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Friday is almost here, Alluser! Before you unplug, here are the latest AI insights and updates for marketers. Whether you read them now or save them for later, you won't want to miss these.
In today's edition:
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Better AI data analysis from spreadsheets
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Connecting live data to your AI tools for real-time intelligence
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🗞️ Industry news from Gemini, Lyria, and more
The Flat and Strict Rule for AI Data Analysis
Are your spreadsheet exports too pretty for AI to read?
If you're struggling to get reliable insights from AI data analysis, the problem might not be your prompt; it might be your formatting.
Cleaning your data before feeding it to AI is the key to getting results you can actually trust.
AI performs best with raw data that is flat, static, and clearly labeled. According to Ali Kelly, accurate analysis from social media exports requires removing:
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Pivot tables
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Merged cells
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Complex formulas
Her rule of thumb: "If it makes the sheet look like a dashboard, it will break the model. Keep it flat, static, and strict."
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How Real-Time Data Unlocks 100X AI Performance
How to Connect AI Tools to Your Live Data
What holds marketers back from integrating real-time data with their AI tools?
The most common misconception Ryan Staley sees is the belief that real-time data integration is only for coders. At the same time, terms like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex can sound intimidating from a technical skills perspective.
The barrier isn't a technical skill. It's the assumption that using these models requires one.
The more difficult hurdle to clear is a mental one. Ryan describes catching himself falling into old habits, such as manually reviewing pipeline reports and writing to-do lists, despite having access to a resource that works 24 hours a day and can operate 100 times faster than a human when pointed at the right task.
His practical suggestion: ask the AI directly. Go to whichever model you use and type:
I want to deconstruct how I could work better with AI agents compared to the way I work. I currently spend a lot of my time on [Insert Task, e.g., manually reviewing pipeline reports and writing out daily to-do lists]. Please provide a side-by-side comparison of: The Classic Approach: How I currently handle this (line-by-line review, manual synthesis, static list-making). The Agentic Approach: How I should be thinking if I treat you as a 24/7 resource that operates 100x faster. Specifically, highlight where my old habits are costing me cognitive energy and show me how to shift from being the doer of the task to the architect of the outcome.
Connect and Call Your Real-Time Data in Any AI Chat
You don't need to build anything elaborate to start benefiting from real-time data. Every major AI platform now has a connectors feature, and accessing it takes about 60 seconds.
In Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Co-Pilot, go to settings and look for "Connectors" or "Apps" to choose your sources.
Once a connector is active, you reference it within a chat conversation using a simple UI trigger. In Claude or ChatGPT, hit the plus (+) symbol and select the relevant data source. In Gemini, use the at (@) symbol. In Copilot, use a slash (/) command to pull up different files and data sources.
Pro Tip: Claude tends to look across multiple connected tools within a single workstream, whereas ChatGPT typically works with a single source at a time. If you're doing anything that requires cross-referencing multiple data sources in a single query, Claude handles it more naturally.
To get started, Ryan recommends connecting your CRM or a file storage system like Microsoft OneDrive where you have a large volume of accumulated data, then asking one of two high-value opening queries.
The first:
Look across my data and tell me the trends and patterns I should be paying attention to that I'm not.
The second:
Identify five unique, game-changing options I don't see right now.
Not every answer will be a home run, Ryan says, but most of the time, two or three genuinely surprising insights come back. Things that were always in the data but invisible will be surfaced by the AI.
Other topics discussed include:
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What Connecting Real-Time Data With AI Can Do for You
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3 Examples to Use Real-Time Data in AI for Your Work
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Addressing Security
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Using Claude Code With Skills
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Advanced Third-Party Tools to Improve Your Workflow Experience
Today's advice provided with insights from Ryan Staley, a featured guest on the AI Explored podcast.
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Gemini Introduces Memory and Chat Import to Simplify AI Switching: Google is rolling out new features in Gemini that allow users to import memories and full chat histories from other AI assistants, reducing friction when switching platforms. Gemini
Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live to Advance Real-Time Voice AI Experiences: Google has unveiled Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, a next-generation voice model designed to deliver faster, more natural, and context-aware conversations across its ecosystem. With improved reasoning, emotional understanding, and multilingual capabilities, the model enables more reliable voice-driven interactions for developers, enterprises, and everyday users. Google
Google Expands Search Live Globally With Multimodal AI Conversations: Google is rolling out Search Live worldwide, enabling users to engage in real-time, voice- and camera-based conversations within AI Mode. Powered by the Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model, the feature supports multilingual interactions and contextual visual queries, allowing users to get assistance based on what they see and say. Google
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro: Google has introduced Lyria 3 Pro, an advanced music generation model capable of producing longer, more structured tracks with greater creative control. Integrated across products like Gemini, Vertex AI, and Google Vids, the tool enables creators and businesses to generate custom soundtracks for a wide range of use cases. Google
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