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HubSpot’s substring function becomes unwieldy when splitting phone numbers into multiple segments. You have to chain multiple substring and concatenate functions, which increases error probability and hits workflow complexity limits quickly.
Here’s how to split phone numbers into segments using powerful spreadsheet functions that don’t have HubSpot’s limitations.
Split phone numbers with superior segmentation using Coefficient
CoefficientHubSpotHubSpotprovides better phone number segmentation by connectingcontact data to spreadsheets. Use MID, LEFT, and RIGHT functions to extract segments reliably, then export formatted numbers back towithout workflow complexity.
How to make it work
Step 1. Import HubSpot contact data with unformatted phone numbers.
Pull in contact records with 10-digit phone numbers that need formatting. Select the phone number field and any other properties you’ll need for processing.
Step 2. Extract phone number segments with spreadsheet functions.
Use powerful segmentation formulas: =MID(A2,1,3) for area code, =MID(A2,4,3) for exchange, =MID(A2,7,4) for the final four digits. These functions are more reliable than chaining HubSpot workflow functions.
Step 3. Combine segments with your preferred formatting.
Create formatted phone numbers: =CONCATENATE(“(“,MID(A2,1,3),”) “,MID(A2,4,3),”-“,MID(A2,7,4)). Add validation and error checking that’s easier to implement than in HubSpot workflows.
Step 4. Export formatted phone numbers back to HubSpot.
Push the properly formatted phone numbers back to HubSpot contact properties. Process thousands of records simultaneously instead of one-by-one through workflows.
Eliminate workflow function complexity
Start segmentingThis approach removes the need to chain multiple HubSpot workflow functions. You get better error handling for malformed phone numbers and can process bulk data efficiently.phone numbers properly today.
