How Identity Politics Plays Right Into The Hands Of Big Business
Advertisers are specifically targeting individuals based on their group identity, and algorithms are driving our choices as much as we’re driving them.
CEO’s Departure Is A Golden Opportunity For Victoria’s Secret To Roar Back
Victoria’s Secret is losing out to competitors like American Eagle’s Aerie, and they’ve been blaming the struggle on changing consumer demands. It’s a total disaster.
Thumbtack Wants Become The Amazon For Home Services
The Federalist Radio Hour interviews Thumbtack Co-Founder Sander Daniels. He discusses the biggest issues facing tech companies and the future of the service economy.
Former Carl’s Jr. CEO Andy Puzder Talks Capitalism, Advertising, And Business
Andy Puzder, author and former CEO of Carl’s Jr., talks economics, the fast food industry, and marketing on today’s Federalist Radio Hour.
The 9 Worst Kinds Of Hilariously Trendy Church Names
Forget words like ‘Faith,’ ‘Bible,’ ‘Church,’ or—heaven forbid—the name of your denomination, say consultants. Go with a name you can market.
5 Ways Taylor Swift Is A Capitalist Clairvoyant
With ‘Reputation,’ Taylor Swift has sold more albums in four days than any other album has sold the entire year. This is the free market at its finest.
Facebook Makes More Money If You’re Addicted To The Internet And Fake News
Facebook claims to ‘build community’ and ‘bring the world closer together.’ Its actual mission is maximal monetization by exploiting users through monopolistic surveillance.
How Online Marketers Use Facebook Quizzes To Exploit Your Narcissism For Easy Bucks
Brands know they need to make users feel as if they are gaining some insight into themselves, and that people want a personal and engaging conversation with their interactive content.
How Vacation Bible School Drove Millennials Away From Church
As an outreach strategy, Vacation Bible School is usually a flop, but still the chorus echoes across the country: ‘At least we planted the seed.’
Feminists Can’t Figure Out If They’re Supposed To Like ‘Wonder Woman’
In recent years, Hollywood has often grappled with movies that should appeal to the activist female demographic but can deliver unpredictable results. Like ‘Wonder Woman.’
Why You Shouldn’t Wait Until You Can Afford An Instagrammable Wedding
The overwhelmingly materialistic norms surrounding contemporary weddings are not simply irrelevant to marital happiness. Many are positively harmful.
Why Ivy League Grads Are Going Into Multi-Level Marketing
Multi-level marketing is no longer the domain of the middle-aged mom. It’s your real estate agent, doctor, entertainment executive, and overachieving girlfriend who just had a baby.
How Instagram And Celebrities Sell Us Homogenous Lifestyles
Smartphones have given us democratized ‘art,’ which is also marketized to a greater degree than ever before.
Maybe Donald Trump Isn’t A Master Of Media
Donald Trump’s $2.4 billion in free media, while making him more popular with Republicans, made him less popular with everyone else.
Businesses Should Stop Exploiting Celebrity Deaths
Companies feel the need to inject their solemn words and trademarks into the act of grieving for celebrities like David Bowie, Merle Haggard, and Prince. It’s grotesque.
The Intellectual Case For Trump II: Trump Is The Culture Warrior We Need
Donald Trump represents the first candidate for whom success could only come after a culture war apocalypse.
Trump Vodka Is A Perfect Blend Of His Disasters
How Donald Trump handled Trump Vodka shows his management style. And that’s repeatedly going out of business after making wild claims.
Apple’s iPhone Crackdown Is A Marketing Stunt—But A Good One
Apple’s reluctance is to unlock the iPhone is one tactic in the three-way war waged by Apple, Google, and Facebook for the heart of the Internet.
SXSW’s Identity Crisis Is Our Own
The event formerly known as a music festival just no longer fits Austin, or anywhere in particular. In that sense, SXSW is like American culture at large.
Is 2015 The Year History Rebels Against Progressivism?
Progressivism has become the gift that keeps on giving. But so long as our culture is dominated by Gnosticism, we will always be slouching toward collectivist ideology.
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