Be in The Know
🛑 Meta to suspend all political ads in EU.
🎙️ 78% of advertisers now actively advertise in podcasting.
🚗 You know the pink Mary Kay Cadillacs? They’re electric now.
📺 Why does Bob’s Discount Furniture have a reality TV series?
🧠 Google adds AI summaries of business reviews to Chrome URL displays.
🥃 Jenga is selling a Jenga set filled with 25-year-old Japanese whisky.
What are TikTok Bulletin Boards?
TikTok is testing a new feature called Bulletin Boards, a one-way feed where creators can post updates, drop links, and share their latest content directly, no algorithm middleman required.
As of yet, TikTok is a discovery machine, but not always the best for deepening relationships. Bulletin Boards has the potential to flip that script.
Even if you don’t have access yet, it’s time to start thinking about how to leverage it:
- Hype your drops. Announce product launches, restocks, or flash sales.
- Go B-T-S. Share raw, real content that doesn’t make it to your grid.
- Make it VIP. Use it like an insider club with sneak peeks and early access.
- Boost live attendance. Remind followers before livestreams or IRL events.
- Repurpose like a pro. Turn FAQs, blog links, or newsletter shoutouts into posts.
Smash or Pass 👍/👎
Nextdoor loses its friendly little “n” in a logo redesign.
CopyCat
Browser-based busywork? Bah!
CopyCat is a no-code AI automation tool that watches what you do and then does it for you.
Just describe your workflow or upload a screen recording, and CopyCat’s browser agents get the idea without scripts or desktop installs.
It’s cloud-based, schedule-friendly, and built to handle the kind of repetitive grunt work like invoice uploads, dashboard scrapes, data entry, etc, etc, etc.
Shake It…
Polaroid has the nostalgia market cornered, so their latest anti-AI campaign to promote their new Flip camera really resonates.
The moody ads appeared in JFK and next to Apple and Google stores, featuring Polaroid shots paired with handwritten, confrontational statements like “AI can’t generate sand between your toes” and “How much of your camera roll do you really remember?”
Marketer Burnout: A Crisis of Creativity
The marketing and advertising world is in burnout crisis.
Shannon outlines signs of burnout and some of the primary causes, including digital overload, multitasking, unsustainable demand and unrealistic expectations, role creep, generative AI, and more.
Finally… how do we fix it?
🎙️ Stream now (17 min):
Ads from the Past
Centaur Tractor, 1925
