In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson shares simple but overlooked email and social tactics—from skipping preheaders to breaking up text for more white space—and gets honest about his doctor’s visit.

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Best Moments:

(00:13) Easy tactics you’re not using for email and social

(01:22) Have you ever tested no preheader?

(02:04) No preheader lifts open rates by 12–14%

(03:26) Try just one call to action button

(03:56) One CTA = 3x more clicks

(04:38) Four+ lines of text drops clicks by 20%

(05:16) LinkedIn: use enters to force “more” clicks

(06:39) Instagram carousels: add minimalist slides

(09:15) Why do I lie to my doctor?

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson welcomes bestselling author and StoryBrand founder Donald Miller, who shares how brands can clarify their messaging using story structure, the power of soundbites, and why customer-centric storytelling wins.

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Best Moments:

(00:35) Do you realize collectively his books have spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list?

(06:22) What is the mistake that brands make most often when they're trying to tell their story? What should they be doing instead?

(08:05) You need soundbites, and those soundbites need to be about your customer survival. They don't need to be about you.

(09:57) Kids love aquariums—they saw a 99% increase in sales when they put that soundbite everywhere

(17:06) Social proof is about showing you're good at getting people out of a hole—customers want to know if you care and if you're competent

(21:32) A good story is actually, it has a very succinct plot and a million subplots

(28:00) Take your domain, go to storybrand.ai, and for free, enter your domain into our website analyzer tool

(30:30) AI is the best thought partner I've ever worked with

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, Jay Schwedelson answers a listener’s question on how to “un-AI” your marketing content, then shares his latest reality TV favorites.

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Best Moments:

(00:30) Are there anti-AI things we should be doing to stand out?

(01:40) Avoid the green check mark and party popper emojis—they signal AI-written content

(03:00) Avoid words like unlock, discover, boost, grow, optimize at the start of subject lines or posts

(04:15) Use expressive spelling, intentional typos, and no caps—AI will never suggest this

(07:10) Below Deck season 12 just started—reality TV recommendations

(08:09) Bachelor in Paradise is back July 7th—countdown begins

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, Jay Schwedelson shares a key LinkedIn analytics update, explains why his events use “earned on demand,” and talks about the end of supermarket gossip magazines.

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Best Moments:

(00:17) LinkedIn just had a major, major update to some analytics

(01:06) Now you can see if your LinkedIn post brought profile viewers or new followers

(02:22) More impressions doesn’t always mean more followers or profile views

(05:14) We do “earned on demand”—attend live to get access to recordings

(05:46) Our show up rates hit 70% with this model

(07:22) People who show up live convert to pipeline 400% more than on-demand viewers

(10:04) Big gossip magazines are shutting down

(11:22) Tabloid headlines? “We just make up what will sell magazines”

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In this episode of The Bathroom Break, Jay Schwedelson and Daniel Murray break down a fast, effective social post tactic that drives engagement and helps you source incredible content collaborators—no matter your brand type or audience size.

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Best Moments:

(01:36) What about you? Like, I never heard you I didn't even know you go to the beach.

(02:46) It's doing a social post and asking for people to raise their hand to participate in your content.

(03:33) The really key part is is getting people to tag other people.

(04:30) It also have great community building and list building for you.

(05:07) We're looking for new people to do come in our webinar as a guest.

(05:55) It's project one to many because going DM to DM is really hard.

(06:41) It's not even about having a big following.

(07:29) The key is to ask people also to recommend other people.

(07:50) Would Daniel Murray is he like, oh, there's a lazy river. I want to go in the lazy river?

(08:36) Because you don't have to do anything, except once in a while you bump into a weird family.

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson shares three easy-to-miss tactics that boost engagement on LinkedIn, Instagram, and email—and closes with a story of mistaken identity on spring break in Cancun.

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Best Moments:

(01:02) Commenting on old LinkedIn posts boosts profile views by 20–25%

(03:06) Share your Instagram reel to 20 people with unique notes for 40% more engagement

(05:53) A subject line with just the recipient’s first name lifted open rates by 25%

(09:48) Jay accidentally slept in a stranger’s hotel room on spring break

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson talks with Leigh King, Director of Special Projects and Events at the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Leigh shares how she broke into the fashion world, what it’s really like behind the scenes of major events like New York Fashion Week, and why success in fashion takes more than a good outfit.

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Best Moments:

(01:18) That's a good question. So like you said, I'm the Director of Special Projects and Events at CFDA

(03:41) The short answer is no, it's not easy. It was a lot of hustling

(07:20) I did get that internship. It was really great because it was actually a full time internship

(08:46) That designer is Zach Posen. And I went and worked with Zach Posen as his assistant

(11:45) I've been there for about ten and a half years now, working my way up

(13:00) It is very hard to break into fashion in any role

(14:11) You have to be super assertive and network and meet people and DM people on Instagram

(15:04) Really, it's 95% Excel sheets and table charts and colors of linen or flowers

(16:20) The industry is working to make Fashion Week more democratic

(17:47) Jenna, if you're watching this, you know how much I love you

(18:58) Find me on Instagram. Because apparently I don't LinkedIn or update my LinkedIn very well

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson answers a listener feeling stuck at work with real talk on job hunting while employed. Then he dishes out takes on upcoming reboots—from Smurfs to Scarlet Johansson vs. dinosaurs.

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Best Moments:

(01:31) Don't quit your job until you have another one

(02:25) Employed candidates get 3x more offers than unemployed ones

(04:03) DM people for advice—not jobs—to start real conversations

(05:02) Your next job just needs to suck less

(07:05) Use PTO for free courses—add them to LinkedIn

(09:34) Fantastic Four reboot might be the best superhero movie ever

(10:55) Jurassic World again? Why are we doing this?

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