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“Holiday Movie ROI”  —  The Hallmark Channel produced *40* new movies for this holiday season — And Hallmark’s movie biz has the greatest ROI in all of Hollywood. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan’s Baseball Team” — Shohei Otani’s spot in the Dodgers lineup costs a record $70M/year — But the true value of Shohei Otani is related to tourism. And Japan. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Peach Fuzz of the Year” — Pantone named its color of the year… for 2024 — So we’re looking at the strategy of PreTRENDing: If you predict a trend, does that make it more likely to become a trend? Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

  “McDonald’s fast food cousin”  —  The newest restaurant chain in America is “CosMc,” a McDonald’s spin off. It’s taking on Starbucks… and it looks like McDonald’s cousin. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

“T-Swift IPO” — Taylor Swift just became the 1st entertainer to win Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” — So we’re looking at “T-Swift, Inc.” and why Taylor could IPO.  Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“A Christmas RomCom(merce)” — Walmart has produced a 23-episode TV show for the holidays — But this Rom-Com is really Rom-Commerce, because every product on the set is for sale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “Mamma Mia, here we go again” — The band KISS is launching holograms of themselves to star in future concerts — But ABBA is already doing this… and it’s sold $150M worth of tickets already. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“New Big Mac” — McDonald’s just announced 50 changes to the iconic Big Mac — It’s a huge risk… and it reminds us of a quote in an old Sicilian novel.   Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“ Yelp’s accidental dating app” — There’s a shocking new rival facing dating apps: Non-dating apps. Tinder, Match, and Bumble are out, Yelp, Strava, and Duolingo are in. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sports Illustrated got caught publishing an article written by a fake journalist — So we whipped up Rule #47 for Artificial Intelligence: Robots are fine, Faux-bots aren’t. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “My office feels like a hotel” — The new trend in the workplace is fabulous instagrammable offices. Because when HR strategies change, so do our office designs. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“1st Ozempic Thanksgiving” — This Thanksgiving you might have noticed the miracle weight loss drugs for the first time — So we looked at what a post-Ozempic world might look like. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

“Black Friday Football” — Amazon is about to host Black Friday NFL football on Prime — This is the Holy Grail of American Capitalism. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Giving up smoke” — Remember last week when Snoop Dogg announced he’d given up smoking? — Turns out it was a wild marketing move that just pumped one stock up 15%. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The Biggest Firing Since Steve Jobs” — Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, was shockingly fired on Friday… but could be rehired this week. So we’ll tell you all about the wildest weekend in tech this year, and what comes next. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted...

“Cars on Amazon” — For the 1st time ever, you can now buy cars on Amazon.com — Amazon will sell Hyundai cars, but only because Hyundai will put Amazon in its cars. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Red Cup Rebellion” — Today is Starbucks’ most profitable day of the year: “Red Cup Day” — But also today, Starbucks’ barista union is staging a “Red Cup Rebellion.” Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“SportsCenter Casino” — ESPN’s betting app. DeBeers’ diamond vault. Apple’s Google bribe. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xi’s surprise Iowan fam” — China’s President Xi is visiting San Francisco this week to meet President Biden — But his old host family in Iowa from 1985 is the guest of honor, because deals are about relationships.  Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See aca...

  “Humane’s new iPhone killer”  —  Inspired by a Buddhist monk, Humane just unveiled its iPhone killer — Can this hands-free smart device be the post-phone future? Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Netflix’s LA movie theater” — Netflix spent $70M over 3-years to renovate the most historic movie theater in America — Because there’s corporate *philanthropy* and then there’s corporate *heroism*. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

“Zelda does Hollywood” — Following the success of the Mario movie, Nintendo confirmed it’s making a Zelda movie next. So we looked into how Mario scales creativity. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“ WeWork’s Bankruptcy” — WeWork, the company that invented the “hot desk,” has declared bankruptcy — Adam Neumann injured the WeWork, but the real estate market killed it. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 “Christmas Creep” — Noticed that holiday shopping promotions already replaced Halloween? “Christmas Creep” is happening earlier than ever — Because Early Bird shoppers are the most valuable kind. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

“PSL won the fall” — Starbucks’ surged 10% last week thanks to a Pumpkin Spice Latte-powered record quarter — But 20 years ago, the PSL’s creation almost didn’t happen. Want more? Click  here  to listen to our 20 minute daily show, The Best One Yet.  And for all other things TBOY, go to  www.tboypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.