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How Barawave Works with Slack, Zapier & Gmail: Connecting Your Workflow Seamlessly

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Discover how Barawave integrates with Slack, Zapier, and Gmail to automate workflows, streamline communication, and unify your business operations in 2025. Boost productivity with these powerful integrations.

Introduction

In today’s digital-first work environment, efficiency is king. Businesses use dozens of tools every day—project management platforms, CRMs, email, chat apps, automation tools—but too often, these platforms work in silos. That leads to disjointed workflows, duplicated efforts, and lost productivity.

Barawave solves this problem by integrating your core operational systems—including Slack, Zapier, and Gmail—into one powerful, unified platform.

In this guide, you’ll learn how Barawave’s integrations with these tools transform your business operations. Whether you’re a team of 5 or 500, Barawave helps automate tasks, centralize communication, and scale intelligently.

Why Barawave + Integrations Are a Game-Changer

Barawave is already an all-in-one AI-powered ERP and CRM platform. It combines:

  • Project Management
  • CRM
  • Invoicing & Accounting
  • HR & Payroll
  • Marketing Automation

But when you connect Barawave to tools your team already uses—like Slack, Gmail, and Zapier—it unlocks even more powerful automations and time-saving workflows.

Benefits:

  • Eliminate context-switching between platforms
  • Automate repetitive tasks
  • Improve internal communication
  • Ensure CRM, finance, and operations stay in sync
  • Boost productivity without increasing headcount

Section 1: How Barawave Works with Slack

Slack is the communication hub for millions of modern teams. Barawave’s native Slack integration ensures your team receives timely updates, task alerts, approvals, and CRM events right where they collaborate.

Key Features

1. Real-Time Notifications

Barawave can automatically send Slack alerts when:

  • A new lead is added
  • An invoice is approved or overdue
  • A task is assigned or completed
  • A deal is won or lost

2. Slack Commands (via Barawave Bot)

Interact with Barawave right from Slack using slash commands:

  • /barawave my tasks – View today’s assignments
  • /barawave crm John Smith – Pull contact record instantly
  • /barawave status – View real-time system health or project KPIs

3. Project Channel Syncing

Sync Barawave projects with Slack channels:

  • Automatically post updates to #project-xyz
  • Link comments in Barawave tasks to Slack threads

4. Mentions & Reminders

Mentions in Barawave task discussions can notify users in Slack for instant follow-ups.

Setup Instructions

  1. Navigate to Settings > Integrations > Slack in your Barawave dashboard.
  2. Authorize your Slack workspace.
  3. Choose events you’d like posted to channels.
  4. Map projects or pipelines to Slack channels.

Bonus Tip: Create a #barawave-alerts channel to centralize all real-time updates.

Section 2: How Barawave Works with Gmail

Email remains the primary mode of client communication for many teams. Barawave’s Gmail integration connects your CRM, invoicing, and task flows directly to your inbox.

Key Features

1. Auto-Sync Emails to CRM

  • Automatically log Gmail messages to the right contact, deal, or client record
  • Track communication history without manual entry

2. Send Emails from Barawave (Using Gmail SMTP)

  • Use your Gmail account to send emails directly from Barawave
  • Personalize emails with dynamic contact data
  • Maintain brand consistency and email tracking

3. Smart Email Triggers

  • Auto-tag a deal as “engaged” when a recipient replies
  • Advance task stage when approval email is received
  • Flag unread emails for follow-up

4. Embedded Email Templates

  • Create branded email templates for invoices, proposals, or onboarding
  • Auto-fill with CRM data

Setup Instructions

  1. Go to Settings > Email Integration in Barawave
  2. Select Gmail
  3. Authenticate your Google account
  4. Enable email logging and automation settings

Pro Tip: Use Barawave’s “Smart Rules” to automate follow-up emails based on email replies or lack thereof.

Section 3: How Barawave Works with Zapier

Zapier connects over 5,000+ apps with no-code automation—and now, you can connect them all to Barawave.

Why Use Zapier with Barawave?

Not every tool you use will have a native integration with Barawave—but with Zapier, almost anything is possible.

Key Use Cases

CRM

  • Add a contact in Barawave CRM when a Calendly meeting is booked
  • Sync contact records from Google Sheets

Projects

  • Create a task in Barawave when a Trello card is moved to “To Do”
  • Auto-create projects from Typeform responses

Finance & Accounting

  • Create Barawave invoices when Stripe payments are received
  • Notify Slack when an invoice is paid

HR

  • Auto-generate employee records from hiring forms
  • Trigger onboarding checklists from Google Forms

Setup Instructions

  1. Go to zapier.com
  2. Search for “Barawave” and connect your account using the API key
  3. Choose a trigger app (e.g., Gmail, Stripe, Airtable)
  4. Define what should happen in Barawave (create contact, task, invoice, etc.)
  5. Turn on your Zap

Barawave Recommended Zaps

  • “Lead-to-Deal” Zap: Typeform → Barawave CRM → Assign sales rep → Send Slack notification
  • “Payment Confirmation” Zap: Stripe → Barawave invoice update → Send Gmail receipt
  • “New Hire Flow” Zap: Google Form → Barawave HR → Create onboarding tasklist → Email welcome message

Section 4: Use Case Walkthroughs

Sales Automation Workflow

  • A lead fills out a Typeform → contact is created in Barawave CRM
  • A Slack message is sent to the sales channel
  • Rep is auto-assigned and follow-up email is sent via Gmail
  • Task is created for a call, and status updated on completion

HR Onboarding Workflow

  • Candidate accepts offer via Gmail
  • Employee record created in Barawave HR
  • Slack notification sent to HR team
  • Task checklist auto-generated (equipment, accounts, policies)

Finance Workflow

  • Invoice created in Barawave → client receives email via Gmail
  • After payment, Barawave updates status
  • Zapier triggers a Slack notification to Finance

Project Kickoff Workflow

  • Client signs proposal → Barawave auto-creates project
  • Assigned PM receives Slack ping
  • First 3 milestones and tasks generated automatically

Section 5: Best Practices

  • Centralize Notifications: Don’t overload every Slack channel—use targeted alerts for each team
  • Use Naming Conventions: Standardize email templates and Slack bot messages
  • Audit Integrations Quarterly: Ensure workflows still align with evolving business goals
  • Start Small, Then Scale: Begin with 2–3 key workflows, then expand

Section 6: Measuring ROI from Integrations

MetricDescriptionHow Barawave Helps
Time SavedReduce hours on repetitive adminAutomation logs & reports
Speed to ResponseSlack alerts and Gmail follow-ups improve team reactivityReal-time notifications
Data AccuracyEliminate manual entry errorsCRM/email/task syncing
Team AdoptionUnified system means fewer apps to learnCentral dashboard

Conclusion

With Barawave, Slack, Zapier, and Gmail aren’t just external tools—they become active parts of your automated workflow ecosystem. Whether you’re closing deals faster, onboarding new hires, or streamlining finance ops, these integrations multiply your team’s productivity.

Barawave brings everything under one roof—and then connects that roof to every channel you already use.

Get Started Now

Need a custom automation built for your company? Reach out to our solutions team at connect@barawave.com

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