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AI Doesn’t Help All Employees Equally

Why doesn’t AI help all employees equally? What TikTok’s US deal means for Algo Nationalism. These and more in this week’s Sunday Strategy newsletter.

January 25, 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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Is This the End of Polished Social Media?

A new note from the Head of Instagram may have signalled the end of polished social media (and Instagram) as we know it. We look at this and more this week.

January 4, 2026

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The Rise of the “Waymo Wrangler”

In the future, we’ll all be Waymo Wranglers – but we might not give to charity as much. We look at these stories and more in the last Sunday Strategy of 2025.

December 31, 2025

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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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Brand Friction vs. Rage-Baiting: Two Ways to Get Attention

When does healthy brand friction become brand rage baiting? How does social shopping change shopping behavior? These and more in this week’s Sunday Strategy

December 7, 2025

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Black Friday’s AI Frenemy

Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? New Research Says No. This, Black Friday vs. AI and more in this week’s issue of Sunday Strategy

November 30, 2025

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In Defense of Thought Leadership

While D&AD’s latest creativity campaign makes a lot of great points, it misses one about thought leadership in advertising. We look at this and more this week.

November 24, 2025