The End of Subject Lines as We Know Them?

First They Took Privacy. Now They’re Taking Subject Lines.

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Market News

Puck agrees to buy Air Mail (LINK) 

The $7 billion dollar media industry you’ve never heard of (LINK)

Why Is Hearst Buying So Many Texas Newspapers? (LINK)

Hinge is showing brands how to win Gen Z. (LINK)

Cloudflare CEO on the future of AI and the open web (LINK)

“Your Email Copy Isn’t Safe Anymore”

Inbox providers are starting to mess with the rules, and it’s not great news for marketers. Apple, Google, and Yahoo are now swapping out the subject lines and preview text we write with their own AI-generated versions. That means hours spent on clever hooks, witty preheaders, and tight messaging can get replaced by random deal snippets or “summaries” that sometimes show the wrong discount or expiration date. Basically, the personality and trust we build into our emails are getting steamrolled.

And the kicker? It’s spreading. Yahoo’s already testing AI-written subject lines, and Google’s dropping deal cards right on top of emails, pushing our content way down the page. When those AI versions get it wrong, customers don’t blame Apple or Google—they blame the brand. That’s lost trust, lost revenue, and maybe even lawsuits down the line. Feels less like innovation and more like a giant game of telephone where marketers have the most to lose. (LINK)

Media News

LinkedIn newsletters are dead!? (LINK)

10 timeless marketing tactics that ALWAYS work. (LINK) 

Can apps help publishers overcome Google Zero? (LINK)

How to turn your newsletter audience into real website ad revenue. (LINK)

LinkedIn emerges as a serious player in the creator economy. (LINK)

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