The Best One Yet

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💍 “Man-gagement Rings” — Zales’ dude ring trend. Amazon’s Return-To-Work. Chili’s triple-dipper turnaround. Sep 18, 2024

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Amazon is requiring 5-day return to office for everyone… and it reminds us of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

The new trend in the jewelry industry? Men’s engagement rings… It’s the “Rinse & Repeat” strategy.

Chili’s is the fastest-growing casual restaurant chain in America… because every second counts.

Plus, Fax Machines are making a comeback, thanks to the Chairman of Snapchat.

$EAT $SIG $AMZN

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👭 “Mary Kate & Ashley mystery” — The Row’s logo-less fashion. Chipotle’s burrito robots. Millennials’ DINK cruises. Description: Sep 17, 2024

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s 18-year-old fashion brand hit $1B… without any logo.

Chipotle just unveiled a burrito bowl making robot… to solve the 3 Cs of restaurants.

Millennials are now 50% of cruise ship passengers… So prepare for DINK cruises (not “drink”).

$EAT $RCL $NCLH $CCL

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🥑 “The Hugest Avocado” — Mission’s guac strategy. Wall Street’s 80 hr workweek cap. Disney’s Dartmouth dilemma. Sep 16, 2024

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Mission Avocado just had its best day ever on National Guacamole Day… we’ll explain.

Wall Street is putting limits on banker hours… because of 100-hour weeks.

DisneyWorld’s prices have risen twice as fast as inflation… because Disney is like Dartmouth.

Plus, the great ball debate: Pickleball’s growing faster than tennis, but which burns more calories?

$AVO $GS $DIS

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☎️ HOTLINE: How to get Promoted with Corporate Natalie & Corporate Bro Sep 13, 2024

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Natalie & Ross help us answer your Qs about excelling in the office…

Corporate Natalie (Natalie Marshall) & Corporate Bro (Ross Pomerantz) are the co-hosts of the Demoted podcast. Their comedic personas on IG & TikTok star in the video you just sent to your office bestie. Together, they have over 3M followers. This episode covers…

Who *really* are Natalie & Ross?
Why they got cancelled by 40M people
Creators vs. Influencers
The Tom Brady in the office
Toxic work environments
Doers vs Delegators
Is an MBA worth it?

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Demoted Podcast:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6tNVmal6Lme3VuqGkJh6z5?si=193e386ace08458c

Apple:

Should I go to Business School? (Demoted Ep.):

Youtube: https://youtu.be/8qYJvb5FkFw?feature=shared

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Natalie: @Corporatenatalie (IG, TikTok & LinkedIn)

Ross: @Corporate.bro (IG, TikTok, & LinkedIn)

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00:00 - intro

03:48 — The origin of Nat & Ross

06:58 — Corporate Dos & Don’ts

08:55 — Why they got canceled by 40M people

11:36 — The better feedback sandwiches

17:25 — “Thought Leading” on LinkedIn?

19:40 — Who *really* are Natalie & Ross?

24:40 — Their first social videos

30:25 — Making a living as creators

35:05 — Should I leave my job?

43:40 — Individual Contributors vs Managers

48:32 — Corporate “Trickshots”

57:55 — Is an MBA worth it?

1:04:55 — Promoted or Demoted

1:11:52 — Doing business with your Bestie

1:18:15 — Nat & Ross’ Corporate Takeaways

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☕ “Back to Coffee” — Starbucks’ CEO’s plan. Sorority House-flation. In-N-Out’s French strategy. Sep 12, 2024

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$17M Sorority Houses get blow dry bar renovations… and it explains the housing industry.

Starbucks’ brand new CEO just revealed his turnaround plan in a letter… so we read it.

In-N-Out Burger opened in France, Mexico, and Japan… and it’s all for “legal” reasons.

$SBUX $MCD $SPY

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🌭 “Sausage Fest” — Meat economics in the debate. Hindus’ 1st religion app. Ford’s in-car commercials. Sep 11, 2024

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The 1 piece of data that should’ve been debated last night?... Sausage Meat Economics.

The fastest-growing religious app right now is Hindu… because Sri Mandir digitized a diaspora.

Ford just filed the freakiest patent yet… Prepare for commercials in your cars run by Ford.

$F $META $SPY

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🤯 “They know your SSN…” — Cloaked’s crazy phone number. Apple’s AI iPhone. Electrolytes’ drinks surge. Sep 10, 2024

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Apple just unveiled the iPhone 16… But it’s really an iCamera.

If you call 855.752.5625, they’ll tell you your social security number… that they found on the dark web.

The electrolyte drink industry is surging… because Gatorade lost the Innovator’s Dilemma.

Plus, South Korea is selling more strollers for dogs than they are for babies.

$AAPL $PEP $SPY

Cloaked freaky phone number: 855.752.5625

Our coverage of the June Apple event on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-one-yet/id1386234384?i=1000658551275

And on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/28xjWGmi3AC6jq6deCqrJy?si=cf30592624ed4b9e

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💋 “Rare Billionaire” — Selena Gomez’s $2B lipstick. Trumponomics 2.0. Founder Mode vs Manager Mode. Sep 09, 2024

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Selena Gomez is officially a billionaire… thanks to her booming makeup brand, Rare Beauty.

Donald Trump outlined his economic plan last week… so we jumped into it.

VC Twitter is debating Founder Mode vs. Manager Mode… but we found a 3rd way to run an operation.

And one more thing… Mountain Dew will now pay you to move… because 1 time zone is happiest.

$PEP

Kamalanomics episode:

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🍽️ “The Napkin Costume” — Chipotle’s Halloween collab. Surge in reservations for 1. US Steel’s epic history. Sep 06, 2024

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Reservations for 1 have jumped 29% in 2 years... because restaurants are microcosms of the economy.

US Steel built the Empire State Building & Willis Tower… but its epic $14B deal got stock-blocked

Spirit Halloween just collab’d with Chipotle on Halloween… because products are now protagonists.

Plus, there’s a political divide between brands… Frosted Flakes are Democrats, but Frosted Mini-Wheats are Republicans.

Seattle tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-best-one-yet-hotline-live-presented-by-audible-tickets-1002624325347

WSJ Brand preference by politics: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republican-democrat-brands-quiz-election-2024-fe9d1673

YouGov brand preference by politics: https://sherwood.news/business/brands-liberal-conservative-divide-yougov-survey/

$X $CMG $BKNG

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