Observed Signal · Mar 13, 2024 · Technical Release · Source: OnlineMarketing.de · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
App Overload Costs Four Hours/Week; Grammarly App Actions
Employees lose up to four hours per week to constant app switching, with a Harvard Business Review study noting roughly 1,200 daily context switches per employee and about 9% of work time spent on this. Grammarly introduced App-Action, a feature that lets users perform tasks directly within the Grammarly app, reducing the need to switch between applications. App Actions integrate with tools such as Asana, Atlassian Jira, monday.com, Smartsheet, and Wrike, and enable actions like creating HubSpot contacts, sharing Calendly availability, and inserting media from GIPHY and Unsplash, or locating files in Google Drive and Microsoft 365. The rollout is framed as part of a broader shift toward AI-enabled productivity in the workplace. Scott Brinker (Grammarly partner and HubSpot VP of Platform Ecosystem) highlights easier access to HubSpot features via App Action, while the article urges firms to modernize workflows to reduce tool sprawl, noting AI tools from Google and Microsoft as aiding automation.
New Grammarly App Action feature aimed at reducing app-switching and increasing productivity; relevant to MarTech/adjacent workflows.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Harvard Business Review study cites employees switching apps ~1,200 times per day and nearly four hours per week spent on this (about 9% of work time).
- Grammarly unveiled App-Action, enabling tasks to be completed without leaving the Grammarly writing flow.
- App Actions integrate with Asana, Atlassian Jira, monday.com, Smartsheet, and Wrike.
- App Actions can create HubSpot contacts, share Calendly availability, and insert/search media from GIPHY and Unsplash; link files in Google Drive and Microsoft 365.
- Scott Brinker (Grammarly partner; HubSpot VP) discusses easier access to HubSpot via App Action; highlights collaboration benefits.
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