![TradeBriefs Editorial]() | From the Editor's Desk
Were all maggots: an audience with Jim Riswold, the copywriter behind some of Nikes greatest adverts - FT (No paywall) Jim Riswold powered Honda’s sales and ‘wrote like a god’ for Nike. After living with leukaemia for over 20 years and turning his focus to art, he contemplates one ‘hell of a round’ in the advertising world
Continued here
TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers!
Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails.
Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers?
Get an
(ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month.
|
| ? |
 |
WorkWork
WorkWhat just happened in San Francisco politics?
  The national news has been focused on TikTok this week, but there are also big things happening in my neck of the woods. San Francisco just had an extremely important election, which featured “moderate” victories across the board. I put the word “moderate” in quotes, because actually everyone involved was pretty progressive; in fact, the victory was for a certain brand of results-oriented progressivism, over a more performative leftist sort of progressivism. (San Francisco is a bit like the bar in the movie The Blues Brothers, where the bartender says “We got both kinds [of music], country and western!”.) WorkEXCLUSIVE: TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists - Forbes (No paywall)
 An internal investigation by ByteDance, the parent company of video-sharing platform TikTok, found that employees tracked multiple journalists covering the company, improperly gaining access to their IP addresses and user data in an attempt to identify whether they had been in the same locales as ByteDance employees.
WorkWork
WorkWorkMarlboro firm sells $2.2bn stake in Bud Light owner
 Woke is an informal term from the US, meaning alert to injustice and discrimination in society, particularly racism and sexism. It is often used by the right in a derogatory way towards left-leaning views on topics from climate change to support for minorities.
WorkA Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Colon Cancer Detection
 About 53,000 Americans are expected to die from colorectal cancer this year. It is the second-most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and while the death rate in older adults has fallen, it has increased in people under age 55. Work
WorkWork
WorkJonathan Kozol Fought School Inequality for Decades. Here’s One Final Plea.
 But Mr. Kozol characterizes those as marginal reforms meant to plug into a system that is unequal by design. And in his long career, he has seen decades of national reform efforts — “A Nation at Risk,” No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Every Student Succeeds — come and go, while some problems remain much the same. Work
WorkDemocrats Meddle in Ohio G.O.P. Senate Primary, Pushing Trump’s Choice
 In the Pennsylvania governor’s race in 2022, the Democrat, Josh Shapiro, ran an ad in the Republican primary playing up the conservative credentials of Doug Mastriano, the Trump-backed candidate in the race. Mr. Mastriano won and Mr. Shapiro easily defeated him to win the governor’s office. Work WorkJohn Lewis back in profit but no bonus for staff
 \"We\'ve got so many customers who shop across the two, love both, and the fact that we\'re back to profit, the fact that customer numbers are growing, our debts are down, we\'ve got the balance sheet and the firepower now to invest, you know, record levels over the next year. WorkTikTok Turns to Creators to Fight Possible Ban
 Unlike traditional lobbyists, the creators were not paid to support TikTok. However, the company covered their transportation, lodging and meals, including a festive dinner at the Bazaar by José Andrés, a restaurant in the Waldorf Astoria hotel. WorkHelp! Air Canada Ruined Our Trip to Ireland but Won’t Take the Blame.
 “Our records indicate these customers were not denied boarding in Toronto,” wrote Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the airline. “Instead, it appears that following the cancellation of their original flight to Ireland they opted to return to Minneapolis from Toronto rather than go to Dublin following the delay. Once that was identified, we did rebook the customers on a flight back to Minneapolis.” WorkOne Big Reason Gen Z Is Still on Facebook: To Save Money
 Over the past decade, Facebook has declined in popularity with Gen Z as a social site, a 2022 Pew Research Center survey found. Instead, younger people are spending more of their social time on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. WorkSee-Through Baseball Pants Have Fans, and Brands, Pointing Fingers
 The problems with M.L.B.’s new uniforms extend beyond the lewd pants. The league signed a 10-year, $1 billion deal with Nike and Fanatics for the design and manufacture of its uniforms in 2020, but it was only this year that the uniforms underwent a considerable redesign, with less intricate details and revamped fabric. WorkWhat Happens Next With TikTok?
 Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, a Democrat and chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said in a statement that she would be speaking with “Senate and House colleagues to try to find a path forward that is constitutional and protects civil liberties.” WorkAutomakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
 According to the report, the trip details had been provided by General Motors — the manufacturer of the Chevy Bolt. LexisNexis analyzed that driving data to create a risk score “for insurers to use as one factor of many to create more personalized insurance coverage,” according to a LexisNexis spokesman, Dean Carney. Eight insurance companies had requested information about Mr. Dahl from LexisNexis over the previous month. WorkWorkWorkOpinion | Lessons From Abroad on How Biden Can Win
 “These anti-globalization parties have successfully tapped into the social and economic anxiety of millions,” Zakaria writes. These narratives may be untrue or simplistic, but they are reshaping the West. WorkOpinion | Some Black Voters Are Souring on Democrats. It May Be Part of a Natural Drift.
 To some, holding these two ideas at once — that Trump is “prejudiced,” as she put it, but still entertaining — may seem contradictory to the point of implausibility, but this is far from the first time I’ve heard this response. Whereas people like me find Trump’s performance of his persona repulsive, not everyone does. Some people are attracted to it. WorkOpinion | R.F.K. Jr.’s Possible V.P. Picks Are No Joke
 As with Gaza, the Ukraine remarks drew an impassioned reaction in the hall, and it brought me back to some of those earlier speeches where stars of Hollywood wanted to make a big point that went beyond their movies. WorkDancing and Jumping Over Fire, Iranians Use Holiday to Defy Rules
 Iranians were celebrating the ancient Persian tradition of Chaharshanbeh Suri before the coming new year, Nowruz, which is on the first day of spring. In a ritual on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, people jump over fire to cleanse the spirit from malaise of the old year and take on the glow of the flames in preparation for the new year. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkZimbabwe police arrest apostolic 'prophet' and rescue 251 children from compound
 There has been little detailed research on Apostolic churches in Zimbabwe, but Unicef studies estimate it is the largest religious denomination with about 2.5 million followers in a country of 15 million. Some of the groups adhere to a doctrine demanding that followers avoid formal education for their children as well as medicines and medical care for members who must instead seek healing through their faith in prayer, holy water and anointed stones. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBiden's 'bear-hugging' of Netanyahu a strategic mistake, key Democrat says
 "My hope is that the president, I believe, has changed tone and changed course. He's now using the word 'ceasefire'. He's saying that weapons will not be indefinitely transferred to Netanyahu. So my hope is this pressure is going to work on getting a ceasefire and release of the hostages" held by Hamas. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWhat Happens If Fisker Is Delisted?
 Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. The Stock Advisor service has more than tripled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. WorkWorkStocks Gain as Traders Watch Inflation, ECB Speak: Markets Wrap
 The yen weakened for a third day ahead of Friday briefing by Rengo — Japan’s largest umbrella group for labor unions — on annual wage negotiations. The Bank of Japan will decide whether to raise interest rates this month after officials see the initial tally from the spring wage talks. |
TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/TAK-empty-qantas-airplane-QANTASEMPTYSEAT0922-3a0dc40ae0164c56a5930da33f3e420e.jpg)
