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Dez Reads. M&A Chilling Effect, Adidas Steps in It, Mike Bova’s NBA Update, and more.
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: Mike Bova is writing about NBA television rights again.
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Josh Culling
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Eric Dezenhall
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Steven Schlein
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Mike Bova
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Mark Emerson
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William Kim
Dez Reads. Teamster Tactics, Crisis Controversies, Disinformation Dilemmas, Doomsday Luxuries, and WNBA Wins.
For your poolside reading this week: Dez superstar Kaci Donegan makes her Dez Reads debut with a look at some of the fallout from the attempted…
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Steven Schlein
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Mike Bova
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Kaci Donegan
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Lennon, McCartney, Trump and Newton’s Cradle
The thing I remember most about the aftermath of John Lennon’s 1980 murder was Paul McCartney’s reaction and the public reaction to his reaction…
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Dez Reads. Escobar's Hippo Havoc, Corporate Buzzword Overload, Frappuccino Innovation, Lego Heist, and the Hot Dog Scandal.
We’re in the “pool reads” epoch of the 2024 Dez Reads calendar, and I hope you’ll read along with us this week.
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Jennifer Hirshon
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Mark Emerson
Dez Reads. Zillow Therapy, White House Dynamics, Pickle Jar Phenomenon, Social Media Warnings, and Bowling Shirt Nostalgia.
Happy Independence Day weekend.
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Eric Dezenhall
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Mike Bova
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William Kim
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Boeing and the Taylor Swifting of Crisis Management
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Dean Wormer Goes Before Congress
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Slow Horse Crisis Management
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Weakness is Strength in Propaganda Wars
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Dez Reads. Crypto's Global Strategy, McDonald's Inflation Tactics, Animal Consciousness, AI Reading Companions, and Cricket's U.S. Surge.
I’ve been willfully ignoring the crypto space for a few years now, but this week Mike Bova rightly points out that it may be the economic sector with…
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Steven Schlein
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Mike Bova
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Jennifer Hirshon
Dez Reads. Paramount's Leaky Merger, The Open's Democratic Spirit, Celebrating Too Soon in Sports, Biden’s Gen Z Strategy, and Speeding…
Leon Lett was the talk of my third grade lunch table in 1993 after he prematurely celebrated a touchdown in Super Bowl XXVII, only to have the ball…
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Josh Culling
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Eric Dezenhall
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Jennifer Hirshon
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Annie Moore
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Mark Emerson
Dez Reads. Altman's AI Ecosystem, Consumer Data Shifts, Mexico's Historic Election, Nvidia's Market Triumph, the NBA's Massive Deal, and…
I suppose we don’t have to talk about Nvidia and Sam Altman every week, but they’re moving markets and driving conversations, so we take a look at both…
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Eric Dezenhall
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Mike Bova
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Annie Moore
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Mark Emerson
The Power of Landscape Analysis in Public Affairs: Understanding the Political and Cultural Factors at Play
Big brands, firms, and political campaigns tend to gravitate towards hiring employees who live around urban centers on the East and West coasts. For…
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Annie Moore
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Dez Reads. The Importance of Trash Talk, Dimon Stays Winning, ScarJo’s Voice, Vivek’s Media Gambit and More.
I grew up talking trash to the point that newcomers to my friend group wondered if we secretly hated each other. David Shoemaker’s new book, Wisecracks…
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Mike Bova
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Mark Emerson
Dez Reads. Scheffler’s Arrest Shocks PGA, Tom Brady’s Roast Regrets, Netflix Secures NFL Rights, AI Regulation Efforts, and Miss USA…
Welcome to this week’s edition of Dez Reads, where we dissect the latest news in entertainment, business, politics, and culture. In a truly shocking…
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Josh Culling
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Anne Marie Malecha
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Steven Schlein
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Annie Moore
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Mark Emerson
Bumble’s Fumble and Recovery
Last week, I posted about Bumble Inc.'s bold efforts to rebrand themselves on social media, with an eye on connecting with #exhausted Gen Z daters. The…
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Anne Marie Malecha
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