Chick-fil-A will test a cauliflower sandwich in its first plant-based pilot

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Description: Chick-fil-A will test its first plant-based entree: a cauliflower sandwich.The new sandwich closely resembles its famous chicken sandwich, but uses breaded and pressure-cooked cauliflower in place of meat. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 09, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/09/chick-fil-a-cauliflower-sandwich.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Do you think this decision is a good one for the firm? How might it… Read more »

Super Bowl ads are officially sold out and beer is spending big

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Description: The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold. Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 06, 2023 Link: https://fortune.com/2023/02/06/super-bowl-ads-sold-out-beer-crypto/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_6113321&tpcc=crmsubpromo Questions for discussion: What does the report suggest about the commercial value of the Super Bowl broadcast experience? Which metrics are most important… Read more »

YouTube Gave Me Everything. Then I Grew Up.

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Description: My life so far has often been distilled to numbers: 1.7 million subscribers, 1.8 million total followers, 155 million views. At 12 years old, I started posting videos on YouTube. In November, at 24, I quit. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 05, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/opinion/elle-mills-youtube-quit.html?smid=em-share Questions for discussion: What can marketers learn from this first-person narrative about the… Read more »

Campaign Trail: Neutrogena lathers up reality TV parody on TikTok

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Description: Movers+Shakers mined dating show tropes to turn one of the skincare brand’s products into the “bombshell” of “Hydro House.” Source: MarketingDive.com Date: Feb 03, 2023 Link: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/neutrogena-hydro-house-tiktok-movers-shakers-campaign-trail/641901/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20Marketing%20Dive:%20Daily%20Dive%2002-04-2023&utm_term=Marketing%20Dive%20Weekender Questions for discussion: Summarize the TikTok strategy used by Neutrogena to break through the clutter on social media. What do you think about the strategy and the… Read more »

Airbnb is making a simple, but big booking change bringing it closer to hotel check-in

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Description: Come Spring 2023, Airbnb will require all users booking reservations on its platform to verify their identity to book a reservation, further expanding a program that asks for credentials like a photo of a valid government-issued ID or a legal name and address. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 23, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/03/airbnb-will-soon-push-all-vacationers-and-hosts-to-verify-identity.html Questions for discussion: What… Read more »

Nike Sues Lululemon (Again)

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Description: Nike is suing Lululemon in a Manhattan federal court for unspecified damages, accusing the Canadian company of patent infringements in four of Lulu’s athletic shoe models. Source: MarketingDive.com Date: Jan 31, 2023 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382086/nike-sues-lululemon-again.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=129129&hashid=7T9TCmQZSDGbnu-424RuBQ Questions for discussion: What do you believe is behind Nike’s strategy? Do you think Lululemon will do well in this… Read more »

How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System

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Description: AbbVie for years delayed competition for its blockbuster drug Humira, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The monopoly is about to end. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 28, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/business/humira-abbvie-monopoly.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues related to how businesses, governments, insurance companies and consumers are connected to the drug Humira. Is this… Read more »

How Instagram, Discord, and other social media platforms balance teen attention with parents’ concerns

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Description: Last week, Instagram announced Quiet mode, which lets users pause notifications to “set boundaries.” The app prompts teens to enable Quiet mode at night. In the same week, Discord bought Gas, adding the teen compliment-giving app into the messaging platform’s fold. Source: Insiderintelligence.com/eMarketer Date: Jan 23, 2023 Link: https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/instagram-discord-social-media-platforms-balance-teen-attention-parents-concerns?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eDaily%201.23.2023&utm_id=eDaily%201.23.2023&utm_term=eMarketer%20Daily%20CORE/EMEA%20%28Mon-Fri%29 Questions for discussion: How are these… Read more »

KFC Canada unveils winterized outdoor basketball court

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Description: KFC Canada’s newest activation doesn’t let the weather stop basketball fans from getting some court time in and points to the ongoing relevance of outdoor experiential marketing, even in the winter. Source: MarketingDive.com Date: Jan 26, 2023 Link: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/kfc-winter-basketball-court-sports-marketing/641289/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202023-01-26%20Marketing%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:47581%5D&utm_term=Marketing%20Dive Questions for discussion: What do you think about this promotion? What marketing goals do you… Read more »

Why Florida Makes $20M A Year From Gatorade

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Description: The Gatorade shower is a post-game ritual seen from the Sandlot to the Super Bowl. Celebrations aside, Gatorade is the most popular sports drink in the world, bringing in billions of dollars every year to its parent company, PepsiCo. But Pepsi doesn’t get to keep every dollar. Over the last few years, Pepsi has… Read more »