Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

Check out this chart from eye-tracking research conducted by the usability guru Jakob Nielsen published in this piece. They were very effective back then, with the original ad garnering a 78% click-through rate (CTR) ! I guess from there we had nowhere to go but down. Nowadays banner ads get on average 0.2% Holy Shiitake !

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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 5, 2025

I started tracking how long it took me to edit an article on my own versus with help from AI. I started tracking how long it took me to edit an article on my own versus with help from AI. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. " So I put it to the test. The difference?

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. I actually wrote a long blog post about this but I’m trying to get TechCrunch to publish it before putting it on my blog. That’s always stuck with me. We’ll see. There is, of course, a paid version.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Plus, today’s online marketing platforms make it easy to post, track and engage. To compete effectively, you more than likely need an aggressive digital marketing strategy, which requires full-time marketing efforts by experienced and knowledgeable marketers. Marketing automation software: US$100–12,000 per month.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you’re wondering where did the time go, don’t ask us. What we do know, however, is that it’s time to start planning your marketing goals for a brand-new year. Marketers who take time to write down their goals and objectives are more likely to turn them into reality. Adopt marketing automation. We don’t know, either!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 6, 2024

Anyone – yes, even you – can build a web app, saving you both time and money. I’ve been in organizations where we needed an automated commission tracking tool for our sales team, an onboarding portal, and a holistic company dashboard — and we needed them yesterday. It’s tedious and error-prone. What problems will the app solve?

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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. I dug deeper into both apps for this article, exploring how each one works in detail to help you choose between them.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

With multiple models at your disposal (from the latest o3 and o4-mini models to OpenAI's flagship multimodal GPT-4.1), it can write code, solve complex problems, carry out highly creative tasks, and even provide deep research in a fraction of the time it would take a human. Which model should you use with our ChatGPT integration?

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 3, 2024

Over the past year, generative AI’s capacity for content creation has drawn most of the noisiest headlines: how AI models can instantaneously create Pixar-like shorts starring your pet chihuahua, or drum up the Drake-Kendrick Lamar diss track you never knew you wanted. Concurrently, the way companies view marketing is changing.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Engaging content Blog posts, FAQs, and detailed product or service descriptions build trust and credibility. Googles free SEO tools like Google Search Console and Google Analytics can help track your progress. In todays digital economy having an online presence for your business is a must. But where do you start?

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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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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year, where I — as a committee of one judge, me — select one startup in the tech ecosystem that “broke out” and has the makings of an even larger outcome should things continue to go right. Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]

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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 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. I'll also give you a step-by-step guide to turning a blank canvas into a bustling hub of customer interactions.

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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. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Pulling data from their CRM, cleaning it, and uploading conversions back into LinkedIn was time-consuming and far from scalable. “You But if you’re doing that every week… that’s a lot of work you can automate.” You can go from HubSpot to LinkedIn with a CSV of all your qualified deals or revenue,” said Antonio. It was a no-brainer.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

There's a lot of advice out there about the connection between timing and productivity: articles—including Zapier's own —suggesting "X things to do in the morning/afternoon/evening" to stay productive all day long. But timing isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. What's my chronotype?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

using a project management tool like Podio to track tasks and projects and not pen and paper. Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool. That means you can create automated workflows that eliminate some of the repetitive work associated with project management—like task creation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 6, 2019

They can go over the material as many times as they need and skip ahead if they’re already familiar with the topic. Learners can also get tips and hints on how to improve, get immediate feedback and track their progress. In fact, a whopping 94 percent of employees would stay with a company longer if it invested in their careers.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In recent times, marketing tools are becoming increasingly popular amongst businesses and the reason is simple. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some of the best tools you can use to achieve productive marketing, how to apply them and how much they cost. It helps such businesses gain an upper hand over the competition.

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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 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. Whether you're tracking stock sentiment, automating crypto trades, or wiring technical signals into a decision-making engine, Zapier makes it possible to turn ideas into action.

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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

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?

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 14, 2016

Instead, leverage a “smart” system that allows for faster decision-making and improves delivery time. Automated and/or cloud offerings can also elevate the operation from a transactional mode to a partner mode with suppliers and customers. Here are five business values where custom software can improve results.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

This will help you make better decisions, understand your audience, and free up time to tackle other higher-value work. Use automation to share, engage, and cross-post without lifting a finger Learn how I researched and tested every AI tool for social media management that I could get my hands on, and I found a lot of useful options.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Based on Lifepal’s data, about 60% of its health and life insurance customers are buying coverage for the first time. Many of these apps provide educational content, since their customers are usually millennials investing for the first time, and Lifepal takes a similar approach. The new funding brings its total raised to $12 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2016

We have wonderful tools like marketing automation to help us reach our target audience through engaging content. Nearly two-thirds of companies would like to improve their personalization (64%), marketing automation (64%), and segmentation (62%) – Econsultancy, Email Marketing Industry Census. Because email personalization is expected.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. After extensive research, we centralized on HubSpot and deprecated Salesforce, Hootsuite, Calendly, Mailchimp, Contacts+, and Zapier.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

" It's a played-out expression, but it underlines a significant truth of our time—data, like oil, is fueling growth and innovation. f"Data is the new oil." And it's all thanks to its incredible insights into human behavior. What is unstructured data?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

But even just pumping out that first draft takes a whole lot of time, research, and the occasional headache. 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. Join Zapier Early Access Be the first to try out new Zapier products.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

If your company has an index card equivalent for organizing customer data and lending support, you're in need of help desk software. But which one should you go with? Zendesk for Service and Jira Service Management are two of the most popular help desk solutions on the market. user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month* user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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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. (It's "Family time" could also link to "Good weather" and "Vacation."

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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. It's also completely free.

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