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It’s been a turbulent year for TikTok. How many times has the TikTok ban been delayed with an extension?
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SOCIAL
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CULTURE
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BRANDS
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☕ Starbucks will add hundreds of thousands of seats back to stores.
💳 Visa just let Ryan Reynolds mess with its famous slogan.
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What We Learned
Monday: Serendipity happens when an experience is enjoyable, unexpected, and inexplicable. Serendipity can deepen emotional connection to a brand. The art lies in balancing joy with ambiguity, ensuring the moment feels organic rather than orchestrated. Here are some ways to unlock it.
Tuesday: You know the classic four Ps. Product, price, place, and promotion have guided marketing for decades. But we’re in a new era. Algorithms, intelligent agents, and real-time data are forcing us to rethink how we create value, reach audiences, and maintain trust. So, let’s remix the 4 Ps.
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Thursday: A new report, “How People Use ChatGPT,” has revealed that around 10% of the global adult population are using ChatGPT weekly, with more than 2.5 billion daily messages exchanged. Usage has grown rapidly across demographics, with particularly strong growth in younger users and in low- to middle-income countries.
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The Conversation
Trending in The Daily Carnage Facebook group:
“I’m a solo marketer at a construction company. I felt like I was handling things well for a while but more recently my personal life has gotten busier and I feel like the same workload I was doing before isn’t sustainable. I know I need to have a conversation with them but so far I’ve been too afraid. This seems like the standard experience for many solo-marketers at smaller companies so it’s difficult to not feel like the problem.”
Our community of experts says…
- 💬 “As a business leader, I’d want you to tell me you are struggling. Your manager likely has no clue you are going through things outside of work. You don’t need to share specific with them but make them aware that you need help with projects or something needs to get removed from your plate.”
- 💬 “You should probably evaluate what your strengths are and what you need help with. Just be clear on what you want your role to be, so that they don’t mistakenly push you further from your comfort zone. Defining your strengths gives them a better understanding of how to help you vs. you just saying you have too much on your plate.”
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Did Ya Know?
Answer: 4 times.
The ban that cried wolf… once in January, again in April, yet again in June, and most recently in September.
