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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Visualize, plan, and automate business-critical processes Try Zapier Canvas For the past few years, I've tested dozens of online whiteboards to find the best ones for a variety of needs. 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

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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StartupNation

JULY 24, 2025

In this era of digital interactions, maintaining authenticity in brand messaging is critical to business success. With artificial intelligence, businesses, especially startups, have been able to scale their content production cost-effectively. The content available online can be overwhelming for customers.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

That's where CRM automation comes in. In this guide, we'll walk you through what CRM automation is, why it's important, and how you can automate your CRM software to streamline your lead management. Table of contents What is CRM automation? What are the benefits of CRM automation? Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

But if you’re doing that every week… that’s a lot of work you can automate.” Building the connection: automating conversion tracking with Zapier Right from the start, Antonio turned to Zapier’s LinkedIn Conversions integration to automate the process. It was a no-brainer.

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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. Timeline: Project management timelines turn lifecycles into the actual planning and scheduling processes. It's broad enough that it's often called a philosophy or mindset.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

Let's talk about what it really means—and why your business desperately needs it. AI orchestration is the connected, end-to-end application of AI tools, agents, and automations across workflows, teams, and systems. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. Table of contents: What is AI orchestration?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

That's where Zapier Interfaces shines, not just as a form builder, but as a flexible platform to build custom tools that power your unique business workflows. 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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Automate your database. It involves setting up a "listener" that instructs your app to watch for changes at specific locations in your database and automates sending updates to your app. Learn more about how to automate PostgreSQL and how to automate Firebase , or get started with one of these pre-made workflows.

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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. This frees up capacity and allows the business to pursue greater ambitions. And I never again want to build a business that owns me.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Fortunately, you can use a little automation to create workflows that exactly fit your needs. By connecting your CRM to tools like Google Sheets or Zapier Tables , you can build flexible, automated reports that update in real time—without ever touching the "Upgrade" button. Next, perform the steps you want to automate.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

When you connect Grain with Zapier, you can orchestrate entire systems with AI and automation to streamline the way you hold meetings (and everything that comes after). Here are a few ways to leverage your team's collective knowledge across your business. It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Apps You can start generating content by choosing from over 100 apps (essentially templates) that run the marketing gamut, from email campaigns to product descriptions to blog articles. All you have to do is copy and paste the prompt into your Jasper chat or a blank document to speed up the process.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

You run a business. And while you might feel very attached to the email account you opened when you were a pre-teen— dragonmaster93[at]gmail.com does have a nice ring to it—it's time to swap that out for one that ends with your business domain name. Instead, you can connect your custom domain to Gmail.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

I once viewed "process documentation" as corporate torture. Visualize, plan, and automate business-critical processes Try Zapier Canvas That's the entire premise of a visual workflow. A visual workflow is a graphical representation of a process. It's not about bureaucracy; it's about clarity.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

It's time-consuming, and it's definitely not why you got into your business in the first place. Free invoicing software makes the billing process a whole lot easier. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Here's what I found.

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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? Voice Sales A business phone system to help customer-facing teams communicate and engage with customers.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Case in point: as a business owner, I grew my new TikTok account to over 1,200 followers and 150K views in a matter of months. TikTok marketing tips to grow your business Ready to turn TikTok into a high-performing marketing channel? So let's dive in. TikTok Shop was the fastest growing online retailer last year.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

With an intuitive drag-and-drop editor, Softr makes it easy for non-technical folks to whip up custom-made business tools, like customer portals and internal databases. And that's where automation can help. It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. New to Zapier?

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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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Jira offers multiple service management templates to solve different customer satisfaction issues, including ITSM, general service management for IT and business teams, customer service management, and plenty more. And they've been busy little bees recently, especially in the AI department. user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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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. Virtual phones allow you to be untethered and free to make and take business calls from wherever you are as long as you have an internet connection.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

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. 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

JUNE 9, 2025

Someone has to process them and make sure it all ends up in your accounting system. Invoice automation helps simplify that process by capturing and processing invoices automatically. Skip ahead What is invoice automation? How does invoice automation work? How does invoice automation work? Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 18, 2025

That's what document automation does: it moves information and files around for you, saving you time. Plus, when you automate your processes, you remove the risk of human error (like forgetting to move a file to its proper location on your Google Drive). Skip ahead What is document automation?

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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. Use interfaces, data tables, and logic to build secure, automated, AI-powered systems for your business-critical workflows across your organization's technology stack. Learn more.

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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. That's because every business has different objectives.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 24, 2025

For example, here's a calculator I built from a prompt to translate a popular xkcd comic into a usable framework for deciding if and when it's worth it to automate a task. All sorts of single-purpose tools (Replit) I'm a big fan of using Replit for building simple, single-purpose tools for various business functions.

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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?

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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 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. Table of contents What is email deliverability?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

They take up a lot of bandwidth, and that bandwidth is better spent on more strategic projects and approval processes that require actual human thought. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

But as your business grows, so does the complexity. Suddenly, every process has a hundred steps, five tools, and a dozen people involved. And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. Things slow down.

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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. From each node, you then repeat the process, drilling deeper into the different concepts. "BBQs"

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

You can also click on the Steps tab to see the search process Perplexity used to find its answers. Make AI work for you Automate Perplexity If you like tinkering, you can also pick the AI model Perplexity uses to produce its answers. Learn more about how to automate ChatGPT , or get started with one of these pre-built templates.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

And when manual processes bog you down, it's even harder for you to focus on high-impact work. That's where IT automation comes in. IT automation services take routine IT tasks and do them automatically for you. Table of contents What is IT automation? The result?

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