So you guys aren’t going to believe this… I found a workaround for the 1:1 emails (non Marketing emails) in Hubspot.
I need to use a contact property to send custom proposals. The URLS for these are long and nasty looking. The problem is that if you try to just a plain customization token in the URL for the template, Hubspot tries to clean up the URL and breaks it.
becomes this as soon as you save it as Hubspot tries to linkify it…
What’s frustrating is the something like .xyz Domain Names | Join Generation XYZ{{contact.proposal_link}} does works but I can’t attach my full proposal URLs to a parameter.
Here’s the crazy part… If you put a link on an image it works. Hubspot doesn’t try to linkify your URL Parameter.
So I can create an image that is a link to the proposal and the URL will pull unadulterated from my URL param.
1. Add a button image to your email template you’re using in sequences
2. Add a URL hyperlink
3. Use the syntax {{contact.yourproperty}}
4. Save and test it.
I have concerns for how this will show up on my end user’s devices and email clients. But it’s a workaround I will have to go with.