Logging Incoming Emails Using Google Workspace's Default Routing Rules
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Unfortunately "If a non-contact sends you a new email that is not part of an existing thread, this email will not log to HubSpot and a new contact record will not be created. When you reply to this email and select the Log checkbox or include the BCC address, your outgoing reply will log but the non-contact's original email will still not appear in HubSpot. Subsequent replies to this thread will log as long as your personal email is connected." (see https://knowledge.hubspot.com/email/log-email-replies-in-the-crm#new-incoming-emails).
It is possible to forward a copy of all Incoming Emails to the HubSpot Forwarding Address using Google Workspace's Default Routing rules (see https://support.google.com/a/answer/10486484). However, the emails routed in this manner arrive at the HubSpot Forwarding Address "From:" the original Sender and "To:" the HubSpot User Account's email address. Unfortunately, the HubSpot Forwarding Address only logs emails if:
The forwarded message header generated by your email client is present
The email address you're using to send the forwarded email must be from your HubSpot User Account's email address
It seems to me that HubSpot could easily support the logging of Incoming Emails if they would simply process emails forwarded via Google Workspace's Default Routing rules.
There is a big update here, currently in beta – you might see it under Settings > Product updates. (If not, you'll have to be a bit more patient.)
Contact email logging rules
What is it?
Contact email logging rules let admins configure their portal to automatically capture all email communications between users and existing contacts in HubSpot.
Why does it matter?
The current default logging behavior only captures contact emails that are replies to already logged user emails, which can lead to important communications being missed in your CRM:
When a contact responds to a sequence but their email isn't logged
When you send emails from your mobile device without using the BCC address
In Settings, navigate to Objects > Activities > Email Log & Track to find the new section for Contact email logging rules.
The default value is "Log replies to logged threads only", which will keep functionality as it has always been.
To get the new behavior, select "Log all emails to/from known contacts". This will log all emails between the personal connected emails of users who have Personal email access permissions and contacts who are not on the Never Log list.
If you choose the new logging behavior, be aware of these key differences:
All emails users send from outside of HubSpot (such as the email client, mobile apps) to existing contact records will log to the CRM.
All emails from existing contacts to users will log to the CRM.
Emails sent outside of HubSpot to recipients who are not contacts, will not log. You will need to continue using the Sales Extensions or add the BCC address.
Email attribution
Emails that are logged from contacts that are net new email threads will be attributed to HubSpot users accordingly:
If the email only has one recipient, attribute to that user.
If the email has multiple recipients, but only one is associated with a user, attribute to that user. An email address is associated with a user if they have it as a connected personal email address, it's their HubSpot user account email, or an alias.
If the email has multiple recipients, and more than one associated with a user, attribute to the contact owner.
Who gets it?
This feature is available for all HubSpot hubs and tiers.
There is a big update here, currently in beta – you might see it under Settings > Product updates. (If not, you'll have to be a bit more patient.)
Contact email logging rules
What is it?
Contact email logging rules let admins configure their portal to automatically capture all email communications between users and existing contacts in HubSpot.
Why does it matter?
The current default logging behavior only captures contact emails that are replies to already logged user emails, which can lead to important communications being missed in your CRM:
When a contact responds to a sequence but their email isn't logged
When you send emails from your mobile device without using the BCC address
In Settings, navigate to Objects > Activities > Email Log & Track to find the new section for Contact email logging rules.
The default value is "Log replies to logged threads only", which will keep functionality as it has always been.
To get the new behavior, select "Log all emails to/from known contacts". This will log all emails between the personal connected emails of users who have Personal email access permissions and contacts who are not on the Never Log list.
If you choose the new logging behavior, be aware of these key differences:
All emails users send from outside of HubSpot (such as the email client, mobile apps) to existing contact records will log to the CRM.
All emails from existing contacts to users will log to the CRM.
Emails sent outside of HubSpot to recipients who are not contacts, will not log. You will need to continue using the Sales Extensions or add the BCC address.
Email attribution
Emails that are logged from contacts that are net new email threads will be attributed to HubSpot users accordingly:
If the email only has one recipient, attribute to that user.
If the email has multiple recipients, but only one is associated with a user, attribute to that user. An email address is associated with a user if they have it as a connected personal email address, it's their HubSpot user account email, or an alias.
If the email has multiple recipients, and more than one associated with a user, attribute to the contact owner.
Who gets it?
This feature is available for all HubSpot hubs and tiers.
Logging Incoming Emails Using Google Workspace's Default Routing Rules
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Hi @Wordna. This seems like a popular conversation recently. I've seen it more and more, not logging emails incoming until they're part of a thread. I'd suggest adding this to the HubSpot Ideas forum here to see how popular this idea is. The product team(s) at HubSpot do look at that forum and they've implemented a lot of ideas from there. LMK if you do submit it and I'll upvote it!
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