The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

It's been launching AI offerings for every major category (think Firebase Studio for vibe coding), and Veo is its answer to AI-generated videos. Google Veo 3 at a glance Veo 3 is really impressive—folks are already using it to overhaul their marketing strategies. Here are a few tips: Avoid using all caps for emphasis.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

A writer who wants to blog about culture. But if I’m so optimistic about the world of Creators, what’s going on with the startups formed over the last few years to help this market succeed – why are so many struggling? Sometimes the best companies get started when a market is out of favor, vs overheated.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2023

The news, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal, came as a surprise considering the rather dry public market activity in the tech world. Ken Smythe, founder and CEO of Next Round Capital Partners — a capital markets and VC secondaries firm — validated our impressions. million to grow its digital tipping platform.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How Web3 startups should deploy their limited marketing resources Photo: Burst Almost $2 trillion of market value has disappeared from the crypto industry in 2022, taking with it much of the buzz around Web3. With the crypto winter in full swing for several months now, marketers?—?and and their budgets?—?have

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, leveraging SEO is crucial for driving traffic to a startup’s website. The advantage of Web Stories is that you can condense existing blog content or other content for easy sharing on various social media platforms.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

Meanwhile, I am not going to even try and predict what’s going to happen to the BNPL market overall in the coming months, as the current macro environment presents many challenges for all kinds of fintechs. Clear Street, a fintech that aims to build better access to capital markets, closes $165M Series B at $1.7B And elsewhere.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

With new technologies like AI revolutionizing the way we approach marketing , the landscape is becoming increasingly more complex—and it feels like it's shifting every day. To stay up to date with the latest trends, I've become something of a marketing newsletter hoarder. three is the minimum number to make a pattern).

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. We market primarily to four populations: High-potential founders. Tech stack.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

So HubSpot today is like a 25 or 30, I don't know whatever the market cap is. So I've taken my average tip amount up to between 50 and a hundred percent everywhere I go. And this is partly because I want to make up for all the time when I was younger that I certainly did not tip well. Sam: I typically tip 50%. It's great.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category.

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Campaign Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How to level up your email design Tips from Marigold Art Directors – Noelle Grimes & Meghan Sokolnicki If there’s one topic that unites all of our customers, it’s the desire to learn more about email design. One of the benefits of partnering with Campaign Monitor by Marigold is having access to experts across all areas of marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 31, 2016

I grouped the tasks into the following categories: Could be done by other people. Tips for Staying Sane in a Busy World. In addition to her role as founder and CEO of TopLine Comms , Heather Baker wears her B2B digital strategy and inbound marketing hats with equal verve and gusto. Caused the most stress. Took the most time.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

So, if you're looking for an AI content generator that will help you write compelling copy, publish blog posts a lot quicker, and otherwise take some of the slow-paced typing out of writing, 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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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2021

Contributed by Cass Polzin, co-founder of Zealous Advertising and content writer at Missinglettr, has been blogging for nearly a decade, turning her hobby into a career. It can be hard to manage everything from launching new products, marketing to your audience, driving traffic, and influencing sales. Contributor.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My tip here is to focus on the why and talk about the problem you’re solving for this community based on all of the research/conversations you’ve had. Here’s my guide on the 6 categories of keywords to track for sales opportunities. To stay on top, you need to keep your product a winner in the market. Well, guess what?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

But, with so many companies turning to video marketing, it’s a crowded marketplace, so how can you ensure your brand stands out? Any small or medium business wishing to attract an audience needs to take video marketing seriously. It’s a fruitful way of increasing sales, retaining loyal customers, and attracting new ones.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

To help firms make the most of Black Friday this year, Andy Bojko, director at Hidepark Leather , shares five tips for how businesses can convert customers to a sale for the all-important Black Friday on Friday 27 November. . Target your marketing efforts to suit your target audience. Does it market your unique, local assets?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Within these stages, you can group companies in different categories based on the number of employees, revenue or both. Think about overhead costs such as salaries and office space as well as any regulatory costs for new markets or the cost of research and development of a new product. Can you handle new business costs?

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StartupNation

APRIL 8, 2021

Below are some tips for fixing common e-commerce pain points: Create a referral program. They skim through articles, case studies, blog posts or product reviews, but it may not be enough to seal the deal. A good tip to get over this hurdle is to start a referral program. Key takeaways.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 26, 2019

If you’re running a business in NZ or Australia – whether you’re just getting started or you’ve got a nationwide presence with a large market share – these digital marketing tips will be essential for everyone to not only capitalise on a golden opportunity in the digital space but also stay relevant.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

We’ve been number one in our category for 30 straight years, “says Steve. Whether it’s sending a care package to a loved one, or printing marketing material for their small business. Not only do we provide great products and services for SMBs, but we also have a small business blog on our website.” What sets UPS apart?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Etsy has some great information on how to use its platform and there are a “zillion” blogs and YouTube videos on it as well. Integrated marketing tools help you promote your listings through social media, ads, and coupons. Make use of Etsy’s built-in marketing and automation tools. Take good photos of your products.

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Haystack

MAY 9, 2019

Believe it or not, this will now be the second blog post on this site about a billion-dollar exit for a shaving-related startup. Any billion-dollar liquidity event is a rare event, so it will get the Haystack blog treatment. But then, what would be the chances that there would be yet another, second exit in the same category?

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