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. Here's a quick overview, but keep reading for a deep dive into my experience with the apps and who they're best for.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

Sell more and keep your customers happy Automate your eCommerce You need to make sure the processor you choose can integrate with your selling platform, that it supports the transaction types you use, and that it has the features you need. of the global market share. Stripe is second, with a mere 17.2%.)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Working at Zapier means I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make software do my job for me. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

A customer relationship management tool (or CRM) is a critical hub for sales and marketing teams—but it's not just a place to store contact details. 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

We tested 16 alternatives that offer better customization, more powerful automation, and clearer analytics. Ready to find your perfect email marketing match? 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp Small businesses wanting all-in-one marketing Comprehensive marketing tools beyond email Free Plan; Paid from $13/month 4.4/5

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Frameworks give teams set guidelines, processes, and best practices for finishing projects on time and under (or at least within) budget. Agile Best for: Innovation projects, changing requirements Agile is a collaborative, flexible project management methodology designed by a group of software practitioners in 2001.

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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. 5 (600+ reviews) Omnisend Ecommerce stores needing multi-channel marketing Integrated email, SMS, and web push notifications $16/month 4.6/5

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

It’s also one of the best ways to improve long-term stability and growth. Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. The best way to figure out what people want is to listen to what they have to say.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

It’s also one of the best ways to improve long-term stability and growth. Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. The best way to figure out what people want is to listen to what they have to say.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

This ongoing need to reinvent is particularly impactful because the market is constantly changing, and frankly, the “bar is being raised.” 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.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Decade-ago me would have laughed if I heard myself say this, but TikTok is a solid bet for almost any marketer. TikTok has a massive hold on Gen Z market—that's a massive market you can reach. TikTok marketing tips to grow your business Ready to turn TikTok into a high-performing marketing channel?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. Free invoicing software makes the billing process a whole lot easier. 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.

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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? Zoho is a cloud-based software suite like Microsoft Office or Google Workspace. Is Zoho free or paid?

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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. New to Zapier? Read our guide to using Formatter.

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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? This is where swimlanes can be your best friend.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

If you're throwing together a quick social media graphic, making a poster for an upcoming event, or even creating a presentation, Canva is one of the best design tools you can use—but it isn't the only one. That's personal preference, of course, but I feel it puts me in a good position to talk about the best apps like Canva.

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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. Zendesk for Service and Jira Service Management are two of the most popular help desk solutions on the market. But which one should you go with? Keep reading for my breakdown of Zendesk vs. Jira.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. Promote and publish your WordPress articles with automation Learn how If you're looking for a WordPress SEO plugin to improve your chances of ranking higher in the search results, you've come to the right place. Learn more. Extra features.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. The 3 main types of CRM software Boost your customer relationships with automation Customer relationship management FAQ What is a CRM?

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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. Ready to discover which email marketing solution might be a better fit for your needs? Let’s go. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

That's email automation at its finest. Those are all examples of email marketing. Every industry benefits from email marketing. But to do email marketing right, you need a game plan. Specifically, you need an automation game plan. Table of contents What is email marketing automation? Learn more.

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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. That's why I set out to find the absolute best accounts payable software. With that, let's dive into the top accounts payable software available today. There's no one single best AP automation software.

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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. What makes the best mind map software? could make for a killer summer ad?

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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 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier We really could have used RACI. Free RACI chart templates Benefits of a RACI chart RACI chart examples and use cases How to create a RACI matrix RACI model best practices RACI model alternatives What is the RACI model? Who approves the software choice?

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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

JULY 21, 2025

Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. So let's take a look at how revenue forecasting works, why it matters, and the software you can use to help you get your business's version of a shiny new console. Revenue forecasting models Revenue forecasting software Why is revenue forecasting important?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

A marketing communication plan plays a different role. It's designed to outline responsibilities and initiatives within the grand scope of the marketing strategy to keep teams aligned and informed. This automated changelog template keeps everyone aligned by capturing updates in one centralized record.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Promote and publish your WordPress articles with automation Learn how So, if you're looking for a WordPress form plugin to quickly create contact forms, online surveys, registration forms, or applications, you've come to the right place. There are plenty of lists of the best WordPress form plugins, so what makes this one different?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents Things get complicated because, as with all potential marketing terms, there's a rush to call everything agentic AI—whether it really clears the bar for autonomous action or not. If it works, it submits a merge request to GitHub for a software developer to review.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier Even if the most meticulously laid plans are at the mercy of a capricious host with a skinny microphone, starting with a project plan template lays a foundation of order and direction in a world where the rules are made up and the points don't matter.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. The AI terms you should actually know I've done my best to make these descriptions as easy to understand as possible without getting too into the weeds. Agentic AI systems use an observe → plan → act → observe loop to handle open-ended objectives.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Improve your real estate business with automation Automate your CRM But with countless options on the market, how do you know which software is right for you? ​​I Here's everything you need to know about the best real estate CRMs on the market.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Get more out of your spreadsheets with automation Automate spreadsheets Many people may be able to use these two related products interchangeably for general use, but more nuanced use cases will probably prove one to be an easy choice over the other. Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier That's what project management templates are to project managers: replicable systems of organization that keep everything efficiently structured. Table of contents: What are project management templates? Try the template 3.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Meanwhile, once there are enough infrastructure and consumer companies to serve, software businesses pop up, in this case to serve DAOs. Large software companies accelerated growth this year, despite their scale reinforcing the notion that users write data into systems but rarely delete it. Or a personalized email to a sales prospect.

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