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Nov 06, 2025

Hello, GrowthHackers! 

Welcome to your daily unfair advantage.

Every morning, we cut through the noise to bring you sharp insights, fast news, and fresh sparks to light up your brain and fuel your hustle. From scrappy hacks to big tech moves, AI shifts to culture flips this is your intel to stay ahead, move fast, and break boring.

Think of it as your growth-fueled espresso shot.
Short. Smart. Addictive.

Let’s dive in.👇

Quick Hits

1. Oreo-maker Mondelez will use AI for TV ads next year
   (If the cookies start talking, I’m out.)

2. Adobe rolls out AI agents for online marketing tools
   (So… Photoshop now comes with an intern?)

The Growth joke of the day

How did Yoda get his first lead?
He used the Sales Force.

3-Minute News Bulletin with Roxie

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin explores:
AI Innovation, Black Friday Records, and Key Shifts in Tech and Marketing

This week’s GrowthRocks News Bulletin
dives into the edge of AI-powered marketing
and automation. 👥

From turning your job hunt into a full-funnel campaign to ClickUp’s AI leap and Black Friday’s $74B data story, every headline reveals how growth, tech, and creativity collide.

We unpack the AI gaps brands still face, the legal gray zones of generative content, and Apple’s rumored Siri-Gemini upgrade.

Smart reads, sharper insights built for marketers who move fast and think exponential.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Reddit Shares Tips on Effective Social Listening

  Reddit releases a 22-page “Social Listening for Marketers” guide, encouraging a shift from SEO to “AEO” (Answer Engine Optimization), stressing the value of being present on conversational platforms to maximize AI-driven discovery and marketing reach.

• If the AI bubble bursts, marketing could take the first hit
  An article analysing the risk side of the AI hype: while marketers are excited, mounting debts, over-promises and shaky foundations suggest that if AI growth stalls, marketing departments may feel the pain early.

• YouTube Separates Organic & Paid Metrics In Channel Analytics

  YouTube Analytics now lets creators filter and analyze organic vs. paid engagement separately, clarifying that paid ads do not affect organic video performance. This empowers better marketing measurement and strategic decision-making for digital marketers.

• 'GenAI is no longer a future consideration'

  According to a new study by SAS and Coleman Parkes, more than eight in ten marketers globally are actively using GenAI, with CMOs and marketing teams reporting a clear ROI of 93% and 83%, respectively.

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People

• Jensen Huang (CEO of Nvidia) warns the US is falling behind in AI,
  China set to win the race
  At an AI summit, Huang stated that Western regulation and “cynicism” are slowing down progress, allowing China to gain an edge in the AI arms race

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Tinder Deploys AI Nudges to Prevent Offensive Messaging

  Tinder utilizes LLM-based AI to nudge users before they send potentially harmful messages (“Are you sure?”), improving community interactions and safety; part of broader adoption of AI in digital platforms for user engagement and moderation.

• AI can be both a bubble and a breakthrough

  Artificial intelligence may well be the future of business and the wider economy, yet the sky-high stock prices it's generating may still represent an unsustainable bubble.

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