🫙 “The Avicii of Aioli” — Heinz’s sandbox strategy. AI’s nuclear agency. Target’s growing shrinkage.
Heinz’s newest product isn’t a sauce, it’s a make-your-own condiment freestyle machine — Because you should treat your customers like kids in a sandbox. The creator of ChatGPT just told Congress that ...
18 Touko 202317min
📺 “Get a Free TV (with a catch)” — Telly’s giveaway strategy. Lego’s adult sales. Home Depot’s chill zone.
One new startup will give you a free big-screen TV… for free — Because they don’t want your money, they want your data. Lego’s newest toy is for people ages 18 and up, because Lego’s new favorite cust...
17 Touko 202318min
🗡️ “Zelda’s Billions” — Nintendo’s Star Wars beat. Vice Media’s bankruptcy. America’s job satisfaction.
Nintendo just launched the latest Zelda video game — we crunched the numbers to learn that it will make more money than the last 3 Star Wars movies… combined. Vice Media is filing for bankruptcy becau...
16 Touko 202319min
🧑🎤👩🎤 “T-Swift vs. Bey” — The $1B Concert Battle. Twitter’s new CEO. Death of the free ecommerce return.
For years, we’ve all been enjoying free returns on online orders, until now — Because returns are the Achilles Heel of ecommerce. Beyonce and Taylor Swift are both on track for the first ever $1B conc...
15 Touko 202318min
🎢 “Daycare for Teenagers” — Six Flags’ roller coaster. Gmail’s personal assistant. America’s factory gold rush.
Six Flags just had its best quarter ever, but the CEO thinks the theme parks have become “daycare for teenagers.” The most practical use of AI is about to hit your Gmail: A personal assistant to write...
12 Touko 202318min
🎁 “Wedding gift mind-reader” — Etsy’s wedding registry. Rivian’s empty tank. Google’s foldable phone.
Since 1 out of 3 couples registered for wedding gifts on Bed Bath & Beyond, Etsy is jumping into BB&B’s bankruptcy void. We crunched the numbers on the electric truck company Rivian: It’s only got 2 y...
11 Touko 202319min
🍟 “Supersize my AI Fries” — Google’s Drive-Thru robots. Planet Fitness’ high schoolers. Airlines’ Apology Fee.
Wendy’s just got hooked up with a Google AI robot that will take your order at the drive-thru window — and it’s programmed to upsell you. Planet Fitness is letting high schoolers workout for free this...
10 Touko 202318min
👙👙 “#Dupe” — Lululemon’s knockoff embrace. Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky. Warren Buffett’s succession.
Lululemon just had a “Dupe Swap”: You show up with a knockoff, walk out with the real thing. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey just ripped on Twitter and launched a rival: Bluesky — because right now we’...
9 Touko 202319min
