Contacts are typically used to track data about individual people, such as their name, email address, and phone number. Companies are typically used to track data about organizations, such as their name, domain name, and industry.
In HubSpot, a contact is a person at a company, while a company is an organization that you might do business with. Contacts and companies have different default properties reflecting the different types of entities they represent. Also, multiple contacts can be associated with one company.
Here is a table of the key differences between contacts and companies in HubSpot:
| Feature | Contact | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Represents | A person | An organization |
| Default properties | Name, email address, phone number, title, company, etc. | Name, domain name, industry, website, etc. |
| Can be associated with | Multiple companies | None |
Here are some additional things to keep in mind about contacts and companies in HubSpot:
- Contacts and companies can be associated with each other. This means that you can track the relationship between a contact and a company. For example, you can track which contacts are associated with which companies and which companies are associated with which contacts.
- Contacts and companies can be used to track different types of data. Contacts are typically used to track data about individual people, such as their name, email address, and phone number. Companies are typically used to track data about organizations, such as their name, domain name, and industry.
- You can use contacts and companies to create different types of reports. For example, you can create a report that shows all of the contacts who are associated with a particular company or a report that shows all of the companies that are associated with a particular contact.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have other questions.