Zapier
Most marketing teams assemble their stack one tool at a time. A lead gen platform here, an email service there, then add a CRM, layer on analytics, and soon you’re switching between ten tabs just to keep a single campaign on track. That’s the operational sprawl Zapier was built to solve.
Zapier is a no-code automation platform that connects thousands of apps, helping your tools communicate, so your processes run without manual effort. Instead of waiting for native integrations, or investing in custom development, you can automate workflows quickly and flexibly.
Marketing Workflows Are Getting Harder to Manage
Campaign delivery now spans more platforms than ever, such as Facebook Ads, HubSpot, Slack, Google Analytics, Trello, Shopify, Mailchimp. While each platform serves a purpose, together they create complexity. And when these systems don’t integrate, gaps emerge:
- Leads from one channel don’t show up in your CRM
- Reporting becomes a manual chore
- Follow-ups are delayed or missed entirely
The problem isn’t that teams aren’t working hard, it’s that they’re wasting time stitching tools together instead of running campaigns. Automation, when used correctly, addresses this friction.
What Zapier Actually Does
Zapier is a cloud-based automation tool that lets you connect apps and automate workflows, without writing any code. Here’s how it works:
- Trigger is the event that starts your workflow (e.g. user submits a Facebook lead form)
- Action is what happens next (e.g. add them to your HubSpot CRM)
- Zap is the complete-automated workflow
These Zaps run in the background, streamlining your operations and reducing manual handling. With over 7,000 supported tools, from advertising to ecommerce to analytics, Zapier helps you unify your ecosystem without relying on developer time. Its interface is clean, visual, and purpose-built for marketers who need flexibility but don’t want to get tied down in technical setup.
3 Marketing Automations You Can Set Up Today
For marketing teams, Zapier solves specific, everyday pain points. Here are three workflows you can build quickly, without dev support.
1. Lead syncing from ads to CRM. When someone fills out a lead form on Facebook or LinkedIn:
- Automatically add them to HubSpot or Salesforce
- Assign a lead owner
- Trigger a follow-up email or sales notification
2. Post-purchase follow-up for ecommerce. When a customer places an order via Shopify:
- Add them to a segmented email sequence in Klaviyo
- Tag them as a returning customer
- Record the purchase in a Google Sheet for tracking
3. Internal alerts for form submissions. When someone completes a Typeform:
- Send a Slack message to your team
- Create a task in Asana
- Email a confirmation to the user
These automations remove manual repetition, speed up response time, and help your team stay focused on higher-value tasks.
What Zapier Can’t Do (and When to Be Cautious)
While Zapier is powerful, it’s not a silver bullet. There are clear cases where it’s not the right tool, or at least not the whole solution.
- It’s not ideal for high-volume data or enterprise-scale automation. If you’re syncing thousands of entries per hour or need real-time precision, Zapier may lag or hit platform limits. Instead, consider BigQuery.
- It won’t fix broken strategy. Zapier streamlines processes, but if your lead management logic is flawed, automation won’t solve it, and it may just accelerate poor results.
- It still needs maintenance. APIs change, apps update, and if a Zap breaks, data can be missed. It’s not a ‘set and forget’ solution.
For growing or large-scale teams, it often makes sense to blend Zapier with more robust native automation or data management platforms, especially when integrating CRM, performance analytics, or sales handover.
How Bliss Enhances Your Zapier Success
Zapier works best when it’s part of a wider strategy. We help clients use it effectively, not just as a tool, but as part of a coordinated marketing infrastructure. Our support includes:
- Workflow planning: We map automation opportunities across your funnel
- Technical setup: We create, test, and refine Zaps that suit your platforms and campaigns
- CRM integration: We connect Zapier with platforms like HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zoho
- Performance monitoring: We maintain workflows and optimise for scale
Whether you need to reduce lead response time, automate campaign reporting, or create platform-to-platform alerts, our goal is the same: simplify your stack and make it work harder.
