Target’s Zoom layoff glitch, a sneaky subject line tweak that lifts opens, and why pop-up moments are the new marketing moat... this week’s quick hit has range. You’ll also hear why showing up well in Gemini matters more than ever and a spicy pop-culture rant from Jay Schwedelson about platform responsibility.
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Best Moments:
(00:28) Target’s all-hands layoff Zoom glitches to a black screen and employees learn their fate by email instead.
(01:45) Put brackets at the end of your subject line to spotlight the key hook and lift opens about 15 percent.
(03:17) Cash App x Sabrina Carpenter pop-up racks up 30M views and proves short-lived moments beat evergreen noise.
(04:34) A B2B play you can steal now: a 24-hour “vault unlock” that disappears and concentrates attention.
(06:12) Gemini’s usage surges from 6.4 percent to 12.9 percent while ChatGPT slips from 87 percent to 74 percent.
(07:52) Big audiences, bigger responsibility: why amplifying junk conspiracies isn’t just silly, it’s harmful.
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