Articles that mention "Slack"

How to use Slack during meetings without anyone noticing (and other reasons to schedule messages)

I don't mind useless Zoom meetings—they're a great time to get some work done. The problem: you can't really respond to Slack messages during meetings without your coworkers noticing that you're working instead of paying attention to the meeting.

Make social media monitoring easier with automation

These days it can be pretty hard to keep tabs on your brand, your campaigns and other events you want to follow online without expensive social media monitoring software.

Create helpful documentation from Slack messages

Whenever I have a question at work, the first place I go is Slack. After a while, you could build an FAQ page out of just my messages, and it would have been so much easier if we had just done that from the beginning.

How to communicate with businesses that use a different chat app

Having worked in the team collaboration industry since even before the inception of Slack, it's fascinating to see customers, analysts, and journalists draw comparisons between Slack and Microsoft Teams and speculate over replacements and acquisitions.

Afraid to ask for help? Here's how to fight the fear with automation

Sometimes I need help asking for help.

5 ways facilities managers can start automating their work

Being in charge of a physical space can be stressful. Most people don't think about the effort that goes into keeping a place running as smoothly as possible—they just expect everything to work.

Easily make an events digest with Calendly and Slack

With Calendly, you can easily add events to your chosen calendar. But you might want to have a more consolidated way of seeing all your upcoming events without opening your schedule multiple times a day. Luckily, there's a Zap that will do this for you.

How to stay connected with your remote coworkers, asynchronously

If you're feeling adrift from the people you work with, the answer isn't more Zoom calls, thankfully. It's a little something called asynchronous bonding—which sounds like a chemistry, but is really having moments of connection on your own time.

How AlchemyLeads improved lead outreach with automation

Like any business, AlchemyLeads succeeds when we turn leads into satisfied clients. For us, that process starts with lead outreach. When we added automation and more personalization, monthly leads grew 240% in the most recent quarter.

How I deal with Slack after a vacation

I'm a Support Manager at Zapier, and I recently talked with some of my fellow managers about what they do to feel comfortable taking time off while still upholding performance at work. Here's what I learned.