The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Table of contents: What is AI automation? Increases organizational agility: AI automation helps your business keep up with zig-zagging market trends without missing a beat. Explore now In the realm of AI automation, this opens up powerful possibilities for automating creative and content-heavy tasks.

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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. The algorithm and snappy content style means I've found it much easier to get views and build an audience there. TikTok has a massive hold on Gen Z market—that's a massive market you can reach.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 27, 2025

For many SMEs, marketing begins and ends with social media and paid ads – but theres a better way to build trust and credibility. While larger organisations have dedicated PR teams to manage their brand image, SMEs can also use strategic PR to create impactwithout requiring the marketing budgets of global players.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Table of contents: What is a CRM? The best way to translate all those different data streams coming at you from Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, and the intern's experimental TikTok strategy into something that resembles coherent business information is with CRM technology. Why is a CRM system important?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

LinkedIn has been my lifeline as a content strategist for B2B SaaS companies—it's where I find clients, build relationships, and establish credibility in my field. Other weeks, my LinkedIn marketing efforts get pushed to the back burner while I scramble to meet project deadlines. month (billed annually); Business plan from $12.36/profile/month

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Zendesk for Service and Jira Service Management are two of the most popular help desk solutions on the market. With this feature, you can group multiple incidents into one problem, so IT team members can identify trends and get to the root of the issue. Keep reading for my breakdown of Zendesk vs. Jira.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Table of contents: What is a communication plan? 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. on an ironing board, not a body. Pick your (well-labeled) poison.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Use automation to share, engage, and cross-post without lifting a finger Automate your social media And with more platforms prioritizing pay-to-play models, many marketers—me included—are wondering if organic reach is dead. Table of contents : What is organic reach Is organic reach dead? Here's what they had to say.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

With Zapier's ChatGPT integration , you automate everything from intelligent sales outreach, content marketing generation, or even image creation. Table of contents Which model should you use with our ChatGPT integration? You can use AI and automation to bridge that gap.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

In finance, for instance, AI analyzes structured data from financial databases to identify subtle trends, assess credit risks with greater accuracy, or detect anomalies that might indicate fraud. Photo and video files: This is the raw visual or audiovisual content itself, which doesn't fit neatly into rows and columns.

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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. After all that research, I've whittled down the list so you don't have to.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a world where everything is increasingly tailored to people’s needs, inbound marketing is crucial to getting your brand out there. Identifying which digital marketing strategies will move the needle from so many viral trends is a real challenge: Is video marketing content as effective as they say?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While traditional marketing methods and GTM (go-to-market) motions continue to be used, there’s a new strategy you can tap into — the branded podcast. Podcasts have a lot of upside for marketers. Trendspotting: Branded podcasts The branded podcast is a trend with legs that continues to climb. What are branded podcasts?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

We're not talking about AI writing generators here—these are purely AI grammar checkers, with broader editing tools designed to correct, refine, and improve your content. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Privacy and IP controls. Extra features.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Using video content as part of your digital marketing strategy can be very profitable. Educational videos, whiteboard animations, video explainers — each popular type of marketing video brings something unique to the table, and it’s critical to use the right tool at the right time to get the results you want!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

What I’d like to do is tell you the story of how the investment came to be, what my thesis is / was and share some thoughts on macro trends. I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. Jon also loved the idea, the market & Dustin.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We will invest pre-revenue and even pre-product if we have discovered the right team in the right kind of market. We look at huge markets where there are large incumbents that might not be incented to innovate or react to what they perceive as an insurgent. They had the foresight to understand the trend of content moving online.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. The one that works best for me is visualization coupled with self talk. Were they vertically integrated ?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

To ensure your business continues to take advantage of the changing tide, here are 21 ways to help accelerate the growth of your new business in the year ahead: Become a prolific content creator. Dove, for example, sells soap but consistently posts content about positive body image. Build a content website or add a blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency. What are the most significant education technology trends of 2010 and beyond? Try the waitlists. What makes a site social? curated.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

One of the best ways to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices is to follow entrepreneurship blogs. In this blog post, we'll look at the top entrepreneurship blogs in 2023. Founderbounty : is a leading blog and podcast on how to build a business from some expericned YC and techstars founders.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Some of the top-trending online course topic ideas include: Language learning. Professional online courses on e-commerce , marketing, accounting, programming, etc. Step 2: Determine market demand for your chosen topic. Once you have a list of potential topic ideas, it’s time to determine their market demand.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Your customer acquisition strategy is the link between your marketing and customer relationship management. Once you’ve defined your target market segments , you understand their needs and desires. Would you like to expand into a new market? Target a new market segment? include email marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 30, 2017

Whether you lead an entire organization or only a team of people, it’s smart to be aware of the key trends in management and leadership. In particular, online MBA programs , big data/data science degrees, as well as marketing and communication studies are proving popular. Knowledge Sharing and Cross Pollination.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2018

Never underestimate the value of understanding sales and marketing best practices—even if you don’t consider yourself a “sales person.” ” Plus, today’s tech landscape makes digital marketing basics required learning. Sales and marketing can take years to learn and perfect. Marketing Over Coffee.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. It was a not-so-subtle nod to how top institutions are trying to be accelerators, discovery engines, content marketers and check-writers all in one. Enter the latest.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And what interests me is who makes the money on timing these trends. . The ebook reader finally took off roughly 10 years later when Amazon.com and Apple converged on it with hardware and content. I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. Subscribe by email. Invested Interests.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The leading French novelist, Milan Kundera, said, Business has only two functions- marketing and innovation. For any organization, marketing falls in the spectrum of primary business activities. It is an undeniable fact that while sales drive revenue, marketing gravitates people towards a brand and inspires purchasing decisions.

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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. This begins with thorough keyword research and tailoring your webpage content to match the interests and demographics of your target audience.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Some of the top-trending online course topic ideas include: Language learning. Professional online courses on e-commerce , marketing, accounting, programming, etc. Step 2: Determine market demand for your chosen topic. Once you have a list of potential topic ideas, it’s time to determine their market demand.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

11 Startup Content Marketing Strategies That Actually Work To help startups navigate the complex world of content marketing, we’ve gathered eleven successful strategies from industry professionals, including CEOs and Content Marketing Managers. You can also create blogs for alternative tools.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics. Some years ago, a crowded market was encountered for a client who was a fitness wholesaler.

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