Should we hire a RevOps consultant, an agency or one team for marketing and integrations?
A RevOps consultant fixes the CRM. An agency runs campaigns. The gaps between them are where revenue leaks.
- Who should we hire?
- Do we need a RevOps person?
- Who builds integrations?
A RevOps consultant suits CRM cleanup, routing and reporting. A marketing agency suits running channels at volume. One team suits connected work: campaigns, product-to-CRM integrations, handoffs, billing sync and reporting in one plan. Insist on pipeline and revenue reporting, documentation and your ownership of every account and integration.
Trade-offs
| RevOps consultant | Marketing agency | One team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRM and routing | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| Campaigns | No | Yes | Yes |
| Product and billing integrations | Sometimes | No | Yes |
| Best when | Fixing the CRM | Scaling a channel | Connected work |
How we look at it at ShoutEx
ShoutEx is a team of marketing, automation and development specialists. We connect campaigns, product data, CRM and billing for B2B SaaS companies. See fractional CMO or agency.
- Disconnected vendors.
- No documentation.
- Clicks as the report.
- Provider-owned integrations.
- One plan.
- Documented work.
- Pipeline reported.
- Your ownership.
What operators and researchers say
Here is what operators say.
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When to hire RevOps in-house?
When there's steady full-time work.
Can we start small?
Yes, often routing and one integration.
Who owns the integrations?
You should, with documentation.