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HubSpot’s concatenate function in workflows is limited when rebuilding formatted phone numbers because it requires manual specification of each segment and becomes unwieldy with multiple conditions. Complex concatenation chains often fail or produce inconsistent results.
Here’s how to get superior concatenation capabilities for phone number formatting with better syntax and unlimited nesting options.
Get superior phone number concatenation using Coefficient
CoefficientHubSpotHubSpotprovides better concatenation for phone number formatting by connectingdata to spreadsheets. Use intuitive concatenation syntax, combine with validation, and process thousands of records simultaneously. Export properly formatted numbers back toreliably.
How to make it work
Step 1. Import HubSpot phone data for advanced processing.
Pull in contact data with unformatted phone numbers that need concatenation-based formatting. Get the raw data into a more flexible processing environment.
Step 2. Use powerful spreadsheet concatenation with better syntax.
Apply intuitive concatenation: =CONCATENATE(“(“,LEFT(A2,3),”) “,MID(A2,4,3),”-“,RIGHT(A2,4)) or the simpler =”(“&LEFT(A2,3)&”) “&MID(A2,4,3)&”-“&RIGHT(A2,4). Both work better than HubSpot’s limited concatenate function.
Step 3. Combine concatenation with validation logic.
Add error checking to prevent malformed results: =IF(LEN(A2)=10,CONCATENATE(“(“,LEFT(A2,3),”) “,MID(A2,4,3),”-“,RIGHT(A2,4)),”Invalid Number”). This catches formatting errors before they reach HubSpot.
Step 4. Apply consistent formatting across thousands of records.
Process entire datasets at once instead of individual workflow triggers. Export properly concatenated phone numbers back to HubSpot with automatic scheduling.
Ensure reliable phone number reconstruction
Start concatenatingThis approach provides easier syntax, better error handling, and unlimited nesting without workflow restrictions. You get consistent formatting across your entire contact database with bulk processing capabilities.phone numbers reliably today.
