Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Subscriber Preferences Fully customizable preference center (fields, frequency, topics, branding) Basic automation tools with fewer options for advanced customization Key Features: Drag-and-Drop Email Builder : Create visually stunning emails in minutes with an intuitive interface that requires zero coding knowledge.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) SendGrid alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Reviews Campaign Monitor by Marigold Visual marketers & agencies Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with exceptional templates, automated journeys Free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.7/5 Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 21, 2025

For instance, if I bought a video game with the manual missing, I'd have to learn the ins and outs myself through trial and error (which meant a whole lot of button mashing). But with a manual in hand, I'd be primed and ready to play before I even hit start. The same thing is (basically) true of APIs. Why is API documentation essential?

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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. 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.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) Klaviyo alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold Visual design & ease of use Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with mobile-ready templates, prebuilt automated journeys, and high delivery rates. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR)

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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. These systems can practically think on their feet, analyzing information, learning from experience, and constantly getting better at what they do. Now, I delegate to AI automation.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

I've worked on projects that had a distinct "No one knows what they're doing" vibe, and others that were so tightly controlled it felt like coming up for air whenever I left my desk. Scoping should define what work needs to be done, who's going to do it, how long it'll take, and how much it'll cost.

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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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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Design Flexibility: Email customization is basic, with fewer visual editing options compared to platforms that emphasize drag-and-drop design. Disclaimer: The features, pricing, and details mentioned for each product are as of May 2025 and may have changed since then. Ready to find your perfect email marketing match? Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

That means less time updating records and more time doing high-impact tasks, like crafting the perfect pitch or refining your next campaign. 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. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Back in the office, a whiteboard, marker, and a dose of humility led to my first crude visual workflow. Visualize, plan, and automate business-critical processes Try Zapier Canvas That's the entire premise of a visual workflow. Table of contents: What is a visual workflow? What are the benefits of a visual workflow?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Every season, I use a Google Sheet that tracks player stats, waiver wire targets, bye weeks, injury reports, and a deeply personal grudge list of everyone who's tried to hoodwink me into a lopsided trade. What does a CRM system do? I take fantasy football way too seriously. Table of contents: 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 10, 2025

I used to work at a children's shoe store, and we kept all our customer information on index cards (.yeah). So when a customer came into the store asking about their previous shoe size, naturally, we had lost their information and couldn't help them. I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. I've been updating this list for a few years now. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. All the invoicing tools on this list offer a solid suite of features for free.

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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. Mind mapping is a creative way to brainstorm and find connections between different ideas.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Opening a spreadsheet CRM can feel like accidentally stumbling onto a Gen Alpha's TikTok account—disorienting, a bit of panic, and the realization that you might need a teenager to explain it to you. But if you have a small operation and love the idea of tinkering under the hood, I've built a free spreadsheet CRM template to start you off.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

But to do email marketing right, you need a game plan. It's a way to send tailored messages at scale, based on what customers actually do (or don't do, like abandoning a cart) to drive engagement and ultimately revenue. Every industry benefits from email marketing. Your own customers need it. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

The list of things ChatGPT can do is pretty much endless at this point. If you do need something more sophisticated, or you find the output isn't good enough, then try upgrading to GPT-4.1 , OpenAI's most powerful non-reasoning flagship model. You can see the full list of models here. Want to know more?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

You use templated, predefined rules and let machines do the work, so every onboard is fast and consistent. Starting a new job is already a nerve-racking parade of awkward handshakes, mysterious Slack channels, and wondering if it's too soon to take your first bathroom break. Automated provisioning fixes that. HR loops back to IT.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Scope creep is like that friend who shows up to your low-key game night with their roommate, their roommate's boyfriend, and their roommate's boyfriend's beer league hockey teammates. " We've all been there. 7 proactive strategies to minimize scope creep Use automation to curb scope creep What is scope creep?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. There are plenty of lists of the best WordPress form plugins, so what makes this one different?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Visual representations like a Gantt chart are often used to depict task sequences and dependencies, highlighting how different tasks interlink and the project's overall workflow. In this post, I'll show you how the right project plan template can bring that same level of preparedness to your professional projects.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Web design isn't what it used to be. In 2003, I spent weeks hand-coding an HTML website. With a physical copy of HTML for Dummies next to my keyboard, of course.) In 2016, I spent days designing a client's website in WordPress. Last weekend, I spent 60 seconds watching an AI tool create a website for me. Only 180+ templates, though.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

You could tell an agentic AI system to "secure me the best flight" or "debug this codebase," and it could do it with minimal further human prompting. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. But AI is a complex topic, and there's way more to it than what I've included here.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

Read the documentation: Learn what the API can do and how to use it. 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. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I get sucked up in “Do” mode. Now, I’m pretty on the record that being an entrepreneur is about being great at The Do. But getting caught up in the doing can often leave you directionless. It gives me tons of zone out time with visual stimulation to get the brain going. Startups Are for Doers.

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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. After all that research, I've whittled down the list so you don't have to. A CRM is your prized possession in real estate.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Though both can do many similar things, Airtable is a database app and Google Sheets is a spreadsheet app. Sometimes a product comparison can be like comparing apples to oranges, but sometimes it can be like comparing lemons to oranges: kind of the same thing, but not really.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Whether that's turning a bunch of data into a live website or visualizing relationships between piles of notes, they've got you covered. Few do it better than Obsidian and Notion. They offer powerful workplaces to manage your knowledge, no matter where it comes from. Here's what I found.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2024

Do You Even Know Your Own Brand? Can your newest hire articulate it, and do they understand how their day-to-day actions reinforce it? How can you do this? What do you want the customer to experience every time? How do you want your customers to feel? That then informs what you must do to encourage the opposite.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

Chris shared his experience around creating effective systems and processes in his company: Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again — and expecting different results. But in my case, knowing what to do differently was hard without effective systems and processes in place!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2018

My motivation for becoming an entrepreneur was the ability to do anything, anytime, anywhere, with anyone. At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , our vision is to build the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. Tyler Olson is one such GSEA alumni. We asked Tyler about his experiences. Here’s what he shared.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2020

During a COVID-19 outbreak, when it may not be possible to eliminate the hazard, the most effective protection measures are (listed from most effective to least effective): engineering controls, administrative controls, safe work practices (a type of administrative control), and PPE.”. Those that don’t are risking extinction.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.” (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

(To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 2) Market .

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