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Automate It with Zapier

You're reading from   Automate It with Zapier Boost your business productivity using effective workflow automation techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800208971
Length 618 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Kelly Goss Kelly Goss
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Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started with Zapier
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Process Automation with Zapier FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Preparing to Automate Your Processes 4. Chapter 3: Building Your First Automated Workflow (Zap) 5. Chapter 4: Managing Your Zaps 6. Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Handling Zap Errors 7. Section 2: Customizing Your Zaps with Built-in Apps by Zapier – Functionality and Practical Uses
8. Chapter 6: Creating Multi-Step Zaps and Using Built-In Apps 9. Chapter 7: Getting Started with Built-In Apps 10. Chapter 8: Built-In Communication Apps 11. Chapter 9: Exploring Built-In Apps for Extracting and Compiling Data 12. Chapter 10: Other Useful Built-In Apps by Zapier 13. Chapter 11: Advanced Built-In Apps by Zapier 14. Chapter 12: Managing Your Zapier Account with Built-In Apps 15. Section 3: Using the Features of the Formatter by Zapier Built-In App
16. Chapter 13: Formatting Date and Time 17. Chapter 14: Formatting Numbers 18. Chapter 15: Text Formatting Functions in Zapier – Part 1 19. Chapter 16: Text Formatting Functions in Zapier – Part 2 20. Chapter 17: Zapier's Utilities Functions 21. Section 4: Getting the Most Out of Zapier – Business Automation Examples
22. Chapter 18: Automating Your Marketing Processes 23. Chapter 19: Automating Your Sales Processes 24. Chapter 20: Automating Your Operations Processes 25. Chapter 21: Automating Your Finance and Reporting Processes 26. Chapter 22: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices to Enhance Your Productivity 27. Chapter 23: Challenge Your Problem-Solving and Zap-Building Skills 28. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 8: Built-In Communication Apps

Communicating with your team and clients is an integral part of running any business. Using the digital communication technology that we have available to us can only help to make operations smoother and more productive. Most companies that exist today use email to communicate with their teams, customers, suppliers, and, on a personal level, with friends. Some companies will take things one step further and use mobile phone text messaging for marketing purposes or sending automated reminders for meetings, for example. There are many email messaging and text messaging apps available on the market, many of which integrate with Zapier, so you are able to automate email and text messaging processes, some at a cost. You may, however, want to send simple messages by email or text, at no extra cost to you and in situations where you don't need to retain history. This is where Zapier's four built-in communication apps (SMS, Email, IMAP, and...

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