Do This, NOT That: Marketing Tips with Jay Schwedelson

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Updating an old stat on a page you forgot about sounds like housekeeping, not strategy, but new data says it is one of the biggest levers for getting cited when someone asks AI a question. Jay Schwedelson breaks down what actually earns those citations, why Reddit and X just made opposite bets on lead gen forms, and the three video openers pulling the most watch time on Instagram right now. There is also a Love Island take nobody asked for.
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Best Moments:
(00:38) New AirOps data showing over 70% of pages ChatGPT cites were updated within the last 12 months
(01:52) Why adding the current year or month to your offer titles lifts your odds of showing up in AI results
(03:00) The single ad format that beats everything else across LinkedIn, Meta, and X
(03:46) Reddit is killing on-site lead forms while X quietly brings theirs back
(05:03) Adam Mosseri says watch time is the whole game for organic reach on Instagram
(05:50) The three video hooks people are actually staying for, and the intro you should drop immediately

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Check out Jay Schwedelson's new book: Stupider People Have Done It
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Follow Daniel on LinkedIn and check out The Marketing Millennials podcast for sharp, no-fluff marketing insights. Subscribe to Ari Murray’s newsletter at gotomillions.co for sharp, actionable marketing insights.
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There's a search trick on X that most marketers have never typed once, and it takes about ten seconds to pull the most viral post in your niche. Jay Schwedelson and Daniel Murray trade the exact syntax, the Grok prompts, and the filters that let you see what's actually working before you write a single word of content. It also starts with a bleeding heel and a lost loafer, so, you know, stick around.
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Best Moments:
(00:47) Daniel spent more on one pair of shoes than ever, then lost half of them at a conference
(01:47) Why X is the only social platform you can actually query like a database
(02:13) The Grok prompt that surfaces high-engagement posts in your niche from the last 48 hours
(03:21) Advanced search is back on X, and Jay spells out the exact string to type
(04:43) Layering in minimum retweets, comments, date ranges, and media-only filters
(06:30) If the syntax is hard to follow by ear, have ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Claude write it for you

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Check out Jay Schwedelson's new book: Stupider People Have Done It
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Connect with Jay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schwedelson/
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Ross points listeners to Create Once, Distribute Forever, including the audiobook Jay mentions is on the way, and to The Ross Simmonds Show, where he specifically recommends the crossover episode he recorded with Jay. He tells listeners he is easy to find online, with LinkedIn as the simplest place to reach him.
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Give Ross Simmonds three hours and a blank calendar and he will map out exactly how to get your company cited inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, off the cuff, without knowing the question was coming. Jay Schwedelson hands him that challenge two minutes in, then keeps pulling the thread through connectors, dusty old blog posts, and the reason most people's AI visibility numbers are quietly lying to them. There is also a fantasy football draft in here, which somehow turns into the most convincing argument of the whole conversation.
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Best Moments:
(02:02) A three hour, no warning game plan for getting your brand cited by the major AI models
(05:37) What a connector actually is, explained like you have never touched one
(07:59) Why your old posts are gems sitting in a treasure box nobody opens
(09:52) One message said 100 different ways beats 100 new ideas, and Nike proves it
(14:12) The memory trap that has executives celebrating rankings that are not real
(20:06) Jay drafts an entire fantasy football team through ChatGPT and gets graded on it

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Check 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/1637635206
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Connect with Jay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schwedelson/
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A million people have now clicked "seems like AI slop" on LinkedIn, and the number LinkedIn released right after it is either a real win or a rounding error, depending on whose feed you're looking at. Jay Schwedelson has that one, plus a lawsuit going after the sleep score you check before you open your eyes, and two subject line stats that argue the exact opposite of the best practice everyone keeps repeating. Stick around for the email data, but the Oura story is the one you'll end up texting someone about.
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Best Moments:
(00:30) LinkedIn's AI slop report button gets used over a million times in a matter of weeks
(01:00) The claim that flagged content is now pulling 40% fewer views, and why the feed doesn't feel like it
(01:45) Oura gets hit with a class action over whether a ring can actually measure sleep at all
(03:00) Subject lines under 15 characters are quietly beating open rates by more than 15%
(04:00) The case for writing a subject line so long it gets cut off on purpose
(04:45) ChatGPT advertising rolls into 31 more European markets this week

Partner with Jay: https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contact
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Check 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/1637635206
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Connect with Jay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schwedelson/
Check out Jay's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelson
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Moving a kid into a college dorm apparently means losing a two-hour fight with a dresser, and Jay Schwedelson has the sweat to prove it. From there, he and Daniel Murray get into the marketing habits they are happy to watch die off, including one that everybody was told was the responsible way to do things. There is also a strong case that the email address you keep demanding from prospects is the wrong one entirely.
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Best Moments:
(00:31) Jay builds a dorm dresser in two hours while the dad next door finishes his in 28 minutes
(01:41) A GetResponse study says double opt-in is dying, and Jay could not be more thrilled about it
(02:28) Roughly 30 to 40 percent of people never go back to confirm, so you quietly lose them
(02:48) Spam complaints run higher on double opt-in lists because of who actually clicks that button
(03:52) Personal emails match better on Meta and social since nobody puts work email on Facebook
(05:40) Blocking job switchers from your content makes you the last vendor they ever call