The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

I've grouped them into categories to make things easier to scan, but keep in mind: the best ads don't always fit neatly into a box. Facebook ad examples: Educational Education ads aim to teach the viewer something—whether it's how a product works, why a tool matters, or what action to take next.

culture

Campaign Monitor

MAY 27, 2025

Let’s dive into the best Omnisend alternatives on the market right now. (TL;DR) 5 (13K+ reviews) Constant Contact User-friendly email marketing Event management tools $12/month 4.1/5 month) 4/5 (300+ reviews) GetResponse Course creators & marketers Webinars & learning tools $19/month 4.3/5

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StartupNation

JULY 26, 2025

At the moment, you’re likely billing by the hour, offering one-on-one services, or managing every task yourself. By recommending tools, software, or products you already use and love, you can earn commissions without having to create anything new yourself. All of it can be streamlined with the right tools. billion U.S.

entrepreneurs

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today! (TL;DR) 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp All-in-one marketing for SMBs Comprehensive marketing suite with AI tools Free (paid from $13/month) 4.4/5 5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event marketing and social integration Built-in event management tools $12/month 4.1/5

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

Five top AI tools are presented that have directly increased the productivity of staffs and departments of small businesses. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or managing a growing team, integrating AI tools can significantly reduce manual workloads and unlock new growth opportunities.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

If you’re looking for alternatives that offer better support, more intuitive design tools, and reliable inbox placement, you’re not alone. 5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event-focused businesses Email + event management $12/month 4.1/5 Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

As anyone who's ever seen a cartoon plumber knows, the best pipeline management tool is a monkey wrench. But if you want to know the best sales pipeline management tool, unfortunately, you should probably read the next several thousand words of in-depth software analysis.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

And with search engine algorithms and social media platforms constantly in flux, having a rich email list that you own and control is more important than ever. Here's a quick overview, but keep reading for a deep dive into my experience with the apps and who they're best for.

mix-use

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

While Klaviyo offers decent tools for e-commerce-specific email marketing, online reviews frequently mention struggles with deliverability and support issues. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR)

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

(TL;DR) ConvertKit alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Reviews Campaign Monitor by Marigold Professional businesses needing on-brand emails Highly customizable emails and powerful prebuilt automated journeys Free Plan; Paid from $12/month 4.7/5

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) ActiveCampaign alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold User-friendly email marketing with visual impact Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with superior design capabilities, transactional emails free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.7/5 Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

One of the best marketing tactics to boost customer engagement is treating your email list like a close-knit community. 12 Keys to Choosing and Building Your Best Side Hustle 2. Offer a Valuable Freebie The best way to grow your email list is by offering something valuable in return.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

It’s also one of the best ways to improve long-term stability and growth. Here’s an example of a brand that broke one product up into different tools so people can get exactly what they want: On the other hand, they’re also appealing to big spenders who want to get the very best version of their software.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Social media platforms like TikTok are becoming the first port of call for product discovery. Instead of creating a social media strategy that drives users off the app and onto your website (which most platforms penalize brands for), TikTok lets brands upload their product catalog and tag products in their posts.

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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. When used effectively, your CRM becomes a central command center for tracking relationships, managing pipelines, and coordinating touchpoints across your entire customer journey.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

It’s also one of the best ways to improve long-term stability and growth. Here’s an example of a brand that broke one product up into different tools so people can get exactly what they want: On the other hand, they’re also appealing to big spenders who want to get the very best version of their software.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

It also increasingly involves using AI as a tool to handle mental effort and labor, dramatically reducing the time it takes to get things done. But when the time was right, every chapter that came before gave me the tools to do it well. I started in clinical diagnostics, managing lab operations for a large hospital network.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. It offers business and productivity tools that run the gamut from sales and marketing to finance and legal to IT and analytics.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. 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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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) GetResponse alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold Professional design-focused businesses Superior deliverability, drag-and-drop email builder, and prebuilt automated journeys Free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.6/5 Let’s go. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

As someone who has spent many hours exploring various VoIP systems, I can attest that these are complex tools with a lot of capabilities, and it can take years of hands-on experience to truly understand their nuances. Plug-and-play hardware, intuitive software portals, and helpful onboarding are all big pluses.

mix-use

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. 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. Table of contents: What is a CRM?

real estate

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

That's when I started experimenting with LinkedIn marketing tools to find a sustainable rhythm that actually works for lead generation and business growth. After testing lots of different LinkedIn marketing tools, here are the ones I liked the most. month (billed annually); Business plan from $12.36/profile/month

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. 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. There's no one perfect solution when it comes to the best free invoicing tools.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

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. Email marketing automation vs marketing automation Email marketing automation best practices Automate your email marketing with Zapier What is email marketing automation?

strategy

The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier Add that to the "pudding will get hot when heated" warning and the trademark "shower cap fits only one head" disclaimer, and you've got yourself an era in which communication plans are not only a helpful organizational tool but a very necessary one.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 27, 2025

No idea what anything cost, no idea who to trust, and somehow, despite watching multiple YouTube videos, I still managed to burn $150 in about 12 minutes. If you've ever dipped a toe into Meta Ads Manager, you know exactly what I mean. Stories ads are full-screen vertical ads that appear between organic Stories.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

As a volunteer social media manager for an indie publication with a limited budget, I rely heavily on organic efforts to spread the word about our work. So I reached out to other social media marketers to learn more about the state of organic reach and whether it's still useful in 2025. million views.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Straight-line forecast Formula Projected revenue = current revenue × (1 + growth rate) Best for: Simple, short-term growth projections The straight-line forecasting method proves that revenue predictions don't have to be rocket science, or even regular science.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Last weekend, I spent 60 seconds watching an AI tool create a website for me. Site-building tools have made incredible leaps over the last two decades. Website building apps are also increasingly comprehensive, including not just design tools but also support for eCommerce, lead generation, marketing, and analytics.

media

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. By definition, you read blogs. People often ask me why I started blogging. GRP Partners last fund is the single best performing VC fund in the US (prequin data) for its vintage year).

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

I order groceries, get food delivered, map out how long the drive is to Barnes & Noble, and check the weather to confirm that staying inside is the best course of action—all from my cozy corner of the couch. Or when you use a social media platform to log in to another app (Facebook login for Candy Crush ringing any bells?),

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

You need something to keep things straight when juggling client management, property listings, and the looming threat of being upstaged by that insufferably smug agent from the office across the street. Here's everything you need to know about the best real estate CRMs on the market. A CRM is your prized possession in real estate.

real estate

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. Assistly “Multi-channel customer support and management service&# – this is another industry I love and I specifically love the team at Assistly. companies need a “multi-channel&# customer support tool to become the Zappos of their industries.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads globally, many countries—including the United States—are mandating extreme social distancing measures. It is increasingly likely that people will be self-quarantining in their home for weeks at a time and limiting their socialization for much longer than that. Streaming Media. Virtual and Video Tools.

health

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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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?

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