The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

When used effectively, your CRM becomes a central command center for tracking relationships, managing pipelines, and coordinating touchpoints across your entire customer journey. That's where CRM automation comes in. Table of contents What is CRM automation? What are the benefits of CRM automation? Learn more.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) SendGrid alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Reviews Campaign Monitor by Marigold Visual marketers & agencies Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with exceptional templates, automated journeys Free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.7/5 Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM The best pipeline management software helps sales teams by keeping prospects engaged and the data you have about them organized. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Take your transactional email to the next level with automation Automate your campaigns I've been using Mailchimp for years and have tested Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) extensively. I dug deeper into both apps for this article, exploring how each one works in detail to help you choose between them.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 27, 2025

Their team of receptionists and AI agents serves businesses like law firms and home service providers by answering questions, booking appointments, and qualifying leads, all in real time. Smith.ai , a virtual receptionist service based in California, knows this well. Today, AI voice is a big part of our business.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Automation used to be the best way to do that. And while AI has since come on the scene, it hasn't replaced automation—it's made it better. Now, I delegate to AI automation. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. Table of contents: What is AI automation?

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) Klaviyo alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold Visual design & ease of use Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with mobile-ready templates, prebuilt automated journeys, and high delivery rates. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR)

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

We tested 16 alternatives that offer better customization, more powerful automation, and clearer analytics. 5 (5000+ reviews) ActiveCampaign Businesses focused on sales automation Deep CRM integration and sales workflows $15/month 4.5/5 Ready to find your perfect email marketing match? Ready to find your perfect email marketing match?

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

While ActiveCampaign offers powerful automation capabilities, many online reviews suggest that users struggle with the platform’s complex interface, escalating costs, and limited features. We’ve tested 16 leading alternatives to find solutions that might be a better fit for your specific needs. Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

And they're a must-have for sales teams to track leads and convert them into paying customers, keep pipelines organized, and make sure every interaction stays neatly in one place. Fortunately, you can use a little automation to create workflows that exactly fit your needs. And listen, we're all for premium features.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

With Interfaces, teams can build interactive client portals, internal request hubs, and employee-facing dashboards, complete with automation and custom logic. With Interfaces, teams can build interactive client portals, internal request hubs, and employee-facing dashboards, complete with automation and custom logic.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

When you nurture those relationships, even a small list can lead to big growth for your side hustle. Your lead magnet should solve a real problem for your audience and be easy to access. When done right, even a handful of engaged subscribers can help you grow your side hustle, increase sales, and build a brand people trust.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

AI orchestration is the connected, end-to-end application of AI tools, agents, and automations across workflows, teams, and systems. Traditional AI deployments often create silos—your chatbot doesn't know what your recommendation engine is doing, and your data analysis tool can't share insights with your automation platform.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Do more with TikTok's Lead Generation Automate lead tracking Whether you're a B2B marketer or content creator ready to turn TikTok into a revenue machine, you need to understand how to get the most out of your TikTok marketing strategy. So let's dive in. Reach Gen Z audiences. Capture search traffic.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

By embracing the idea that predictable patterns can and should be automated by AI, and by using AI to augment capabilities, one can achieve efficiency levels that were previously impossible. It involves recognizing when the current way of doing things, or even one’s role, is no longer effective in achieving desired results. .”

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

5 things you should automate today Start automating Google and Microsoft are the big names when it comes to unified platforms, but there's another player in the game: Zoho. Automate Zoho What is Zoho? Table of contents : What is Zoho? What is Zoho used for? Is Zoho free or paid? Zoho apps: An overview What is Zoho One?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

You have to itemize charges, add taxes, track who paid, and chase down clients who don't pay. Streamline your invoicing workflows with automation Learn how And with so many great free invoicing tools out there, you can streamline the process without any upfront investment. Learn more. Here's what I found.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Visualize, plan, and automate business-critical processes Try Zapier Canvas That's the entire premise of a visual workflow. Examples of visual workflows 6 tools to help you create visual workflows Automate your visual workflows with Zapier What is a visual workflow? It's not about bureaucracy; it's about clarity.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

And that's where automation can help. With Zapier, you can build automated workflows (we call them Zaps) that connect Softr to your other tools in minutes, safely and securely. It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. Then keep reading for some handy pre-made workflows and inspiration.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Every season, I use a Google Sheet that tracks player stats, waiver wire targets, bye weeks, injury reports, and a deeply personal grudge list of everyone who's tried to hoodwink me into a lopsided trade. It acts as a central hub designed to track contacts, manage sales pipelines , automate communication, and improve customer service.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

If your company has an index card equivalent for organizing customer data and lending support, you're in need of help desk software. But which one should you go with? Zendesk for Service and Jira Service Management are two of the most popular help desk solutions on the market. user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month* user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

After analyzing hundreds of online user reviews and testing various alternatives, we’ve found platforms that offer better deliverability, more intuitive automation, and stronger customer support. 5 (5000+ reviews) ActiveCampaign Advanced automation Deep customizable automation with AI enhancement $15/month 4.5/5

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

No, this apparatus isn't gone yet, but it will likely join the fax, floppy disk, and Rolodex in the business graveyard within the next decade. Today you can make calls using FaceTime, Messenger, WhatsApp, or dozens of other call apps, and virtual phone systems do the same for your office number. Getting started with VoIP is super simple.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Use automation to get more out of LinkedIn Get the free eBook Some weeks, I'm on fire, posting daily and engaging with my network. That's when I started experimenting with LinkedIn marketing tools to find a sustainable rhythm that actually works for lead generation and business growth.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 16, 2025

Automation can change that. With Zapier's automated workflows (called Zaps), you can connect Grok with the rest of your work tools. From enriching leads with online info to creating images from briefs, you can make Grok a hands-on collaborator inside the rest of your tech stack. Learn more. That's useful in itself.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Spend less time on meeting prep Automate the process While minutes are meant to contain the most important records of meetings (that frankly no one would remember otherwise), they can easily become unuseful or outright painful to revisit unless you have a solid framework to work from. What do meeting minutes include? Why use meeting minutes?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

That's email automation at its finest. Specifically, you need an automation game plan. In this guide to email marketing automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, best practices, and how you can get the most out of it with Zapier. Table of contents What is email marketing automation?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Invoice automation helps simplify that process by capturing and processing invoices automatically. With your invoice automation system in place, you can eliminate repetitive work while also improving the timeliness and accuracy of your records. Skip ahead What is invoice automation? How does invoice automation work?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

" Save time and reduce errors with accounting automation Learn how I've been there. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. There's no one single best AP automation software. There's no one single best AP automation software.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

And, even better, when you pair Read AI with Zapier, you can use AI and automation together to orchestrate entire processes around task creation, meeting follow-ups, and more. It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. Here are a few ways to get started. New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

using a project management tool like Podio to track tasks and projects and not pen and paper. Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool. That means you can create automated workflows that eliminate some of the repetitive work associated with project management—like task creation.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Make your Google Sheets work for you Automate Google Sheets Spreadsheet CRMs are perfect for those just starting out or small business owners looking to upgrade from that old shoebox under their desk. It includes a pre-built Customer Data sheet to store lead/customer info, an Interactions tracker, and a Dashboard with some basic reporting.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

Automate your email marketing Reach your audience When I was at Mailshake , we told our clients that while we can automate the way they send email, we can't guarantee that their emails will actually get into their subscribers' inboxes, much less get opened. Lower engagement hurts your sender reputation.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. You want to empower teams to automate their work but not open up a tangle of permissions and shadow IT. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. Table of contents: What is enterprise automation?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Use automation to support brainstorming, delegation, and communication Learn how I do most of my mind mapping digitally—and even when I don't, I often recreate a paper mind map online so that I can have it safely stored and easily searched. (It's While it can be done as a group, it's often a solo practice.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

That's where IT automation comes in. IT automation services take routine IT tasks and do them automatically for you. In this guide to IT automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, and how you can get the most out of your IT automation software with Zapier. The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

Automated provisioning fixes that. Automate your IT management workflows Learn how Ready to give your new employees a smooth, delay-free first day? Let's explore how automation can change how you onboard new hires. Let's explore how automation can change how you onboard new hires. What permissions does he need?

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