In this What’s Up This Week edition of Do This, Not That—brought to you by Marigold—host Jay Schwedelson delivers a rapid rundown of the latest marketing updates, tech developments, and a dose of personal nostalgia.
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Best Moments:
(00:54) Canva’s new LinkedIn video‑creation templates and direct integration
(03:02) BrandFetch plugin for Canva that imports company logos in a click
(03:47) Threads hits 320 million monthly active users
(04:38) Blue Sky’s growth slows—only 5 million new users in four months
(05:45) Top app downloads: ChatGPT (#1), Threads (#2), CapCut (#3)
(06:26) Jay’s throwback to attending WrestleMania 2 as a kid
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