--- title: [research] The Key Technologies used by Marketers description: "In this series on How Automotive Companies Can Survive The Future I look at the different website, sales, marketing, and service tools. Here is some research done by HubSpot to show what are the most popular tools you can have running on your website. Join the #SalesSuperleague." image: https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page7-550301-edited.png?width=967&name=page7-550301-edited.png --- [![Tree Group Sales Development and Lead Generation for Motorsport Companies - Blue Logo - PNG](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Logos/Tree%20Group%20Sales%20Development%20and%20Lead%20Generation%20for%20Motorsport%20Companies%20-%20Blue%20Logo%20-%20PNG.png?width=82&height=82&name=Tree%20Group%20Sales%20Development%20and%20Lead%20Generation%20for%20Motorsport%20Companies%20-%20Blue%20Logo%20-%20PNG.png)](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/)   [Surviving The Future](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/news/tag/surviving-the-future) # [research] The Key Technologies used by Marketers 14 Mar 2019 Written by [James Walters](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/news/author/james-walters) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In this series on [How Automotive Companies Can Survive The Future](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/offers/surviving) I look at the different website, sales, marketing, and service tools and how we use them to help our Automotive clients to grow. Here is some research done by HubSpot to show what are the most popular tools you can have running on your website. Join the [#SalesSuperleague](https://www.google.co.uk/search?site=&source=hp&q=%23salessuperleague). As always you can read our blog, watch our [videos on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8bUj__AE716gIUAve2ekgA), or listen to our podcast on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tree-group-business-development/id1109498898) and [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/james-walters-289648896)…   [![Learn How Automotive Companies Can Survive The Future...](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1966464/ecb3da33-0acf-4bbd-92bf-b075d780af39.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1966464/ecb3da33-0acf-4bbd-92bf-b075d780af39)   ## General Technologies   HubSpot have done some research to see what technologies HubSpot customers have enabled on their websites.   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page0.png?width=600&name=page0.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   As you can see above, the majority of HubSpot customers had some sort of technology enabled on their website. The most popular are analytic software, CMS, hosting, email, video and social sharing to name just the top few. Below is a more detailed look into exactly which technologies are the most popular within each section.   ## What are the Specific Key Technologies used by HubSpot Customers?   ### Analytics   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page3-508363-edited.png?width=600&name=page3-508363-edited.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   Out of the 81% of HubSpot's customers that use analytics technologies, a massive 98% use Google Analytics.   ### Video Out of the 53% that use an online video platform, 75% of those use YouTube. Demand for video content is growing as younger users prefer this type of content above all other. It's so important your automotive company keeps up with changing content preferences.   ### Ad Networks   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page6-234787-edited.png?width=600&name=page6-234787-edited.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   29% of HubSpot customers are leveraging ad networks to reach a wider audience. Out of these 68% use Doubleclick and 66% use Google AdWords perspectively. Staying true to inbound marketing, they mainly focus on low-key search ads and social media ads. ### Retargeting   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page8-456180-edited.png?width=600&name=page8-456180-edited.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   Out of 26% of HubSpot customers using retargeting, 71% use Facebook. Using retargeting technology means that you can easily re-engage with customers who viewed specific pages of your website or have left items in their shopping cart. Google Dynamic Remarketing and Google Remarketing were also popular.   ### Support and Live Chat With only 12% of the test group [using live chats](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/services/technology/crm-implementation) and 9% using support and feedback technologies, here is an area where your automotive company could really stand out from the crowd.   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page11-330534-edited.png?width=600&name=page11-330534-edited.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   Zopim was the most popular, but the majority of sites used lesser known live chat tools. This means there is plenty of choice out there for you.   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page9-380914-edited.png?width=600&name=page9-380914-edited.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   The most popular support technology was Zendesk with 44% of the users preferring this tool. Looking at previous HubSpot research, good customer service was considered very important for customers so this is most definitely an area where your automotive company could look to improve.   ### Payment Tools There was a shockingly small amount of websites offering online payment, just 4% in fact. Both you and your buyers want payment to happen in an easy and seamless way. Offering online payment if possible would encourage any potential buyers.   ![How HubSpot Customers Grow: The Key Technologies Used by 19,000 Marketers](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/research/CHARTS/Datanyze%20post/New/page7-550301-edited.png?width=600&name=page7-550301-edited.png)https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies   Paypal was the most popular tool with 33% and Stripe a close second with 21%.   ## Growing your Business   All these technologies are designed to help your automotive company grow and be successful. Have a good look into the technologies outlined above and see which ones you could add to your website to not only encourage your customers to buy your products and services, but to maintain a long and fruitful relationship with current customers.   ## To learn more about how to use technologies to grow your business, start with [How Automotive Companies Can Survive The Future](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/offers/surviving).   Thank you to [HubSpot](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-hubspot-customers-grow-technologies) for the graphics and research. ### You might also be interested in… Our blog series for Automotive companies on [Business Growth](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/news/tag/business-growth), [How to use HubSpot](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/news/tag/how-to-use-hubspot), and [Website design](https://www.thetreegroup.co.uk/news/tag/website-design), our podcasts on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tree-group-business-development/id1109498898) and [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/james-walters-289648896), and our videos on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8bUj__AE716gIUAve2ekgA).   ### About The Tree Group The Tree Group is a business growth agency and HubSpot Certified Partner that combines sales, marketing, and websites to help Automotive companies with at least 10 staff and a desire to grow by 15% in the next 18 months. 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