MM Blend #7 | 03.28.19

Happy March Madness!! With the ball in play and disruption in full swing, competition is fierce. Per Coach Izzo, “Today’s society wants to skip the process. I hate that”. The path of least resistance is enticing, but practice makes perfect. On the road to the Final Four, who will spark joy until the end?

This impromptu newsletter is a curated blend of trends and other treats catered for folks from fashion and logistics to medicine and finance. Enjoy the spread. (this is personal opinion and not intended to reflect the view of my employer)

Sweet Sixteen: Macro — Bets Are On

Tip Off: Spend Stats | Swish: Lower Earners Tipping the Scale

The Messy Middle: Class Identity Crisis |Next-Gen Neighborhoods: Printable Communities

More on Tradeoffs: Money Markets

Elite Eight: Notification of Scheduled Maintenance — Careers Under Construction

Scoreboard: Re-skilling | Gig-Life Balance | Gray Power| Zillenial Workers

Timeout: Workship | Closure: Keeping Tabs

Final Four: *Double-Tap* — Paying up for Expectations, Emotional Shoppers and Serial Returners

So… Who’s Buying? AI Spend Leaderboard | Top Experiential Retail AI (Including Tacos)

Turnover: New Recipe For Grocery | WMT Front-running the Return

Need or Feed: Owned Commerce | Getting in the Weed(s): Cannabis Gets Smarter

Make it Rain(bow): A Unicorn Makeover

Commercial Break: *Checks Phone*

Maybe: Aunt Becky: The Cost of a Reputation

*Unsubscribe* DTContrarian: Buy and Breakup (+ Bleecker St Bloopers)

@girlpower: Back to the Map

Who took my charger? Optimization of the Human

Automatic Reply: A Case of March Sadness

“You can’t win unless you learn how to lose” — KA-J