No headlines for you — X kills off one of marketers’ greatest assets. Why TikTok has pulled out of its fastest growing market. How Buy Now Pay Later might save the holiday buying season. And the social media trend de jour is a little fishy.
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Aug 2025
🥸 “Espionage Advertising” — Bilt’s comedy series. Taco Bell’s everything plan. Hertz’s Amazon deal. +Summer Song Recession.
Taco Bell is launching a new thing every month… because instant gratification is a recipe.Hertz is the 2nd biggest car-seller in America… and now it’s on Amazon.Bilt does credit cards, but also a comedy series? … Roomies is an example of Espionage Advertising.Plus, there is no “S ... Show More
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Nov 5
🐻❄️ “Artificial Santa” — Coca-Cola’s AI holiday ad. Axon’s bipartisan tasers. Beta’s e-airplane IPO. +Line-Waiting Biz
One stock defies politics: Axon… They found unity (reducing deaths) in a divisive topic (policing).Coca-Cola’s holiday commercial is here, and it’s AI-generated… headlines show hate, but data shows love.The publicly traded stock is Beta… they do electric airplanes, but the real b ... Show More
22m 32s
Aug 2025
🎤 “$TBOY Update” — Our 1st-ever earnings presentation, we share our strategy, metrics, and do a Q&A
Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod We’re publishing the Q2 earnings presentation and Q&A of this show, The Best One Yet. It was the best part of our live show in Chicago, and it’s the perfect way to cap earnings season.Update on NickThe TBOY brand strategyCelebrat ... Show More
21m 24s
Sep 2025
☎️ “No you hang up!” — Landlines’ comeback. SharkNinja’s influencer army. The Fed’s D-Day. +Nike/Nobu Sushi Club.
Landline phones are making a comeback, led by the brand Tin Can… and it’s because of Millennial parents.SharkNinja sells gadgets in 35 categories… and pays influencers $700M to promote them..The Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut… and declared independence.Plus, Nike ... Show More
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Sep 2025
🚛 “Sloppy Soundtracks” — Spotify’s AI purge. NFL’s 3 huge sales. Starbucks’ McDonald moment. + Anthropologie’s $1K rock.
Starbucks is decaffeinating itself, closing 400 stores… but there’s hope for Starbs at McDonald’s.3 NFL teams just sold at record prices... They sold to Private Equity, but what about fan shares?Spotify deleted 75M AI songs, while AI slop is slowing your work day… Welcome to the ... Show More
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