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Dez Reads. You Can’t Pay Escrow in Vibes.
This week, we’re talking about four things Americans take seriously: branding, Bay Area real estate, email etiquette, and blondes. Our very own Anne Marie Malecha kicks us off with a…
Dez Reads. The Season of Inebriation.
With Memorial Day weekend in tow, Dez wants to start off by saying thank you to all those who have served. It’s Katie Runkle here, taking the pen while Josh…
Dez Reads. Decimal Points and the Gates of Hell
There are two kinds of people in the world – those who trust the process and those who immediately question why the speed limit is suddenly 17.3 mph. Mark Emerson…
With Memorial Day weekend in tow, Dez wants to start off by saying thank you to all those who have served. It’s Katie Runkle here, taking the pen while Josh…
There are two kinds of people in the world – those who trust the process and those who immediately question why the speed limit is suddenly 17.3 mph. Mark Emerson…
I don’t think there is a newsletter in Washington that generates the kind of whiplash our first two Dez Reads submissions do this week. Sam zooms out on modern sports…
Nothing quite captures the greatness of sports – sacrifice, ambition, competition, achievement, pain, glory – quite like March Madness. As two sports fans from the Heartland leading a firm with…
Just another week where reality outperformed fiction. Mark Emerson here with the pen. There’s a lot to unpack this week. Let’s get into it. Anne Marie kicks us off with…
The NCAA filed a temporary restraining order against DraftKings for using “March Madness” and “Final Four” in connection with its betting products. The legal argument is straightforward. The strategic argument…
Every March, thousands of marketers commit a completely avoidable legal error. They slap “March Madness” on a promotion, send it out the door, and assume that because the phrase is…
I still fill out my bracket the old-fashioned way. Gut picks, a little overconfidence, and just enough conviction to be completely wrong come Friday afternoon. It’s Mark at the helm…
