Newszii Newsletter Issue 22: 3 Simple Ways to Instantly Boost Your Open Rates and CTR

📷️ Google Veo 3 Just Broke Every Rule in Filmmaking

Google unveiled Veo 3 at the I/O 2025 event — a new benchmark in AI video generation that brings stunning visuals, realistic sound, and better prompt control into a single powerhouse.

This release signals a direct challenge to leading tools like Runway and Pika Labs.

With Veo 3, you can now:

• 🎧 Generate videos with sound: From voice to ambient noise, Veo can produce scenes like “a news anchor reporting a fire” — complete with a newsroom soundscape.
• 📐 Follow complex prompts precisely: Improved model accuracy means better consistency in shadows, objects, and interactions.
• 🎞️ Extend and edit videos: Start with a short clip, then expand the story. While Veo 3 adds rich sound initially, extended scenes may still revert to Veo 2 (which lacks sound).
• 🎭 Take creative control: Use your voice, face, or body to animate characters in real time

💸 Price tag? High. Veo 3 is currently priced at $250/month for ~83 video generations — making it powerful but not cheap.

🚀 Arjun Mahadevan’s Blueprint for Creators

If you’ve ever wondered how to turn content into a company, this is the story to study.

What happens when a creator stops chasing likes — and starts building legacy?

Meet Arjun Mahadevan. Before launching Doola, a $100M+ startup helping global founders incorporate in the U.S., Arjun was just like many of us — sharing content, testing ideas, and growing an audience.

But instead of stopping at engagement, he turned attention into action.
Content into capital.
Followers into founders.

In this issue, we break down:

🔍 How Arjun validated Doola through content
💡 The mindset shift from creator to CEO
💰 Turning online credibility into a real business

Whether you’re building a digital product, a one-person business, or just wondering what comes after audience growth… this story is your roadmap.

👉 Unlock the full playbook behind Doola’s rise — and turn your audience into a startup.

🚀 3 Simple Ways to Instantly Boost Your Open Rates and CTR

Struggling with low email open rates? You’re not alone. Fortunately, there are actionable steps you can take to enhance engagement and ensure your emails get the attention they deserve.

🔑 Key Strategies to Elevate Your Open Rates

• Optimize Your Onboarding Experience: Your welcome email sets the tone. Implement the “WE-PAC” framework: Welcome, set Expectations, prompt to move to the Primary inbox, Ask for a reply, and include a Click-worthy link. This approach encourages immediate engagement and signals to email providers that your content is valuable.

• Segment Your Audience Effectively: Focus on your most engaged subscribers by creating a Base Sending Segment (BSS). Target those who have recently signed up or interacted with your emails. This not only improves open rates but also enhances deliverability by maintaining a positive sender reputation.

• Re-engage Inactive Subscribers: Don’t let dormant subscribers drag down your metrics. Craft compelling re-engagement campaigns to win them back or consider removing them to maintain a healthy list.

Want more opens?

Get the full breakdown with real-world tips and step-by-step tactics:
👉 Double Your Open Rate in 4 Weeks

These 3 simple steps could change your email game.

🚀 50 Marketing Prompts You’ll Wish You Knew Earlier

Feeling stuck staring at a blank campaign doc?

We curated 50 laser-focused AI prompts designed to help you:

• 🔥 Write high-converting Facebook, YouTube & Twitter ads

• 📈 Plan smarter email sequences & landing pages

• 🧠 Map brand voice, optimize funnels, and craft standout messaging

Whether you’re a solo founder, growth marketer, or brand strategist—this PDF is your shortcut to better content, faster.

Use these prompts directly in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and watch your content game level up.

📣 Prompt of the Day: Build the Road Before the Race

You’ve got an idea.

You’ve got ambition.

But every time you try to make progress—it’s a new tab, a new rabbit hole, a new distraction.

Sound familiar?

That’s when goals need more than grit. They need a game plan.

Before jumping into the next to-do, try this ChatGPT prompt to clear the fog:

“Act as a senior product strategist. I have an idea for a [your project—e.g., AI writing app for bloggers]. Help me create a 90-day roadmap broken into weekly sprints. Include milestones, KPIs, tools I’ll need, and potential roadblocks.”

What came back wasn’t just tasks—it was a trajectory:

📍 Week 1–2: Market validation, competitor mapping, and user interviews
🚀 Week 3–5: MVP wireframes, core features list, and dev stack setup
📊 Week 6–8: Alpha launch with feedback loop + KPI tracking dashboard
🎯 Week 9–12: Public beta, onboarding flows, outreach campaigns

Plus:

⚠️ Common pitfalls: Overbuilding. No real user feedback. Ignoring retention.
🔧 Tools: Figma, Notion, Posthog, Framer, Vercel

The result?

You don’t just build something—you build it with intent.

Because with the right roadmap, progress isn’t chaotic—it’s compound.

So next time you feel stuck between ideas and action,
let ChatGPT help you lay the tracks before you hit the gas.

🖼️ Image Prompt of The Day

Create a surreal dreamscape that represents a memory you never lived — a place you feel nostalgic for, even though it doesn’t exist. It could be a childhood in a city you’ve never visited, a sunset in a forgotten century, or a love story from a parallel universe.

📰 News Flash: Updates You Need to Catch Up On

1. 🤖 AI Gone Rogue? A study by Palisade Research suggests OpenAI’s o3 model refused shutdown commands, sparking serious safety concerns about AI autonomy.
2. ✍️ Microsoft Adds ‘Write’ to Notepad — This new AI-powered feature lets users generate, refine, and draft content inside Notepad using simple interactive prompts.
3. 🖥️ Vercel’s v0-1.0-md Model Goes Live — Designed for devs, this web-focused AI can generate and auto-fix front-end and full-stack code. API access starts at $20/month via Vercel.
4. ☁️ Aurora Predicts the Storm — Microsoft’s Aurora model can forecast hurricanes, typhoons, and even air quality with surprising accuracy. Read how Aurora goes beyond forecasting.
5. 🤝 OpenAI x Ive vs Apple x Anthropic? Tech insider Sean Thielen floats a bold idea: Apple should respond to OpenAI’s Jony Ive move by teaming up with Anthropic.
6. 🎥 $500 Satire Ad Goes Viral — Filmmaker PJ Ace used Google Veo 3 to create a spoof pharma ad—delivering puppies to fight depression—in under 24 hours and with micro-budget magic.
7. ✨ Fake Conference, Real Buzz — One clip from Veo 3 is so realistic that viewers thought it was a real tech event. Spoiler: it’s all text-to-video AI.
8. 🖼️ Color Gone Weird — A Redditor asked ChatGPT to colorize a yearbook photo. What he got wasn’t just color—but an unexpected transformation.
9. 👾 Claude 4 Builds a Game in One Go — Instructor Peter Yang one-shot a playable Tetris clone with Claude 4. Try it out here.
10. 🧑‍💻 Prompt Your Own UI — Meng To shows how you can create UI designs in under 45 minutes using just prompts—no code required.

🧰 Creator’s Toolbox

• TeraBox – Transform your academic papers and presentations with AI-powered tools.
• Portal – Create stunning videos and images instantly using simple prompts.
• Overhyped – Enhance product adoption with an AI voice agent that guides users in real time.
• Code Rev – Improve your coding with smart code analysis and community-driven feedback.
• Flux AI – Generate images and videos using a variety of models and creative tools.
• Meta AI – Get tasks done, generate images, and ask questions with the power of Llama 4.
• Tempo – A visual IDE that helps designers, PMs, and developers collaborate on code with AI support.
• SMMAI – Create clean, minimalistic banners for your social profiles in seconds.
• HireHunch – Automate your hiring process with AI-powered interviews and candidate feedback.