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The AI Marketing Input Paradox: Bad Input, Good Output

Why do a majority of marketers brief their newest tools with their worst data? We unpick the AI marketing paradox + more in this week’s Sunday Strategy.

July 28, 2026
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Dopamine Shopping vs. Gamifying Purchase

Fake ‘Dopamine Shopping’ websites allow users to feel like they’ve bought something without paying. Is it the logical end of gamified purchase + more this week.

June 30, 2026
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The “Friendship Economy”: Brands Selling Connection

What happens when love bombing comes to the friendship economy? What’s driving the rise of LitRPG? These stories and more in this week’s Sunday Strategy

June 2, 2026
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Vibe Crafting vs. Vibe Coding

Can Vibe Crafting do for hardware what Vibe Coding did for software? Can brands troll runners? These and more in this week’s Sunday Strategy

April 20, 2026
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The Myth of the Child Prodigy

What do ChatGPT ads mean for the platform? What did we get wrong about ‘child prodigies’? We look at these and more in the 100th issue of Sunday Strategy

January 18, 2026
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“Conformity Gate” and the Limits of Stan Culture

What happens when fandoms won’t stop like Netflix & Conformity Gate? Google Gemini + Apple AI and more in this week’s issue of Sunday Strategy

January 11, 2026
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Short-Form Social Hits the Living Room TV

Can Instagram succeed to get short form content on TV? Where does Financial Nihilism lead young investing? These and more in this issue of Sunday Strategy?

December 22, 2025
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“Ad-Like Objects”: The Real Risk AI Poses to Advertising

Are we angry about AI in ads or ‘how’ AI is being used in ads? We look at the growing risk of ‘Ad Like Objects’ and more in this week’s Sunday Strategy

December 14, 2025
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The Drowning Internet: When AI Content Floods the Web

Will AI content drown the internet as we know it? Recent research says we’re near a ‘Drowned Internet’ already. We cover this and more in Sunday Strategy.

October 19, 2025
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Social Media’s Slip Away From Socialising

Does social media still have any socializing? Can parents join the spring break party? These stories and more in this week’s issue of Sunday Strategy.

April 20, 2025
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