What’s Up THIS WEEK?! 🛑ELECTION Impact on B2B and Consumer Marketing Campaigns!🛑 | Ep. 576
What’s Up THIS WEEK?! 🛑ELECTION Impact on B2B and Consumer Marketing Campaigns!🛑 | Ep. 576  
Podcast: Do This, NOT That: Marketing Tips with Jay Schwedelson
Published On: Tue Oct 13 2026
Description: Partner with Jay: https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contactㅤCheck out Jay Schwedelson's new book: Stupider People Have Done It All net proceeds are donated to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, let's kick cancer's butt: https://www.amazon.com/Stupider-People-Have-Done-Marketing/dp/1637635206ㅤSubscribe to Jay's newsletter for weekly marketing tips and tactics: https://www.jayschwedelson.com/newsletterㅤRegister for GuruConference (FREE + VIRTUAL!) https://www.guruconference.comㅤCheck out Eventastic (FREE + VIRTUAL!) https://www.eventastic.comㅤConnect with Jay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schwedelson/Check out Jay's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelsonCheck out Jay's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/Ask Jay anything: https://www.jayschwedelson.com/askㅤLeave a comment and follow the show, it really helps us out!ㅤBig shoutout to our sponsor, Knak!Marketers, you know the pain… You spend hours on a campaign, and then it gets stuck in review cycles and barely looks like what you started with. Knak makes it simple. Build emails, landing pages, and mobile messages; collaborate and launch - all in one place. No tool hopping, no messy handoffs, with AI built in to help you move faster.See how it all works, get started at knak.com/demoㅤElection season is making your cost per acquisition look terrible, your emails are landing in spam, and your LinkedIn views fell off a cliff. None of that is your fault this month. Jay Schwedelson walks through brand new data on how $11.6 billion in political ad money is quietly wrecking inbox placement and ad pricing, and what to pull out of your reporting before you start blaming the offer. Stick around for the candy corn verdict, which is not up for debate.ㅤBest Moments:ㅤ(01:19) Political ad spend hits $11.6 billion this cycle, more than the last presidential raceㅤ(02:08) Thirteen states soak up over 70% of that spend, and your cost per acquisition there is paying for itㅤ(03:28) New Validity data shows inbox placement dropping more than 5% the week before election dayㅤ(04:44) Why November 3rd is the worst possible day to launch a sale or run a webinarㅤ(05:41) LinkedIn impressions and video views cratering across the board, and why that is not a you problemㅤ(07:58) The candy corn rant that ends with a full prosecution and no witnesses for the defense