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Sept 25, 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.

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Quick Hits

1. Google App Adds Search Live For Real-Time Visual Search
   (Visual intent is the new keyword.)

2. LinkedIn Launches Company Intelligence AP
   (LinkedIn just turned its data into a growth engine.)

3. Value Ladder: What Is It & Why You Probably Need One
   (Funnels drive transactions.)

The Growth joke of the day

Told my client SEO takes time…
Now they’re asking if we can run it on same-day delivery. 🚀

3-Minute News Bulletin with
Growth Hackers

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin explores:
AI Innovation Reshapes Marketing, Legal Services,
and Social Media Integration

🚀 This Week in Growth: AI Shapes Marketing, Branding, and Beyond

Brands are also leaning into AI-powered visuals, turning machine outputs into distinct, on-brand campaigns that scale recognition and engagement. In professional services, Superpanel secures $5.3M to streamline legal client intake, while Meta’s Llama models gain U.S. government approval, signaling AI’s role in enterprise and public sector transformation.

On the consumer front, Google Photos’ “Help me edit” introduces Gemini-driven voice and text editing for Android users. But as AI search expands, experts warn of bias and misinformation risks, urging brands to double down on quality content over quick fixes like llms.txt. Meanwhile, Google Discover evolves into a hybrid feed, merging social media and news to unlock new discovery opportunities for creators and marketers.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Why is white-label SEO reporting important?

  Explains the value of white-label reporting in agency-client relationships: saving time, building credibility, improving transparency, and scaling digital marketing operations.

• Microsoft adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot

  Microsoft is leaning into its new partnership with OpenAI’s chief rival, Anthropic. Starting Wednesday, the software giant will incorporate Anthropic’s AI models into its AI assistant Copilot, which has previously been fueled mainly by OpenAI.  

• Google’s Small Business Essentials mini-site rolls out with AI & data tools

  Google’s new resource hub provides SMBs with overviews, case studies, and access to free or trial AI tools, aiming to democratize advanced digital marketing tactics and foster SMB growth despite limited resources.

• Instagram to let users fine-tune recommendation algorithms and navigation

  New Instagram features will allow granular control over recommended Reels/topics, impacting how marketers and creators approach content structuring and engagement.

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People

• Billionaire VC Mike Moritz slams new H-1B visa fee as ‘brutish extortion scheme’

  The Trump administration last Friday announced a new $100,000 annual levy on H-1B visas, which allow 85,000 skilled foreign workers to enter the U.S. each year. The fee applies to companies hiring these workers, primarily in tech.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• SISTRIX Reports Sharp Drop In ChatGPT Web Searches

  SISTRIX observed that ChatGPT reduced the frequency of live web searches in anonymous sessions from above 15% to below 2.5% in two weeks—potentially affecting the recency/coverage of AI answers and digital marketers' ability to influence those responses.

• Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change

  Spotify on Thursday announced a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and to make it clearer that unauthorized voice clones are not permitted on its service.
  

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