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Zoho News

MarketingWho?
- Zoho MarketingHub is now Zoho Marketing Automation, everything else is still the same.
Zoho Assist Adds Slack Integration
- You can now take remote control through Slack using this latest integration.
The SalesIQ Party Keeps On Going
- We touched base on this feature a few episodes ago but here is the official post for the Codeless Bot Platform.
Coming Soon – Universal Actions for Adaptive Cards in Zoho Projects
- For those using Microsoft Teams and Outlook, this will auto-sync your Project’s tasks and more.
Zoho Meeting May Updates
- Another batch of solid updates getting closer to primetime.
  - Webinar attendees increased to 1,000
  - Stereo added along with enhanced audio
  - Scheduling gets a revamp
  - and more…
Zoho Inventory May Digest
- For you Inventory users this is worth the read.
- Notable updates this month are both for Shopify.
  - Improved tax calculator flow & syncing with Inventory.
Automation Added To Imports for Zoho CRM
- That’s right, you can now trigger automation and process management when importing records into the CRM.
Activate The New Zoho Calendar
- Here is a quick walk-through this week from Zoho to activate the new UI for Zoho Calendar.

Implementation of the Week

Email Validation via Zoho Deluge API call to Clearout.io
- There are email checking/validation plug-ins available for Zoho CRM, but you are unable to control the workflow/triggers for these plug-ins.
- For example, you may want to run this on a schedule every month, which is not possible via a pre-built plug-in
- Clearout.io provides email validation services via spreadsheets, or via an API call
- Stateless function created to check specific email addresses. Then, workflows triggered on create/edit of Leads and Contacts to validate emails
- Scheduled function also configured to run on aging records to confirm email validity for email marketing

This Week’s Read

How to Get to Know Your Email Subscribers, According to Research by Becca Riserbato
- This 5-minute read contains some great strategies to improve your understanding of your email subscribers
- Highlights include: Polling, A/B Testing, and persona development/research

New Blogs, Videos, and Resource Guides

Application / Plug-In of the Week

Clearout.io
- This service provides email validation/verification services on an affordable per-credit basis
- Emails can be validated in bulk via spreadsheet import, or via API for individual emails
- Compared to competitive services, Clearout.io’s pricing is very attractive (the highest possible price is $0.007 per email validated)
- They have a direct integration to Zoho CRM on their roadmap, so keep an eye out for that update!

Tips and Tricks

Zoho WorkDrive Beginner’s Guide – Basic Settings
- In this third Zoho WorkDrive tutorial Tyler will teach you how to:
  - Have a core understanding of the following settings: Profile, Branding, Content, Roles & Permissions, Sharing, Custom Domain, WorkDrive Apps, and Data Retention.