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Jul 2023
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As email has becomes an increasingly clogged communication mechanism, businesses looking for more direct ways to communicate with their customers in a B2B context have been turning to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord and other channels.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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