What’s Up THIS WEEK: Huge AI Google Update! Email Tactic Surging! 📺 TV Show News!! | Ep. 417
What’s Up THIS WEEK: Huge AI Google Update! Email Tactic Surging! 📺 TV Show News!! | Ep. 417  
Podcast: Do This, NOT That: Marketing Tips with Jay Schwedelson
Published On: Wed Sep 24 2025
Description: Google just dropped a curveball for anyone using Chrome: you can now type prompts straight into the address bar and get Gemini-powered answers without ever leaving your browser. Jay Schwedelson unpacks why this matters for marketers, why LinkedIn isn’t punishing you for adding links (despite the myths), and the seasonal email trick that quietly spikes open rates. Plus, he can’t resist dropping in some TV takes—from Love Is Blind to the sad end of Outrageous Pumpkins.ㅤBest Moments:(01:00) Chrome’s address bar turns into an AI prompt box with Gemini(01:30) Why Jay thinks Google might win the AI wars(02:30) LinkedIn’s product director says links do not kill reach(04:00) Starting October, “invitation” subject lines boost opens by 24 to 28 percent(06:00) Jay’s fall TV lineup: The Girlfriend, Love Is Blind, and a canceled pumpkin showㅤPartner with Jay! https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contactㅤPre-order Jay Schwedelson’s new book, Stupider People Have Done It (out June 9, 2026). 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/1637635206ㅤCheck out Jay’s YOUTUBE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelsonCheck out Jay’s TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@schwedelsonCheck Out Jay's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/