The media has ceased being essential reading
SUMMARY: Ironically, more and more media portals want to put their content behind a paywall when it’s become worthless. CNN used to be a trusted source for news now; they …
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Author: richmeyer
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Failures so wide they undermine confidence in Boeing’s grip on its businesses
SUMMARY: The best products and marketing in the world cannot make up for a company devoid of authentic leadership to do the right thing. Jack Welsh, who made himself rich …
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The danger to the economy is NOT inflation
SUMMARY: Housing prices are surging to new records with no end in sight. They’re being fueled by historically low-interest rates — but also investors and economists’ belief that the housing …
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Wal*Mart taking on Amazon.com
SUMMARY: Wal*Mart is building a fast-growing advertising business called Connect, which could generate $2bn of operating profit—8% of last year’s total—by 2025. And it is delving into fintech, precisely placing …
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Consumers complain about inflation but they’re spending
SUMMARY: (Via the WSJ) American consumers spent more at the start of the holiday shopping season, brushing off concerns about higher prices at retailers last month. Sales at U.S. retail stores, …
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Brands using pandemic to make higher profits?
SUMMARY: As consumers struggle with inflation, nearly two out of three of the biggest U.S. publicly traded companies have reported fatter profit margins so far this year than they did …
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Your brand can’t stay relevant without innovation
Customers are no longer buying what the brand is perceived to make. New categories or subcategories emerge as competitors’ innovations create “must haves.” This dynamic can happen even if the …
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Consumers are angry at inflation but are they themselves are to blame?
SUMMARY: Consumers are angry at inflation, but they want higher wages. They don’t care about the causes of rising product prices; they want prices to go back to the way …
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Is Apple really costing Facebook billions?
SUMMARY: Apple’s decision to change the privacy settings of iPhones caused an estimated $9.85bn of revenues to evaporate in the second half of this year at Snap, Facebook, Twitter and …
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Baby boomers are spending heavyweights but marketers fixated on Millennials
In Summary: Baby boomers are spending heavyweights due to their population, higher incomes, and large family sizes. They spend the most across all categories and the most per transaction, preferring …
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