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EPflugi
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Please help us log all incoming email from existing contacts

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A note that I understand that not every email from new contacts should get logged, but existing clients i would suggest should always be logged. Our clients will have money invested in our funds and when they write, it is always of importance to everyone in RM team to know and see this. So my request goes to existing contacts and especially hot prospects and existing onboarded clients, not to any spam or new email. I'd rather press an 'unlog' button on those, though, than miss a relevant client email.

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karstenkoehler
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Please help us log all incoming email from existing contacts

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Hi @EPflugi,

 

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
  • When you forget to click Log in your email client

Previously, you needed to use the forwarding address or the the retroactive Log button, requiring extra manual steps to capture missing emails.

 

How does it work?

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.

 

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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:

  1. If the email only has one recipient, attribute to that user.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

 

Learn More:

Join the discussion on our Community

Learn more on the Knowledge Base



Best regards!

Karsten Köhler
HubSpot Freelancer | RevOps & CRM Consultant | Community Hall of Famer

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karstenkoehler
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Au panthéon de la communauté | Partenaire solutions
Au panthéon de la communauté | Partenaire solutions

Please help us log all incoming email from existing contacts

Résolue

Hi @EPflugi,

 

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
  • When you forget to click Log in your email client

Previously, you needed to use the forwarding address or the the retroactive Log button, requiring extra manual steps to capture missing emails.

 

How does it work?

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.

 

karstenkoehler_1-1743741105909.png

 

 

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:

  1. If the email only has one recipient, attribute to that user.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

 

Learn More:

Join the discussion on our Community

Learn more on the Knowledge Base



Best regards!

Karsten Köhler
HubSpot Freelancer | RevOps & CRM Consultant | Community Hall of Famer

Beratungstermin mit Karsten vereinbaren

 

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danmoyle
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Please help us log all incoming email from existing contacts

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@EPflugi have you added this to the ideas forum? The product team monitors those closely. 

 

Clarifying question for you: Do you have all your logging/tracking settings turned on? And HubSpot only logs your outgoing and replies? But you expect all incoming emails to be logged in the CRM, not just your email service provider? Do I understand that right? 

 

Sorry for the string of questions. I just want to make sure I get it. As I've used HubSpot over the years, I see that to be the case. HubSpot logs emails as you interact with them. Incoming emails aren't logged/tracked until you interact with them. 

 

Did my answer help? Please "mark as a solution" to help others find answers. Plus I really appreciate it!


Dan Moyle

HubSpot Advisor

LearningOps | Impulse Creative

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EPflugi
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Please help us log all incoming email from existing contacts

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Hello

Thank you, the summary you write is correct. I would like to see for
incoming emails from existing clients a log as well. My tracking and logging
as well as my teams tracking and logging is on. Existing clients that write
us without a chain should also be logged automatically so that everyone in
the team can see all existing client emails. What if someone doesn't see an
email or does not reply? That is our issue

Thank you for looking into it..

Evelyne