buffer is a much more powerful scheduler for all social sites. Why not allow integration with Buffer so HubSpot generated posts can be added to Buffer queues.
Status: Not Currently Planned
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Here are the buffer features that keep us using Buffer over HubSpot:
- Instagram scheduling (coming soon though!)
- Better per post analytics
- Per platform/account schedule (we optimize the time based on the best times for each platform and offer more or less slots depending on interaction/audience)
- 360 photos read correctly once posted
- Pinterest scheduling (we don’t use it often, but we mass schedule posts to go to our boards for extended periods of time)
- Ability to pause the whole queue - when breaking news happens, it might not be the best time to post something already scheduled for various reasons before reviewing.
- Ability to replace feature images for links
Ideally, HubSpot can develop their social platform to be more comprehensive, but if not, offering integration would be second best.
Hi @Anonymous at this time an integration with Buffer is not currently planned, but the feature list above is incredibly helpful as we continue to develop HubSpot’s Social Tools - thank you for sharing. This thread will remain open for comments from the Community and will be monitored by our teams.
Thanks @roisinkirby looking forward to having instagram roll out so we can test more of the social publishing tools soon!
We need an option to be able to schedule a re-tweet like Buffer offers!
I’d like to add to the excellent list of Buffer features posted by @Anonymous -- and urge @roisinkirby and the HubSpot team to reconsider adding an idea for either a Buffer integration (or Hootsuite integration) as soon as possible. In addition to the features above, our firm and our clients need the following:
- Mobile app functionality (See idea thread at https://community.hubspot.com/t5/HubSpot-Ideas/Allow-Social-Publishing-on-Mobile/idi-p/13023#comments.)
- Access to the Buffer or Hootsuite integration with feedly -- or a direct HubSpot integration with feedly. Feedly is our team’s preferred RSS/alert/Twitter feed reader, and we can use it to create shared boards and auto-publish newsletters as well. I’m attaching a screenshot from feedly, which also has an excellent mobile app so we can do everything on the go.
Feedly integrations