17th July 2020

This week's culture vulture briefing

Brands are still figuring out how to best proceed in this tumultuous time. Public and internal pressure have forced many to rethink their corporate identity and old ways of doing things. And new platforms like TikTok, Robinhood, and Quibi are dealing with growing pains.

Washington Redskins caves into public & sponsor’s pressure & will change their name

The 15% Pledge is slowly gaining steam as West Elm joins the movement

Reddit & apps like Robinhood have gamified the stock market, but inexperienced traders are losing big

Quibi fails to convert users as 92% of initial subscribers left after their free trial ended

Despite the pandemic, Podcast ad revenue grows to almost $1B this year

Brands like Target & MTV have blocked their ads from appearing on stories around the protests

Companies like Wells Fargo & Amazon have told their employees to remove TikTok from their phones as concerns over privacy grows

Facebook is considering banning political ads on the days leading up to the election

TikTok influencer clans Hype House & Sway House are trying to leverage their feud into a TV series

An online conspiracy theory has ensnared Wayfair into a human trafficking controversy

Cakes that look like other things being sliced are taking over the internet

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This week's culture vulture briefing

Brands are still figuring out how to best proceed in this tumultuous time. Public and internal pressure have forced many to rethink their corporate identity and old ways of doing things. And new platforms like TikTok, Robinhood, and Quibi are dealing with growing pains.

Washington Redskins caves into public & sponsor’s pressure & will change their name

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The 15% Pledge is slowly gaining steam as West Elm joins the movement

Read More

Reddit & apps like Robinhood have gamified the stock market, but inexperienced traders are losing big

Read More

Quibi fails to convert users as 92% of initial subscribers left after their free trial ended

Read More

Despite the pandemic, Podcast ad revenue grows to almost $1B this year

Read More

Brands like Target & MTV have blocked their ads from appearing on stories around the protests

Read More

Companies like Wells Fargo & Amazon have told their employees to remove TikTok from their phones as concerns over privacy grows

Read More

Facebook is considering banning political ads on the days leading up to the election

Read More

TikTok influencer clans Hype House & Sway House are trying to leverage their feud into a TV series

Read More

An online conspiracy theory has ensnared Wayfair into a human trafficking controversy

Read More

Cakes that look like other things being sliced are taking over the internet

Read More

This week's culture vulture briefing

Brands are still figuring out how to best proceed in this tumultuous time. Public and internal pressure have forced many to rethink their corporate identity and old ways of doing things. And new platforms like TikTok, Robinhood, and Quibi are dealing with growing pains.

Washington Redskins caves into public & sponsor’s pressure & will change their name

The 15% Pledge is slowly gaining steam as West Elm joins the movement

Reddit & apps like Robinhood have gamified the stock market, but inexperienced traders are losing big

Quibi fails to convert users as 92% of initial subscribers left after their free trial ended

Despite the pandemic, Podcast ad revenue grows to almost $1B this year

Brands like Target & MTV have blocked their ads from appearing on stories around the protests

Companies like Wells Fargo & Amazon have told their employees to remove TikTok from their phones as concerns over privacy grows

Facebook is considering banning political ads on the days leading up to the election

TikTok influencer clans Hype House & Sway House are trying to leverage their feud into a TV series

An online conspiracy theory has ensnared Wayfair into a human trafficking controversy

Cakes that look like other things being sliced are taking over the internet

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