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Sam Lessin: Commerce curation will shift from platforms to trusted creators
“So it's like in the end of the day, whether it can't be Amazon because it's too diverse and heterogeneous, right? Like it's not going to be the Apple app store, even if they want to rep privacy or something, right? Like, it's going to be individual people in a…”
Sam Lessin Aug 4, 2023 ▶ 30:07 #8: Where's the Barbie business pop? Why brands beat marketplaces · More or Less Podcast
Opinion
Brit Morin: The Barbie movie targets millennial moms to drive toy sales
“I think it's trying to win back over millennial moms so that we buy Barbie products for our children.”
Brit Morin Aug 4, 2023 ▶ 19:01 #8: Where's the Barbie business pop? Why brands beat marketplaces · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Supported
Brit Morin: Barbie Movie Production Cost $130M and Marketing Cost $150M
“A hundred and thirty million spent on the movie, a 150 on marketing.”
Brit Morin Aug 4, 2023 ▶ 21:20 #8: Where's the Barbie business pop? Why brands beat marketplaces · More or Less Podcast
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Brit Morin: Mattel will open an Arizona theme park in 2024
“It's opening a Mattel theme park next year in Arizona, by the way, to start driving its experiential business.”
Brit Morin Aug 4, 2023 ▶ 12:29 #8: Where's the Barbie business pop? Why brands beat marketplaces · More or Less Podcast
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