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The Public Wants New

And this is anathema to those locked into the limited product old school paradigm. Let’s see… It’s Saturday night and you want to go to a movie. You check what’s available… People doing this were addicted to the movies, not any movie in particular, and the studios lost their trust, by playing to an ever […]

The Stones’ New Album

Today you’re selling streams, not physical product, and they’re doing a piss-poor job of it. There are two issues in today’s music business: attention and friction. The Stones have the attention element down pretty well, but they’re flummoxed by friction, how are they going to get people to actually listen to “Foreign Tongues”? Now the […]

More Costco

I’m categorically against self-checkout. I mean I’m already doing all the work. But it’s even worse, the machines are so theft-avoidant that you’ve got to follow a specific routine, not only scanning the item, but placing it on a platform to register its weight, grocery shopping is frustrating enough already. And every time I’m forced […]

Worth Your Attention

COACHELLA IS THE INFLUENCER OLYMPICS @isabella.lauren if you’re not in the industry but curious about how it works! #coachella #coachella2026 ? original sound – isy PUBLICITY DOESN’T TRANSLATE INTO SALES @jasonkpargin #books #booktok #booktoker ? original sound – Jason Pargin, author – Jason Pargin, author ORBÁN Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anne-applebaum-hungarys-surreal-post-reality-campaign/id1447684472?i=1000760527015 I know you’re time-challenged. I know […]