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Cultural trends, internet moments and offline shifts brands can learn from — the raw material of cultural intelligence.

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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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Sunday Strategy’s 2025 Year in Review

A lot happened in 2025 for marketers, but across Sunday Strategy’s weekly newsletter – we’ve tracked six key shifts to consider from the last year.

January 2, 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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Selling to “Sephora Kids”: Marketing’s New Youth Frontier

Sephora Kids are back and brands are selling to them. WPP flirts with Havas. These stories and more in this week’s issue of Sunday Strategy.

November 17, 2025
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The Mr. Beast-ification of Culture

As Beast Land theme park opens and economic uncertainty continues, can anything stop the continued rise of get rich contests & their mascot, Mr Beast?

November 14, 2025
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2025 Holiday Ad Live Round-Up

What do a Kiera Knightly Rom-Com, 90s Rave Culture, Goths and a LEGO choir have in common? They’re all in this year’s live list of 2025 holiday ads.

November 13, 2025
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