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Why we're drawn to Dispo
Here's why we are drawn to Dispo, what that means for consumers and brands, and how this influences the landscape for social platforms.
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What does it mean to be a sustainable fashion brand in 2021?
Clayton Chambers highlights some of the ways that clothing brands from around the world are taking on the fight against climate change.
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Virgil Abloh, the modern-day polymath
As a black man in America, Virgil Abloh challenged many norms, he was one of the most influential artists of our day, and the tragedy of his passing was that he was just getting started.
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The wild world of being a sneaker broker
Sneaker brokers are difficult to put in a box. Yuanrun Zheng is a mediator, buyer, seller, and delivery guy. Being dialed into the who, what, when, and where is everything in this business.
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The anatomy of a great collab
Collabs are essential for the modern brand. Here’s what separates the good from the great.
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Rally and the business of investing in nostalgia
Robinhood and Coinbase capture the most praise and market share with democratized investing in publicly traded companies and cryptocurrency, Rally has carved an unlikely niche for discretionary investments: collectibles.
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Merch is the new luxury
Let's look at a few creators who are driving this shift, subtle or not, and explore why flexing your tote bag is more fun than flexing a handbag.
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It's Rental SZN. Are men ready for it?
The rise of re-commerce and clothing rentals are worthy examples in womenswear, but on the men’s side, the thought of dudes renting clothing (not named a tuxedo) sounds crazy, until it's not.
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It’s Gucci’s 100th Birthday. They’re just getting started.
Gucci’s the only luxury brand that’s getting younger. Here’s what we can all learn from them.
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How to build true brand community for the long haul
A conversation with community experts about how to build a community in 2022 and why it even matters at all.
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How Pontus Karlsson is merging the creator economy and eCommerce into one
A conversation about influencers vs. creators, building a startup in 2022, and predictions for the creator economy
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How New Balance became the king of collabs
Here we are, wracking our brains to imagine a world where New Balance is going toe-to-toe with Nike to claim its position as a culturally dialed-in brand in the sneaker business.
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How brands and celebrities are demystifying the stigma around sobriety
A few thoughts on sobriety, overcoming the judgement around it, and how we really went from O’doul’s to Sobriety-as-a-Service
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How an Instagram creator became a hyped streetwear brand by curating moodboards
And what other creators can learn about curation, turning a hobby into a business, and staying true to oneself.
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Food is the new streetwear
And a few lessons that consumer brands can learn from food brands.
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Eli Weiss on chasing curiosity, playing the long game, and how to be a good boss
Chatting with the King of CX about life, work, and how to take care of your employees
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Drop Party: a better way for top creators to sell merch
You might not know about them yet, but Drop Party is a full-service eCommerce platform quickly standing out from the existing landscape, and uniquely positioned to win in the long run.
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Creators, not brands, are the linchpin to Web3
While we’re all speculating about crypto and the internet’s future, creators are building real use-cases we can learn from. The key? Community.
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Creators are the new brands
Creators might have started as nothing more than billboards for the brands that paid them, but now Creators are their own brands. Let's look at how we arrived here.
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Content and commerce don't have to suck
How Netflix and Apple TV dropped the ball with fan merch, and a few ideas on how they can redeem themselves.
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Cole Bennett is this generation's Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin is arguably one of the greatest musical minds of our day. 40 years later, The Rick Rubin Effect is happening all over again and his name is Cole Bennett.
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Can social commerce actually work in the west?
Social commerce is here. Who's going to bundle it for us?
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Luxury fashion’s obsession with gaming
Balenciaga, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton are flocking to the metaverse, and here’s why.
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An intimate conversation about life, personal style, and growing up in New York with Pattern Brands, Emmett Shine
We explore the personal side of Pattern Brands Co-founder Emmett Shine to learn about the man behind the brand
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America’s obsession with coffee as consumers
Let’s look at America’s history with coffee, how it’s morphed from function to luxury, and how eCommerce has changed this for the better.
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Aimé Leon Dore secures the bag. Now what?
A few thoughts on LVMH’s investment in ALD and why it’s a great move for them.
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