Smithsonian Magazine
The Colorful History of Haribo Goldbears, the World's First Gummy Bears
7 min read · May 18th · 2022 marks the centenary of the German candy company's flagship product
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Longreads
Tomorrow Isn’t Over: A Reading List About Brighter Futures
9 min read · Apr 22nd · Hope may seem to be in short supply these days, but these stories dare to chart a course toward something better.
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MIT Technology Review
In the experience economy, systems of experience take center stage
4 min read · 2021-12-10 · In a digital world, companies need to harness systems for big data and AI to create immersive, hyper-personalized user experiences.
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Backlinko
We Analyzed 3.6 Billion Articles. Here's What We Learned About Evergreen Content
~15 min read · 2021-06-30 · Industry study that analyzes why content tends to be evergreen over time.
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VentureBeat
How PepsiCo uses AI to create products consumers don’t know they want
5 min read · 2021-06-28 · Leaders at PepsiCo detail how they use data, AI, and machine learning for every part of the product journey, from innovation to marketing.
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World Economic Forum
Consumer mindsets are local despite spread of globalization
4 min read · 2021-01-25 · New research proposes taking a localized approach to consumer tastes and attitudes in order for companies to thrive commercially in different countries.
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Andrew Chen 🎮
The Adjacent User Theory
20+ min read · 2020-07-20 · Guest Post by Bangaly Kaba (EIR @ Reforge, Former VP Growth @ Instacart, Instagram) The following was written by Bangaly with contributions by other Reforge EIR’s Elena Verna (Miro, MongoDB,…
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Think with Google
How people decide what to buy lies in the ‘messy middle’ of the purchase journey
5 min read · 2020-07-16 · Google's Official Digital Marketing Publication. Discover in-depth research on the buyer decision-making process and purchase behavior.
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McKinsey & Company
Personalizing the customer experience: Driving differentiation in retail
From 2020 · Today's customers expect a personalized experience when they're shopping. An effective personalization operating model, featuring 8 core elements, can help retailers and brands keep pace.
Shared by 36, including Pascal Sulser, Blake Morgan
Singularity Hub
How Advertising Will Get Way More Personal—and Then Vanish Completely
6 min read · From 2020 · AI will learn from an explosion of layered data, and advertisments will expand into new surfaces of our digitally superimposed world.
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