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Mar 23, 2026

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. Instagram adds AI transition option for still image-based Stories
   (If it moves, it performs)

2. YouTube tests video highlights preview feature
   (Content has seconds to prove itself.)

3. Retail and grocery brands dominate ChatGPT ads
   (AI conversations quietly becoming checkout funnels.)

4. Do you want to build a robot snowman?
   (From prompts to snowbots)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the marketer ask AI to build a robot snowman?
Because even seasonal campaigns need automation now.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Vibecoding Made Building Easy. Winning Just Got Harder

  You successfully developed your Software as a Service (SaaS) application in a remarkably short period. This achievement is commendable.

• Walmart says ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than its own website
  Walmart’s test shows AI-driven checkout may simplify buying, but it still converts far worse than traditional ecommerce experiences.

• Google Ads Creative Tools Expand, Microsoft Simplifies Bidding – PPC Pulse
  The latest PPC Pulse highlights Microsoft’s bidding updates, Google’s expanded creative tools, and Nano Banana Pro’s availability inside Google Ads.

• Why confidence, not performance, is shaping media spend
  Marketing budgets are increasingly driven by what teams can defend, not just what performs, concentrating spend in a small set of trusted channels.

• WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more
  Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web. The company announced Friday that it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers’ websites

• AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good

  AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year a record-high annual share.
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People

• Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16
  Bill Ready, has called for governments to ban social media for users under 16 in a new Time op-ed.He’s now one of the few top CEOs to call for such a restriction, as nations worldwide begin to implement or consider ways to limit children’s online time, and exactly how to verify ages. 

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• 5 GEO Strategies To Make AI Search Engines Recommend Your Brand In 2026
  Find out how to leverage GEO to ensure your brand is cited by AI engines, enhancing your visibility and reach online.

• Meta to let rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in EU
  Meta isn’t happy about this, but has nonetheless committed to allowing rival artificial intelligence chatbots into WhatsApp. The company was required to do so under the EU Commission’s anti-competition laws.

How Jennifer Anniston’s LolaVie brand grew sales 40% with CTV ads

The DTC beauty category is crowded. To break through, Jennifer Anniston’s brand LolaVie, worked with Roku Ads Manager to easily set up, test, and optimize CTV ad creatives. The campaign helped drive a big lift in sales and customer growth, helping LolaVie break through in the crowded beauty category.

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