@therestisfootball.bsky.social love the pod and I really like the addition of Alex Aljoe to the banter and discussion really great stuff.

Consumers want partnerships, but brands keep treating them like transactions. Trust is the ultimate currency, and brands that don’t protect it will lose. Will businesses leap and build authentic relationships, or will they keep extracting until there’s nothing left?

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The Real Betis social media team clearly had some cinefiles in their midst. The Antony transfer announcement video is spectacularly good, just not sure the Betis fans are as much a David Lynch fan as I am.

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Well played indeed

Living in the UK for the past 10 years, I've been pained by the slower adoption of AI and IT in the EU. I'm of two minds: slow and steady wins the battle OR big risks, big rewards. Which will deliver a more substantial impact? We will see.

"80% of teens who use social media see content about conspiracy theories in their feeds, with 20% seeing such material every day"

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Economic uncertainty becomes the new global standard, the advertising industry prepares for yet another budget bingo where brands navigate this relentless pressure . In this environment we must return to what makes advertising such a powerful economic engine, creativity. artlist.io/blog/trend-r...

I was convinced that being a trumper comes down to ignorance and if a person simply educates themselves they would see how ill-equipped he is as a human being. Then I realize its not that simple. vm.tiktok.com/ZGdeBRBn2/

This is a clever tactic with a message that takes you a few minutes to decipher. Maybe that is the point—it's so strange you just have to figure out what's going on. I'm not sure how many will consider the brand for their next insurance need.
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@kermodeandmayo.bsky.social, given how intense Mark’ review of Megalopolis was, it still did not top the best of Mark’s takedowns of Michael Bays. I guess the Godfather creator has buffered the full wrath with his back catalogue