How to Use AI to Grow Your Business on Social Media in 2026

About this episode

Gary Vaynerchuk discusses leveraging AI and analog experiences to grow small businesses in 2026.

In this episode of the GaryVee Audio Experience, I talk about the biggest opportunity for small businesses in 2026: the "Barbell Economy." I encourage you to lean into both extreme AI efficiency and extreme analog, real-life experiences. I also discuss how to use AI as a thinking partner for your content strategy and why live shopping is the next frontier for service and product businesses. You’ll learn about: The Rise of Extreme Analog How to Use AI Tools for Content Creation Building Community Through "Clubs" How to Scale Using Live Shopping and "Commerce-tainment" How to Deal with Keyboard Warriors and Online Judgment

People in this episode

Host: Gary Vaynerchuk

Topics covered

• AI in business
• Barbell Economy
• content strategy
• live shopping
• community building
• online judgment

Keywords

• AI tools
• content creation
• extreme analog
• live shopping
• community clubs
• online judgment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barbell Economy, AI, live shopping, Commerce-tainment

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