Halstead + HubSpot: The CRM System for Commercial Landscaping Growth

Build a system that captures, nurtures, and closes more commercial contracts — with no leads slipping through the cracks.

Why CRM Systems Are the Missing Link in Commercial Landscaping

You can't afford to keep losing RFPs, forgetting follow-ups, or relying on salespeople’s memory. In a market with long sales cycles and tight competition, you need a system — not a collection of disconnected tools.

That’s why Halstead built H/Commercial, a CRM-powered growth system designed specifically for commercial landscaping companies.

Powered by HubSpot. Installed by Halstead. Customized to your operation.

With this system, you get one connected ecosystem that:

Tracks every lead and deal

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Drives upsell opportunities

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Automates smart follow-ups

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Gives full visibility into marketing ROI

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The Data Gold Rush in Commercial Landscaping

You’ve worked hard to build a list of leads: property managers, facility directors, HOA board members, developers. But are you truly using that list?

It’s not enough to have names and emails. The magic happens when you start segmenting those contacts — identifying who’s ready for a proposal, who needs nurturing, and who’s shown buying signals but hasn’t yet engaged.

With a properly managed CRM, that kind of clarity is not only possible — it’s scalable.

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SEGMENT

Get the Right Message to the Right Property Manager

The average property manager gets hundreds of pitches. If yours isn’t relevant, it’s ignored.

Layer in:

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H/Commercial’s use of Smart Lists to trigger relevant nurture sequences and ad campaigns

Halstead’s setup of custom properties (like property type, contract value, seasonality)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU: Your prospects feel like you get them. That means better open rates, more qualified leads, and faster paths to closed deals.

Contextualize

Match Your Messaging to Their Buying Stage

Not everyone is ready for a proposal. If you jump straight to pricing before establishing the problem or solution, you’ll lose deals before they ever start.

Using HubSpot, you can:

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Tag prospects by buyer stage (Awareness, Consideration, Decision)

Trigger ads or emails that match exactly where they are in the decision-making process

Automate emails based on content they’ve viewed

Example CRM campaign:

Awareness: “5 Signs It’s Time to Switch Your Commercial Landscaper”

Consideration: “Comparing In-House vs. Contracted Landscape Maintenance”

Decision: Case study from a similar-sized client

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU: Your team spends less time chasing unqualified leads — and more time closing ready-to-buy decision-makers.

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Personalize

Show Them You Understand Their World

Property managers don’t want cold, generic emails. They want timely, helpful communication that solves their problems.

We use:

HubSpot personalization tokens + Halstead’s recommended fields (contract size, service type, region)

Chatbot personalization based on past visits, services, and deal stage

Account-based insights

Renewal date triggers

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU: You come across as professional, helpful, and in sync with their needs — not just another vendor spamming the inbox.

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Real CRM Triggers That Drive Revenue (and How Halstead Implements Them)

Trigger: Visited pricing page 2x in 30 days

What It Means: Hot lead

What Halstead Builds: Automated follow-up email + sales task

Trigger: Opened 3+ emails but didn’t reply

What It Means: Nurture opportunity

What Halstead Builds: Retargeting ads + re-engagement sequence

Trigger: Contract renewal in 60 days

What It Means: Pre-renewal sequence

What Halstead Builds: Smart email + case study email + proposal call

Trigger: Completed contact form but bounced

What It Means: High intent

What Halstead Builds: Lead score + call reminder + SMS integration

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What About Operations?

Don’t Worry — We Built Around Aspire

The goal of H/Commercial isn’t to add complexity. It’s to remove friction. That’s why our system doesn’t ask your branch managers or ops team to change tools or learn something new.

Sales reps live in HubSpot.

Branch managers stay entirely in Aspire.

The systems talk to each other behind the scenes.

Once a deal reaches “Appointment Scheduled” in HubSpot, it automatically syncs into Aspire — including contacts, properties, and proposal links. No double entry. No extra logins. No bouncing between platforms.

Optional Visibility

Not Mandatory Complexity

Some teams want sales and operations to collaborate more. Others prefer a clean line between the two. We support both:

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Want your ops team to stay focused on production?

Great — they’ll never need to log into HubSpot.

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Want to surface new upsell or cross-sell opportunities?

Your marketing or sales lead can run those campaigns without disrupting ops.

Content That Converts

Created by Landscape Industry Experts

Most CRM systems fail because they lack fuel: the right content.
At Halstead, we don’t just build the HubSpot system — we fill it with content that speaks your buyer’s language.

Our team includes commercial landscaping specialists, not generalist copywriters. That means:

We know what matters to property managers, HOA boards, and facility directors

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We create content that answers the questions they’re actually asking

We align every asset to your services, sales process, and local markets

Developed an Engaging Brand Strategy for Landscape Business

Blog posts optimized to drive search traffic

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Email nurture sequences for renewals, upsells, and re-engagement

Downloadable guides, case studies, and checklists

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Landing pages, forms, and gated content to power your pipeline

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU: You don’t have to chase down content. It’s done for you, written by industry insiders, and ready to convert traffic into leads and leads into clients.

Reporting

From Branch to C-Suite

Decision-makers love that H/Commercial + HubSpot gives them reporting they’ve never had before — without needing to pull data manually.

Sales Forecasting: See projected revenue based on pipeline status

Marketing ROI: Know which campaigns drove which deals

Branch Roll-Ups: Track deal volume, win rate, and rep performance

Lead Source Attribution: Understand where your best opportunities start

You can even filter data by property type, service line (maintenance vs enhancement), or region — giving you total visibility into what's working and where to double down.

The Bottom Line

Your CRM is the Key to Growth

Most commercial landscape firms think marketing = branding.
But your CRM — when used right — is one of the most effective growth tools you have.

It helps you:

Target better

Nurture smarter

Close more deals

Keep clients longer

Eliminate revenue leaks

Get started now!

Want to see how the full system works — and how it integrates with Aspire without disrupting ops?

Schedule a walkthrough of H/Commercial and see how HubSpot + Halstead drive growth, visibility, and smooth operations.