• NBCUniversal to launch its streaming service in April 2020.
• Watch out Amazon…EBay is about to compete in the shipping space.
• Elon is on a role. His ‘Boring’ company just raised $120m.
• Ford’s scooter company announces an aggressive expansion plan with next-gen scooter.

Can we hit 7k members this week? That might be a stretch, but let’s try. Join here.

Here’s what went down this week:

• Cindy asks, “any suggestions for a great marketing podcast I should add to my mix?”
• Calling PR peeps. Stephanie asks, “what is the value of PR? What do companies gain from it? (And this is not at all a diss to PR pros! We’re just two big sponsored ad nerds that love instant gratification so the world of PR is elusive). Thoughts?
• Jennifer wants to know what your favorite conference swag has been. Go.
• Forever21 did a thing this week involving diet bars and plus-sized orders. Join the conversation here.
• Vanessa is looking for recommendations on an easy to use free, 3rd party website that allows multiple poll answers and includes a shareable link. Suggestions?

• Your All-In-One Content Collaboration Platform. (via Airtable)
• Email Marketing Benchmark Report. (via SignUpTo)
• Freelance Rate Calculator. (via LancerList)
• How to Achieve a Better Open Rate. (via CMI)
• Content Planning for a Growing Blog. (via Yoast)

There’s still a lot of summer left and nothing says summer like strawberry lemonade.

We’re spiking it up because it’s Friday.

Use this recipe to make 6 drinks.

• 9 ounces vodka
• 4.5 ounces fresh lemon juice
• 4.5 ounces simple syrup
• 6 medium-sized strawberries
• 16-oz bottle sparkling water
• 6 lemon wheels (optional)