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. AI automation (sometimes referred to as intelligent automation) combines automation technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) to create systems that tackle complex work by learning, adapting, and making smart decisions.

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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

JULY 24, 2025

Whether you're learning to code, building a website, or experimenting with AI tools, GitHub helps you keep your projects organized and collaborate with others. Here, I'll walk you through what GitHub is, how it works, and ways to start using it. How does GitHub work? Imagine five people working on a jigsaw puzzle.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

This journey has required actively looking for the “ugly stuff”—the things that aren’t working. I was working in Big Law as an M&A attorney—long hours, high pressure, and little room for flexibility. I was working in Big Law as an M&A attorney—long hours, high pressure, and little room for flexibility.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Complex User Interface – Setting up automation workflows can be overwhelming, especially for small teams without technical expertise. Disclaimer: The features, pricing, and details mentioned for each product are as of May 2025, and may have changed since then. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

How AI orchestration works AI orchestration vs. related concepts What are the benefits of AI orchestration? AI orchestration is the connected, end-to-end application of AI tools, agents, and automations across workflows, teams, and systems. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT.

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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 2, 2025

And while you might feel very attached to the email account you opened when you were a pre-teen— dragonmaster93[at]gmail.com does have a nice ring to it—it's time to swap that out for one that ends with your business domain name. But here's the thing: most custom domain hosting platforms have outdated email interfaces and features.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

It's about making the invisible visible so that work can happen without the constant questions, dropped balls, and frantic Slack messages. Let's break down what this really means in practice, moving beyond just "it looks different" to "it works different." It becomes a living tool, not a static document.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Virtual phone systems, also known as VoIP (voice over internet protocol) and cloud phones, are simply better options than a landline: they're less expensive, more flexible, and work on the devices you use most—mobile phones, desktops, and laptops. Getting started with VoIP is super simple. Getting started with VoIP is super simple.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. What does a CRM system do?

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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. That's when I started experimenting with LinkedIn marketing tools to find a sustainable rhythm that actually works for lead generation and business growth.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

For example, sales and marketing teams might use Zoho CRM to organize contact info and manage relationships with current and prospective customers, whereas accounting teams may rely on Zoho Books to manage their financial operations. Table of contents : What is Zoho? What is Zoho used for? Is Zoho free or paid? What is Zoho used for?

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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). I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. Here's why: Zendesk for Service is better suited for customer support teams that require a user-friendly ticketing solution.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. I installed and activated each one in turn, followed the setup wizard instructions, and tested the SEO functionality. I had no idea what SEO stood for, let alone why I needed an SEO plugin for WordPress. Extra features.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

5 (1000+ reviews) SendGrid Developers and technical teams Developer-first platform with reliable deliverability Free (paid from $19.5/month) 5 (1000+ reviews) SendGrid Developers and technical teams Developer-first platform with reliable deliverability Free (paid from $19.5/month) Looking for a GetResposnse alternative?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

It's tedious work, and, as the volume increases, so does the risk of falling behind. In this guide, we'll look at how it works and the benefits it brings to your accounts payable workflow. How does invoice automation work? How does invoice automation work? Learn more. Skip ahead What is invoice automation?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

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. Use interfaces, data tables, and logic to build secure, automated, AI-powered systems for your business-critical workflows across your organization's technology stack.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 18, 2025

Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Saves time and reduces manual work Instead of spending hours on administrative work like renaming files, uploading them to the right folder, or generating contracts from scratch, automation handles those tasks for you.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

If your message gets filtered out, not only do you lose immediate conversions, but you also chip away at the trust and consistency you've been building with your audience. You've put in the work building your list, segmenting your audience, and crafting subject lines that actually convert. And the cycle continues.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It's the secret ingredient to making sure your projects don't implode in a fiery mess of miscommunication, redundant work, and misalignment. In the work world, we're talking about people like subject-matter experts, legal teams, and quality assurance teams. This one actually moves things forward.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Despite the initial confusion, building a CRM in Google Sheets can be a surprisingly effective way to manage customer relationships (and slightly less terrifying than whatever Skibidi Toilet is). Of course, you can also build your own CRM spreadsheet from scratch in Google Sheets if you prefer. Repeat for the Interactions sheet.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Usually, your IT or security team will have an on-call schedule to deal with those requests, so there's always someone available to help. Fortunately with Zapier, you can build, deploy, and scale AI-powered agents that handle recurring tasks in the background automatically. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Try Zapier Tables Podio has a lot of great features, from custom project structures to collaboration tools for working with others, that elevate it from the lowly notebook. That means you can create automated workflows that eliminate some of the repetitive work associated with project management—like task creation. New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

If you work in IT operations, the work you do is basically the backbone of your company. Making sure that your internal and external systems are constantly secure (and every team has access to the tools they need to get their jobs done) can't be easy. That's where IT automation comes in. The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

With it, you can pull the power of Gemini into the rest of your tech stack so that it becomes a hands-on collaborator across teams, processes, and automated workflows. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Here's how. New to Zapier? Sign up for free.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It's designed to outline responsibilities and initiatives within the grand scope of the marketing strategy to keep teams aligned and informed. Their communication strategy involves creating anticipation through teaser campaigns, leveraging secrecy to build excitement, and hosting live events to unveil new products.

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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. Build—and interact with—AI assistants in other apps Ever wanted to have your own AI assistant that can chat with team members or customers and solve issues in other apps, like Slack or Gmail? 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. Automated user provisioning, via an Active Directory service like Microsoft Entra, Okta, or IBM Verify deactivates access with the click of a button. Let's explore how automation can change how you onboard new hires.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It guides teams on what the project is supposed to achieve, helps them communicate, keeps track of goals, decisions, and changes, and monitors progress. It might be a comprehensive multi-page document detailing every phase, milestone, and activity or a succinct one-pager for smaller projects. What does a project plan look like?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

A2A lets autonomous AI agents discover one another, advertise their capabilities, and exchange structured messages so they can work together in multi-agent systems without bespoke integrations. Zapier Agents can help you build agentic AI systems that work across your entire tech stack.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

Fireflies at a glance Here's the short version: both apps have similar features and serve teams of all sizes, so you won't go wrong with either. Fireflies has one really nice touch: it provides live transcripts that make it easier to follow along even when you're not actively listening to the call.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

That's exactly what you can build with Zapier Agents. Watch the video below to see how it works, or keep reading for step-by-step instructions. Use interfaces, data tables, and logic to build secure, automated, AI-powered systems for your business-critical workflows across your organization's technology stack.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. I worked with an expert on APIs to put together this beginner's guide and tutorial on how to use them. there are APIs behind the scenes working to securely authenticate your identity. They're a clear and standardized way for users to work with APIs.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Descriptive text: Think names (of people, products, companies), categories, or titles of works. What is unstructured data? Structured data is data that's organized and follows a specific blueprint or format, fits neatly into the rows and columns of a database, and is easy to analyze.

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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 I looked into dozens of options, read approximately a million reviews, watched demos narrated by people way too cheerful for 9 a.m.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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