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Jul 2023
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🎀 “Summer of Barbie” — Mattel’s movie b...

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Mattel’s Barbie movie just put on a master class in marketing — It’s not an ad campaign, it’s an “ad champagne” Today’s Jobs Report is expected to be huge — but it’s also expected to be the most confusing, so we’re jumping into it TBOY-style.

And the “Model A” flying car just got FAA approval for a test flight — but just like the spork, the best of both worlds can actually be worse.

(FYI: Here’s that Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse Airbnb we were talking about: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/857387972692815761?source_impression_id=p3_1688703735_WWZd9Vxe9caTsIF0)

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