The Zeitgeist: September 13, 2024

Today's Edition: Roblox, Lego and Britishcore

Good morning. The presidential debate dominated news cycles this week, with stories about key takeaways and hilarious memes. However, Fast Company and Inc. took a different approach, focusing on lessons in body language and leadership communications - two valuable reads for communicators and executives preparing for interviews with media. In other news, Fast Company released its annual list of Best Workplaces for Innovators, featuring a surprising addition: a well-known chicken sandwich chain.

Campaigns

Earned-friendly campaigns & clever moments

Also, Stonyfield’s Toxic-Free Election Challenge, Brach's Candy Corn-themed suite at Great Wolf Lodge, Pizza Hut’s Pay With Your Trend in the UAE, Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay 2024 “bite-partisan” campaign and Shaq x Hershey’s XL gummies let you “bite his head off.”

Culture 

Snackable bites of consumer culture

Corporate

Commerce

Shopper society snapshot

Connections

Feed intelligence

Media Moves:

  • Jamie Heller, previously business editor at The Wall Street Journal, is now editor in chief at Business Insider.

  • Amanda Hoover, previously staff writer at Wired, is now senior reporter at Business Insider covering technology and writing for the Discourse team.

  • Rachel Siegel, formerly reporter at The Washington Post covering the Federal Reserve, is now covering the economics of housing and real estate at the same newspaper.

  • Lisa Lacy, formerly lead AI writer at CNET, is no longer with the publication and has yet to announce her new role.

  • Peter Kafka, Business Insider chief correspondent, is reviving his old “Recode Media” podcast under a new name, “Channels,” with the Vox Media podcast network.

Also... read this Atlas Obscura article on the history of blue foods, and why they’re so alluring.

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