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Do Ya Know?
Top Posts of The Week
- Here’s how to navigate “the great negotiation.”
- Why is TikTok usage starting to slow down?
- The Kum & Go gas station chain is getting a new name. You could say it’s Kum and Gone.
- Here’s how Halara manages to stay viral on TikTok.
What We Learned
Monday: Chances are you’ve been tasked with naming a product or a concept (or a friend’s business, for that matter). It’s kind of like how people ask comedians to tell a joke. It’s what we do, technically, but it doesn’t necessarily come straight off the cuff. Pocket these tips for next time.
Tuesday: Optimize your email marketing with these 14 research-backed split tests.
Wednesday:Â TikTok has provided best practices for web auction campaigns. Take a look at recommendations related to creative.
Thursday:Â These are the 9 myths about SEO to leave behind in 2024.
The Conversation
Sarah asked, “Is Facebook bringing back polls on Pages?
Candy asked, “Do you have any examples of web-based event pages with the sponsors listed? Is there a beautiful way to display them?”
Mahayla asked, “What is the best way to embed a video on Mailchimp?”
Kristopher asked, “Any recommendations for a free simple time tracking tool?”
Pocket Stats
We love polls, and you love our polls. Here’s what we learned about our sizable community of Daily Carnage subscribers this week:
32.1% of marketers carry a Yeti water bottle, the mode response. Now you have a fun fact to share.
39.6% of marketers never split test email subject lines. Kind of shocking, right?
45.5% of marketers plan to test Google’s conversational AI for search ads. So, put it on your radar.
31.9% of marketers pay for generative AI tools. Is it worth upgrading?
Inverno Arancione
Ingredients
- 3 large oranges
- 1 small lemon, plus lemon wedges for rims of glasses
- 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled, halved lengthwise, and smashed
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 (750-milliliter) bottles dry Pinot Grigio
- 5 whole star anise
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of kosher salt
Steps
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove peel in wide strips from 2 oranges and from half of the lemon. Juice lemon to equal 2 tablespoons juice; set juice aside.
- Heat orange peels, lemon peels, ginger, and 1/2 cup sugar in a large saucepan over medium-high, 7 to 9 minutes.
- Slowly stir in wine, star anise, cinnamon sticks, vanilla, and reserved 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and bring mixture to a vigorous simmer. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and let mixture steep 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grate remaining orange to equal 1 packed tablespoon grated zest. Combine orange zest, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl. Using the back of a spoon, stir and crush mixture until mixture is fragrant and has an orange tint; set aside.
- Return pan to heat over medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until warmed through, about 4 minutes. Pour wine mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large heatproof bowl; discard solids.
- Rub rims of heatproof glasses or mugs with a lemon wedge; dip rims of glasses into orange zest–sugar mixture. Carefully ladle mulled wine into glasses, and serve warm.
Recipe by Food & Wine
Did Ya Know?
Answer: Linkedin will sunset predictive audiences.
In fact, it’s lookalike audiences that will disappear from LinkedIn in February, so your existing lookalike audience will become static and un-editable. LinkedIn recommends predictive audiences or Audience Expansion as alternatives.
