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Nov 2022
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👀 “Deceptively Good Marketing” — A24’s Elizabeth Holmes hit. Hermès’ emerging suburbs. Supplement acid strips. +Failure Day
Hermès’ new emerging market? American suburbs… Call them “Nashvillionaires.”“You Can See Everything” has a 21% chance to win Best Picture… Because Nathan Fielder has a strategy.Olive oil in shampoo bottles, water in beer cans… But supplement in acid strips? Trend alert.Plus, Happ ... Show More
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🥐 “WTFrance?” — France’s economic ills. Mark Wahlberg's longevity gym. Elon’s stock giveaway. +NBA billboarding
France’s worst social crisis in years are because of Inflation… but they’re also based on retirement.Mark Walburg launched Municipal gym to beat Equinox… Costco proves it works?Elon Musk is giving 1 share of SpaceX to your kids, Anthropic’s donating stock to charity… but we’ve go ... Show More
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🪽 “The Spacester” — Tesla’s flying car. Reese Witherspoon’s boomerang. AI’s hot standup comics. +KFC breakup
Tesla’s flying car might never get sold… but it was marketing the stock, not the car.Reese Witherspoon bought back Hello Sunshine for 96% off… cause media has human souls.AI is stealing comedians’ jokes… but as sexier versions of those comedians.Plus, KFC just broke up with Pepsi ... Show More
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