NEW! ‘Un-AI’ Your Marketing = Huge Boost! Ask Us ANYTHING❓ | Ep. 348
In this episode of Do This, Not That, Jay Schwedelson answers a listener’s question on how to “un-AI” your marketing content, then shares his latest reality TV favorites.=================================================Best Moments:(00:30) Are there anti-AI things we should be doing to stand out?(01:40) Avoid the green check mark and party popper emojis—they signal AI-written content(03:00) Avoid words like unlock, discover, boost, grow, optimize at the start of subject lines or posts(04:15) Use expressive spelling, intentional typos, and no caps—AI will never suggest this(07:10) Below Deck season 12 just started—reality TV recommendations(08:09) Bachelor in Paradise is back July 7th—countdown begins=================================================Check out our 100% FREE + VIRTUAL EVENTS! ->EVENTASTIC - The worlds LARGEST event about EVENTS! June 5-6 2025Register HERE: https://www.eventastic.com/RegistrationGuru Conference - The World's Largest Virtual EMAIL MARKETING Conference - Nov 6-7!Register here: www.GuruConference.com=================================================Check 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/=================================================AND don’t miss out on this awesome FREE upcoming Quick Hit!Marigold: Should I Switch Email Platforms? 5 Truths & Myths!6/24 11am – 12pm ET.Register HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7325947932031991808/comments/=================================================MASSIVE thank you to our Sponsor, Marigold!!Email chaos across campuses, branches, or chapters? Emma by Marigold lets HQ keep control while local teams send on-brand, on-time messages with ease.Podcast & GURU listeners: 50 % off your first 3 months with an annual plan (new customers, 10 k-contact minimum, terms apply).Claim your offer now at jayschwedelson.com/emma
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LinkedIn HUGE Change! ➕ On-Demand is Dying? ➕Goodbye Gossip Magazines? What’s Up THIS WEEK| Ep. 347
In this episode of Do This, Not That, Jay Schwedelson shares a key LinkedIn analytics update, explains why his events use “earned on demand,” and talks about the end of supermarket gossip magazines.=================================================Best Moments:(00:17) LinkedIn just had a major, major update to some analytics(01:06) Now you can see if your LinkedIn post brought profile viewers or new followers(02:22) More impressions doesn’t always mean more followers or profile views(05:14) We do “earned on demand”—attend live to get access to recordings(05:46) Our show up rates hit 70% with this model(07:22) People who show up live convert to pipeline 400% more than on-demand viewers(10:04) Big gossip magazines are shutting down(11:22) Tabloid headlines? “We just make up what will sell magazines”=================================================Check out our 100% FREE + VIRTUAL EVENTS! ->EVENTASTIC - The worlds LARGEST event about EVENTS! June 5-6 2025Register HERE: https://www.eventastic.com/RegistrationGuru Conference - The World's Largest Virtual EMAIL MARKETING Conference - Nov 6-7!Register here: www.GuruConference.com=================================================Check 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/=================================================AND don’t miss out on this awesome FREE upcoming Quick Hit!Marigold: Should I Switch Email Platforms? 5 Truths & Myths!6/24 11am – 12pm ET.Register HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7325947932031991808/comments/=================================================MASSIVE thank you to our Sponsor, Marigold!!Email chaos across campuses, branches, or chapters? Emma by Marigold lets HQ keep control while local teams send on-brand, on-time messages with ease.Podcast & GURU listeners: 50 % off your first 3 months with an annual plan (new customers, 10 k-contact minimum, terms apply).Claim your offer now at jayschwedelson.com/emma
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SPECIAL SERIES == 🚨 This ONE POST Can Change Your Business! <== | BATHROOM Break #58 COLLAB: The Marketing Millennials + Do This, Not That
In this episode of The Bathroom Break, Jay Schwedelson and Daniel Murray break down a fast, effective social post tactic that drives engagement and helps you source incredible content collaborators—no matter your brand type or audience size.=================================================Best Moments:(01:36) What about you? Like, I never heard you I didn't even know you go to the beach.(02:46) It's doing a social post and asking for people to raise their hand to participate in your content.(03:33) The really key part is is getting people to tag other people.(04:30) It also have great community building and list building for you.(05:07) We're looking for new people to do come in our webinar as a guest.(05:55) It's project one to many because going DM to DM is really hard.(06:41) It's not even about having a big following.(07:29) The key is to ask people also to recommend other people.(07:50) Would Daniel Murray is he like, oh, there's a lazy river. I want to go in the lazy river?(08:36) Because you don't have to do anything, except once in a while you bump into a weird family.=================================================Check out our 100% FREE + VIRTUAL EVENTS! ->EVENTASTIC - The worlds LARGEST event about EVENTS! June 5-6 2025Register HERE: https://www.eventastic.com/RegistrationGuru Conference - The World's Largest Virtual EMAIL MARKETING Conference - Nov 6-7!Register here: www.GuruConference.com=================================================Check 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/=================================================AND don’t miss out on this awesome FREE upcoming Quick Hit!Marigold: Should I Switch Email Platforms? 5 Truths & Myths!6/24 11am – 12pm ET.Register HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7325947932031991808/comments/=================================================MASSIVE thank you to our Sponsor, Marigold!!Email chaos across campuses, branches, or chapters? Emma by Marigold lets HQ keep control while local teams send on-brand, on-time messages with ease.Podcast & GURU listeners: 50 % off your first 3 months with an annual plan (new customers, 10 k-contact minimum, terms apply).Claim your offer now at jayschwedelson.com/emma
In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson shares three easy-to-miss tactics that boost engagement on LinkedIn, Instagram, and email—and closes with a story of mistaken identity on spring break in Cancun.=================================================Best Moments:(01:02) Commenting on old LinkedIn posts boosts profile views by 20–25%(03:06) Share your Instagram reel to 20 people with unique notes for 40% more engagement(05:53) A subject line with just the recipient’s first name lifted open rates by 25%(09:48) Jay accidentally slept in a stranger’s hotel room on spring break=================================================Check out our 100% FREE + VIRTUAL EVENTS! ->EVENTASTIC - The worlds LARGEST event about EVENTS! June 5-6 2025Register HERE: https://www.eventastic.com/RegistrationGuru Conference - The World's Largest Virtual EMAIL MARKETING Conference - Nov 6-7!Register here: www.GuruConference.com=================================================Check 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/=================================================AND don’t miss out on this awesome FREE upcoming Quick Hit!Marigold: Should I Switch Email Platforms? 5 Truths & Myths!6/24 11am – 12pm ET.Register HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7325947932031991808/comments/=================================================MASSIVE thank you to our Sponsor, Marigold!!Email chaos across campuses, branches, or chapters? Emma by Marigold lets HQ keep control while local teams send on-brand, on-time messages with ease.Podcast & GURU listeners: 50 % off your first 3 months with an annual plan (new customers, 10 k-contact minimum, terms apply).Claim your offer now at jayschwedelson.com/emma
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MY PATH: New York Fashion Week [CFDA] Event Lead ➡️ Leigh King | Ep. 344
In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson talks with Leigh King, Director of Special Projects and Events at the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Leigh shares how she broke into the fashion world, what it’s really like behind the scenes of major events like New York Fashion Week, and why success in fashion takes more than a good outfit.=================================================Best Moments:(01:18) That's a good question. So like you said, I'm the Director of Special Projects and Events at CFDA(03:41) The short answer is no, it's not easy. It was a lot of hustling(07:20) I did get that internship. It was really great because it was actually a full time internship(08:46) That designer is Zach Posen. And I went and worked with Zach Posen as his assistant(11:45) I've been there for about ten and a half years now, working my way up(13:00) It is very hard to break into fashion in any role(14:11) You have to be super assertive and network and meet people and DM people on Instagram(15:04) Really, it's 95% Excel sheets and table charts and colors of linen or flowers(16:20) The industry is working to make Fashion Week more democratic(17:47) Jenna, if you're watching this, you know how much I love you(18:58) Find me on Instagram. Because apparently I don't LinkedIn or update my LinkedIn very well=================================================Check out our 100% FREE + VIRTUAL EVENTS! ->EVENTASTIC - The worlds LARGEST event about EVENTS! June 5-6 2025Register HERE: https://www.eventastic.com/RegistrationGuru Conference - The World's Largest Virtual EMAIL MARKETING Conference - Nov 6-7!Register here: www.GuruConference.com=================================================Check 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/=================================================AND don’t miss out on this awesome FREE upcoming Quick Hit!Marigold: Should I Switch Email Platforms? 5 Truths & Myths!6/24 11am – 12pm ET.Register HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7325947932031991808/comments/=================================================MASSIVE thank you to our Sponsor, Marigold!!Email chaos across campuses, branches, or chapters? Emma by Marigold lets HQ keep control while local teams send on-brand, on-time messages with ease.Podcast & GURU listeners: 50 % off your first 3 months with an annual plan (new customers, 10 k-contact minimum, terms apply).Claim your offer now at jayschwedelson.com/emma
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