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

JULY 3, 2025

If you use an AI transcription tool like Grain , you know it can transcribe, summarize, and pull insights from recordings automatically in the background of every meeting. 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).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

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. Skip ahead What is invoice automation? How does invoice automation work?

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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. Read more on how to effectively add AI to your Zapier workflows.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Event planning Dropshipping Handmade crafts selling Pet sitting Social media management Repair service Blogging/vlogging Alternatively, consider more revolutionary business ideas like AI automation consulting or podcast-editing services. In fact, AI boosts ROI by $3.7 They offer the highest return on investment (ROI).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

But if you want to know the best sales pipeline management tool, unfortunately, you should probably read the next several thousand words of in-depth software analysis. These apps offer the AI, automation, documentation, and reporting features that you need to keep the lead pipes (the ones pronounced leed , not led ) flowing smoothly.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Take your transactional email to the next level with automation Automate your campaigns I've been using Mailchimp for years and have tested Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) extensively. Here's a quick overview, but keep reading for a deep dive into my experience with the apps and who they're best for.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

I'll admit: When I first started using AI at work, I was just going through the motions. Then my editor said something that flipped my approach to using AI: "The goal isn't to just use AI—it's to use AI to speed things up or make things better." " So I put it to the test. The difference?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

At first glance, Jasper and ChatGPT seem similar—they're both generative AI tools that can create content in a split second. 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.

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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. While it can be done as a group, it's often a solo practice.

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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 25, 2025

Designed by Anthropic, Claude is a powerful chatbot that excels at summarizing text, writing code, and even creating content—everything you'd expect from an advanced AI assistant. Try Zapier Chatbots Create free custom AI chatbots to engage customers and take action with built-in automation. New to Zapier? Try Zapier MCP!

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

But the process of finding the right images to accompany your blog articles or social media posts can be time-consuming, frustrating, and even expensive. Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows. It's a tool that helps anyone connect apps and automate workflows—without any complicated code.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

But with Zapier's powerful AI tools—like Zapier Agents and automated ChatGPT workflows—it's now easier than ever to become a trading pro. Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents AI-powered trading bots can help you buy, sell, and analyze markets—without a single line of code.

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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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Make your Google Sheets work for you Automate Google Sheets Here, I'll dive deep into Google Sheets' capabilities and limitations, exploring whether this kind of space is actually useful for your data projects or if it's a sign you might need to look beyond spreadsheets altogether. How many rows can Google Sheets handle?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence is having a moment—and it seems like every tool is introducing its own AI features. So I wasn't surprised to see that my favorite productivity tool, Notion, had jumped on the AI bandwagon too. The AI assistant appears instantly, offering several available actions. But could it help save me time?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Automate your database. They enable CRUD—the ability to create, read, update, and delete data—in vibe coding tools , according to specified rules and policies. Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents This makes it great for chat apps, live dashboards, and other apps where users expect instant updates. favorited items).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Keep reading for my breakdown of Zendesk vs. Jira. Here's a quick comparison table, or you can keep reading for more details on my experiences with each platform. I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month* user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

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. Then keep reading for some handy pre-made workflows and inspiration. Then keep reading for some handy pre-made workflows and inspiration.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Get more out of your spreadsheets with automation Automate spreadsheets Many people may be able to use these two related products interchangeably for general use, but more nuanced use cases will probably prove one to be an easy choice over the other.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Make your Google Sheets work for you Automate Google Sheets Spreadsheet CRMs are perfect for those just starting out or small business owners looking to upgrade from that old shoebox under their desk. This allows you to automate repetitive tasks and streamline your workflows. You've got nothing to lose but inefficiency.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

5 things you should automate today Start automating To figure out when you should be working on each thing you want to accomplish, you need to identify your chronotype. Other times, it's reading a book or playing with dozens of apps to find the best one. But timing isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. on Kindle, $26.80

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

5 things you should automate today Start automating I've been using and writing about graphic design apps since Photoshop was available on physical disks, and while I enjoy Canva, it isn't my go-to tool in most situations. Also, the only AI feature it has rolled out is one-click background removal.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

The ability to create custom AI-powered chatbots using Zapier Interfaces. In this blog post, I'll walk you through exactly how to create your own chatbot using Interfaces—and offer a few ideas on specific use cases. It's a tool that helps anyone connect apps and automate workflows—without any complicated code.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Google's Gemini era has been in full swing over the past year, integrating its Gemini family of AI models into nearly every corner of its product suite—from Google search to Google Workspace and beyond. Of course, the most obvious place Google deploys AI is its chatbot (formerly called Bard). Here's how. New to Zapier?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

In response to being selected for Google funding, de Fays penned a blog post exhorting corporations to throw their weight around in favor of social change, and for startups to lead the way in diversity and equity: We buy values and standards more than we buy the product itself. Scoodle – Scoodle is a platform for education influencers.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

But producing content, handling the posting schedule, and finding what your audience wants to read can be hard—even with a standard social media management app. But AI is changing the game. Here are the eight best AI apps for managing your social media. I only considered apps that have this kind of AI at work in the background.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

AI and machine learning also get on well with structured data. Because it's so organized, AI can handle massive volumes of it quickly, which helps spot patterns that might otherwise be missed. This is where AI and ML often play a pivotal role. What is unstructured data?

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

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

But it's perfectly valid to take a break to see what other AI chatbots are available. Build your own AI chatbot with no-code Here's how Allow me to save you a dozen Google searches (or ChatGPT prompts). I spent time talking to some of the best AI chatbots to see how they measure up. But there were some duds.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Promote and publish your WordPress articles with automation Learn how So, if you're looking for a WordPress form plugin to quickly create contact forms, online surveys, registration forms, or applications, you've come to the right place. Also: I didn't just read these apps' marketing materials and customer reviews.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2022

For more thoughts, read my full TechCrunch+ column, “Are CFOs OK? Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter, and follow my personal blog for more content. We extracted key passages from the conversation for TC+, so take a read. Autonomy is not a software category that exists without AI. Answer: Yes, but CEOs?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

I've been covering AI developments for almost a decade now, and the idea of AI tools that can be trusted to operate independently has always been exciting—and just out of reach. Agentic AI is the latest attempt to create a framework for what these tools would look like and how they could safely operate.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Make Slack a more productive place to work Automate Slack As a fully-remote company , reacji allow us to quickly respond to messages without creating unnecessarily long threads with "I agree" and "aww" (for dog photos, obviously). Automate Slack emoji Emoji were made to be fun—and they are. Yeah, no one can see that.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

That's why I was so excited to get my hands on Google's new AI chatbot, Google Bard. It's similar to other AI-powered text generation tools like ChatGPT , but it's supposed to pack the power of Google Search —where I spend most of my time—into a conversational bot. What can Google Bard do?

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