Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

Contributed by Chris Kirksey, an EO member in Austin who is the founder and CEO of Direction , an SEO software and services company that helps entrepreneurs set their online strategy in the right direction to accelerate sales, grow the business, and dominate your market. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 18, 2020

We were already using our CRM for appointment confirmations, personalised clients check-ins post-visits and automated customer feedback. During this time, we also discovered a huge opportunity to build on our customer experience even further by building an educational series of emails to bring more value to our clients.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

That's where IT automation comes in. IT automation services take routine IT tasks and do them automatically for you. In this guide to IT automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, and how you can get the most out of your IT automation software with Zapier. The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Even in a world where it's hard to command attention, the email inbox is still the place we trust to keep up with what matters to us. 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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

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. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Not all free plans are worth it.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Sign Up for The Start Newsletter * indicates required Email Address * /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things – do not remove this or risk form bot signups */ How to Start a Business for Less Than $100 Follow this guide to become your own boss , wallet-light but dream-heavy. Hosting & Email.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

It means connecting AI tools—like ChatGPT , Claude , or custom models —to the apps and systems your team already uses, so they can help you automate repetitive tasks, surface better insights, and move faster. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. AI can knock out repetitive tasks in seconds.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Invoices come in from all over: think your email, cloud folders, and payment processors. Invoice automation helps simplify that process by capturing and processing invoices automatically. With your invoice automation system in place, you can eliminate repetitive work while also improving the timeliness and accuracy of your records.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

What we do know, however, is that it’s time to start planning your marketing goals for a brand-new year. Marketing is all about goals. Marketers who take time to write down their goals and objectives are more likely to turn them into reality. Your 2022 marketing goals. We don’t know, either! That’s what we’re here for!

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This article provides key steps to gain visibility on the internet for your company and a marketing budget estimate based on the scale of your efforts, your industry, and whether you handle tasks yourself or outsource them. Engaging content Blog posts, FAQs, and detailed product or service descriptions build trust and credibility.

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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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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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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 3, 2024

What gets less attention, but is equally (if not more) valuable, is the business-use side of GenAI content creation: marketing. Marketing is particularly well suited for adopting generative AI because it is an iterative, creative, and dynamic practice that relies on the types of media — texts, images, video — that have driven LLM development.

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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? Is Zoho free or paid? Zoho apps: An overview What is Zoho One? What is Zoho used for?

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

ChatGPT for Business AI Content & Customer Service Best For: Automating customer support, content creation, and internal workflows OpenAIs ChatGPT has evolved into a robust business solution in 2025, offering a range of capabilities through a single platform. Now, with natural language input, you can describe a workflow (e.g.,

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

But ChatGPT works even better (and helps you carry out tasks at scale) when you pair it with automation. With Zapier's ChatGPT integration , you automate everything from intelligent sales outreach, content marketing generation, or even image creation. You can use AI and automation to bridge that gap.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2016

By Will Swayne, an EO Brisbane member and Head of Strategy at lead generation agency Marketing Results. In our excitement for the new year, entrepreneurs often create new, bigger marketing plans for their first quarter. These might include activities such as: Publishing blog articles more regularly. I know I do.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

One of the biggest ways modern business owners are streamlining business operations is by utilizing automated software solutions to take care of essential tasks quickly and accurately. Here are three software automation techniques that can have a big impact on how you do business. #1 1 E-commerce & inventory management automation.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As a brand, are you already interacting and engaging with your customers via multiple marketing channels? Well, then it is about time you embraced a cross-channel marketing approach. Over the past few years, growing internet penetration has triggered massive upheavals in the world of marketing. What is cross-channel marketing?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2016

Email personalization is a topic we never get bored with around here. There are countless ways to bring personalization to your email marketing strategy, and the savviest marketers out there are constantly honing their craft. Because email personalization is expected. How can I make these emails more personal?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Most of what’s out there today is no better than the old automated call center tools — and we all know how frustrating those can be. Buy technology that, through automated chat and conversational experiences, can take work off your plate and create better experiences overall. Respond with new blogs. Josh Zywien, CMO, Paradox.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In recent times, marketing tools are becoming increasingly popular amongst businesses and the reason is simple. Therefore, if you run a business (or plan to start one), it is an excellent idea to look into effective marketing tools to boost your efforts. But first, why is it advisable to use marketing tools in your business?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Buuteeq, a Seattle-based marketing automation software company, pops the question every month. TINYPulse , a cloud-based service that sends out weekly survey emails, captures anonymous feedback from employees and offers tools to help management visualize and analyze the data. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. Explore New Markets Exploring new markets is a very powerful way to start diversifying your revenue streams. One of the best examples of this strategy is Amazon.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

I'd been working in email marketing for quite a while before I took on my first B2B campaign. What I didn't realize is that minor tweaks to generalized email marketing tactics aren't enough to create a successful B2B campaign. Cycle length Buying something on your own doesn't take very long.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . Salesforce) and a marketing platform (e.g., Our historic salestech and marketing tech stack was: CRM : Salesforce. Email client : Superhuman , expensive but worth it.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

But there's a big difference here: ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that's flexible enough to handle just about any task you throw at it, while Jasper is a specialized AI marketing tool. Jasper is built for marketing teams and is better for creating marketing content.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

But once your app is live, managing users, forms, emails, and data across platforms can cost you valuable time. And that's where automation can help. With Zapier, you can build automated workflows (we call them Zaps) that connect Softr to your other tools in minutes, safely and securely. New to Zapier? The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. You want to empower teams to automate their work but not open up a tangle of permissions and shadow IT. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. Table of contents: What is enterprise automation?

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Today, inbound marketing is inescapable for any startup that wants to be successful online. Not surprisingly, a survey done by Statista found that content marketing was believed to be the most effective digital marketing technique according to marketers — followed by marketing automation, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Digital marketing has an advantage over other marketing channels due to its ease in reaching out to specific audiences. It is also very effective in tracking ROI & advertising spending while offering flexibility in planning marketing campaigns. The top 20 digital marketing trends. Search Engine Marketing.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

Email marketers don't have to contend with constantly changing search algorithms and ranking factors—but that doesn't mean that an email sent is an email received. It's very possible that your marketing emails, and even your transactional emails, will never make it to the recipient.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. Explore New Markets Exploring new markets is a very powerful way to start diversifying your revenue streams. One of the best examples of this strategy is Amazon.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

Having a small email list might feel like a hurdle, but it’s actually a huge advantage. In this post, we’ll share simple and effective ways to make the most of your small email list. Focus on Engagement, Not Size Having a small email list doesn’t mean you can’t achieve big results.

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Campaign Monitor

APRIL 27, 2022

Email newsletters often don’t bring immediate conversions or sales. The Content Marketing Institute’s 2021 B2C content marketing report found nearly 3 in 4 marketers use email newsletters. Among those who run at least two types of content marketing campaigns, 26% say newsletters are the most effective.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2016

We all receive the dreaded, unsolicited email. Most are automated, a copy and paste of previous messaging that often has little, if anything, to do with your company or personal needs. The salesperson figures if he/she sends the same terrible email to everyone, at least 3% of the market will want a demo.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Explore now The Zapier ChatGPT plugin lets you connect thousands of apps (like Google Sheets, Gmail, or Slack) and automate tasks directly inside ChatGPT. It's an automation tool that helps anyone connect apps and automate workflows—without any complicated code. One of its specialties?

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