Quotes in half the time, and Gemini's watermark goes optional

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Most of us lose more time writing quotes than working out the price. This week’s guide fixes that. First, three things from the week that touch tools you probably already pay for.

📰 The big three

1. Gemini’s visible AI watermark is now optional On 14 August Google let Gemini users switch off the sparkle mark on AI images, video and music. A hidden SynthID watermark stays in every file. So what for your business? Cleaner marketing images. But AI pictures of identifiable people still need a clear label under Swiss and EU rules. Read more

2. Google adds “Ask Gemini” to Google Chat, English accounts only Announced 19 August: one place in Chat to search files and messages, summarise threads and draft replies. It replaces the old Gemini side panel, and chat history doesn’t carry over. So what for your business? Mixed-language teams will see two versions for a while. Staff on English accounts should save important side-panel chats first. Read more

3. ChatGPT’s “Computer History” reaches Switzerland From 20 August, the Mac feature that records clicks, typing and app switches to help you resume work is available here for ChatGPT Business, on the Mac. So what for your business? It’s off unless an admin allows it. Decide before anyone asks, and keep it voluntary. Read more

🛠️ This week’s guide 🔒 Members

Write quotes and proposals in half the time. Set up a “proposal assistant” in ChatGPT or Gemini once, with your best past proposals, price list and house rules. Then paste in an enquiry and get a draft that only needs checking. About an hour to set up, no technical skills. Read the guide

🔍 Tool review 🔒 Members

Gemini in Google Workspace. Our verdict: worth using if your team already works in Gmail and Google Docs on Business Standard or higher, because you’re already paying for it. Not a reason to move from Microsoft 365. Read the review

🔍 Feature deep dive 🔒 Members

Gemini Canvas. It puts your draft proposal in an editing pane next to the Gemini chat. Fix a line yourself, ask Gemini to rework one paragraph, then export to Google Docs. Included in every Workspace Business plan. Read the deep dive

🧩 Skills of the week 🔒 Members

Quote builder: turns job notes and your price list into a quote with 8.1% VAT, shows its maths and flags missing prices.
Proposal writer: a one to two page proposal from the enquiry and your approved facts, with unsupported promises flagged.

Install once in Claude or ChatGPT. Get the skills

📋 Template of the week 🔒 Members

Proposal and quote prompt pack. Eight copy-paste prompts, from “what should I ask this customer?” to the follow-up email a week later, plus a five-point check before you hit send. Get the template

📊 One number

49%: the share of Swiss workers who said they use AI tools every day, against a European average of 28%, in Accenture’s Pulse of Change survey (200 people interviewed in Switzerland, April to June 2026) (swissinfo.ch). Your staff are probably already using it. The question is whether they’re on a business account.

🐝 Before you go

I’d like to know: how long does a typical quote take you today, from enquiry to sent? Hit reply and tell me. I read every answer.

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