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AI you can actually use this week

The AI that changes marketing output, brings in customers and takes admin off a small team's hands. Every item says what it does, who it is for, what it costs, how long it takes and what the catch is. No funding rounds, no benchmarks, nothing you cannot act on.

What changed this week

6 things worth knowing across 6 tools. 5 you can try now, 1 to leave for later.

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Today's five

17 September · last 48 hours · 2 free

Ordered by how much use they are to a small team, not by how big the news is. The news order is on the daily briefing.

Google Shopping (Merchant Center) by Google

Adds FAQs, accessories and substitute info to AI-driven product recommendations via conversational attributes.

Who for
marketers and founders
Cost
included in a tool you already have
Effort
minutes

Use it for

  • Boost product visibility in AI search results
  • Provide richer product data for agentic recommendations
  • Prepare for upcoming Universal Cart transactions

Watch out Requires compatible payment infrastructure; without it, AI traffic may not convert.

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Tool directory →
Gemini for Google Workspace by Google

Lets Gemini AI access data from Asana, HubSpot, Salesforce and other apps inside Workspace.

Who for
marketers, sales and founders
Cost
included in a tool you already have
Effort
minutes

Use it for

  • pull CRM data into Docs
  • generate email drafts from Mailchimp lists
  • create financial reports from QuickBooks

Watch out Admins must enable connectors; unavailable if Gemini is disabled or in unsupported editions.

What happened · Google Workspace Updates Get customersMake contentSellRun the business
Notion AI Skills by Notion

Provides a shared library of reusable AI instructions that teams can run in Notion agents.

Who for
marketers, founders and operations
Cost
included in a tool you already have
Effort
minutes

Use it for

  • automate monthly report generation
  • standardize document critiques
  • connect GitHub data into AI prompts

Watch out Only available on Business and Enterprise plans; smaller plans cannot use the skill library yet.

What happened · Notion Releases Get customersRun the business enterprise plans only

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