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Great news: you just scored a big press interview to promote your business. The story will expose your brand to the perfect new audience and drive meaningful traffic to your website. So…don't blow it. Yes, just as quickly as the excitement for the opportunity arrived, the realization that you now have to do an interview sets in. I get it—press interviews can absolutely be intimidating. The resulting coverage represents a significant opportunity to acquire new customers, drive sales, or raise awareness, and you want to be sure to represent your brand well and really compel the audience to check out your company. On top of that, you have to contend with adrenaline and nerves in the moment. You may be thinking, "So many other business owners are so polished and articulate in their interviews. How am I going to pull that off?" Deep breath. A successful interview is usually the result of good media training: preparation and practice in advance of an interview. I've tr...

How to Export Google Contacts

Whether you're setting up a new Google account or switching to another service entirely, you don't have to leave your Google Contacts behind. Here's how to
export your Google Contacts, manually or automatically.

How to Export Google Contacts to CSV or vCard

Head to contacts.google.com in your browser.

Google Contacts

Select the contacts you'd like to export by hovering over their display icon until a checkbox appears, then clicking the checkbox.

Google Contacts check boxes

If you'd like to export all of your contacts, you can. Simply select one contact, then click the selection button, which is in the left side of the menu bar. Click All.

Select all in Google Contacts

Now all of your contacts are selected. Next, click the three dots on the right side of the menu bar, then click Export.

Export button in Google Contacts

You can now export your contacts.

Export options in Google Contacts

There are three main options.

  • Google CSV, which you should use if you're planning on migrating your contacts to another Google account.
  • Outlook CSV, which you should use if you're planning on migrating your contacts to an Exchange Server or any Microsoft Outlook setup.
  • vCard, which you should use if you're planning on migrating your contacts to Apple's Contacts.

Make your selection, click Export, and you're done.

Automatically Export New Google Contacts

Want to send new Google Contacts to 1,500+ applications, automatically? We can help. With Zapier, you can set up automations, called Zaps, that can automatically grab new Google Contacts and send them to other applications.

For example, you could automatically send all new Google Contacts to Mailchimp:

Or you could connect Google Contacts to your CRM to send the contacts there:

Or, if you want, you could send your contacts over to a spreadsheet or database:

These are just a few examples. You can create your own automations to send new Google Contacts to any app you want, in any form you'd like. Get started here.



from The Zapier Blog http://bit.ly/2WwBbB5

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