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Curiosity sells: How beauty brands turn mystery into momentum

From Peach & Lily’s mystery serum to blind box mania - why curiosity keeps beauty brands alive.


Nithya Sudhir
Nithya Sudhir

Sep 15, 2025

$105 Dog perfume? Yep, petcare is the new skincare.

Inside the $14B+ boom in petcare, where premium pricing meets humanized storytelling.


Nithya Sudhir
Nithya Sudhir

Sep 8, 2025

From Matcha to Rhode — tiny luxuries outsmart inflation

Treatonomics proves: in tough times, indulgence is survival, not irrationality.


Nithya Sudhir
Nithya Sudhir

Sep 1, 2025

When your shoes step out of a budget.

Recent tariffs: The shoe fits... but the price doesn't.


Nithya Sudhir
Nithya Sudhir

Aug 27, 2025

Is Your Brand Quietly Saying “You Don’t Belong Here”?

Your audience can hear it loud and clear.


Nithya Sudhir
Nithya Sudhir

Aug 18, 2025

Live shopping finally clicks with Western brands

Instant sales tracking, $3B+ in Whatnot sales, and TikTok’s 20% jump show why marketers are leaning in. Plus: Vuori’s $4B playbook and the brand cue gap hurting marketers.


Hubert Trinkunas
Hubert Trinkunas

Aug 11, 2025

Everyone wants Poppi’s $2B playbook

Influencers are optimizing for Google, soda brands are crowding the gut health aisle, and AI is replacing customer service – here’s what’s working


Hubert Trinkunas
Hubert Trinkunas

Aug 5, 2025

Rare Beauty turned a billboard into a perfume sample

Plus: TikTok’s new “Pro” app in Europe, Instagram posts showing up on Google, and why Shopify’s playing nicer with AI than Amazon.


Jul 31, 2025

Q4 vibes: early shoppers, flat Target, and $0.10 WhatsApp ads

Back-to-school came early, Prime Day fizzled, LTK’s going full TikTok, and Quince is now worth $4.5B. Let’s unpack it.


Hubert Trinkunas
Hubert Trinkunas

Jul 30, 2025

ChatGPT just became a shopping cart

TikTok’s coming for search budgets, CMOs can’t track ROI, and booze hits livestream shopping.


Hubert Trinkunas
Hubert Trinkunas

Jul 28, 2025

Pinterest’s holiday playbook drops

GenAI videos, Ritual at Ulta, and Olipop’s emotional soda play—this week’s sharpest brand moves.


Hubert Trinkunas
Hubert Trinkunas

Jul 21, 2025

Shopify says no to rogue AI bots

And brands say yes to GirlsCarryingShit. The new media strategy is raw, weird, and surprisingly effective.


Hubert Trinkunas
Hubert Trinkunas

Jul 15, 2025

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