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252 issues since March 2016
December 2017
Dec 29
No. 251: 🗣 10 thoughts for 2018
Dec 22
No. 250: 🗣 Listen up!
Dec 18
No. 249: The definitive white paper 👀
Dec 13
No. 248: The nine boxes.
November 2017
Nov 29
No. 247: Welcome Back
October 2017
Oct 22
No. 246: DNVB's will be just fine.
Oct 7
No. 245 What's old {radio} is new again!
September 2017
Sep 21
No. 244: A rare argument.
Sep 16
No. 243: On publishers and eCommerce.
Sep 14
Issue 242: Openings and Closings
Sep 9
No. 241: One pivot worked, one did not.
Sep 5
No. 240: To save retail, let it die.
Sep 2
No. 239: The United States of Amazon
August 2017
Aug 24
No. 238: Inclusivity has many forms.
Aug 19
No. 237: DNVB Brief. 👀
Aug 10
No. 236: But first, define "middle-class."
Aug 7
No. 235: Is that Kevin Hart doing a box jump?
Aug 4
No. 234: A sign of things to come.
July 2017
Jul 28
No. 233: "Maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds."
Jul 26
No. 232: Data around Disney's in-theater face tracking. 👀
Jul 24
No. 231: Commoditization is the enemy.
Jul 19
No. 230: The Top 25 DNVB's of 2017
Jul 17
No. 229: 128 years old and hitting stride. ⏳
Jul 9
No. 228: Life finds a way.
Jul 5
Issue No. 227: When Malls Fail, Go Private?
June 2017
Jun 23
No. 226: The future of fashion e-tailing.
Jun 20
No. 225: eCommerce and middle America
Jun 9
No. 224: Better never than late.
Jun 7
No. 223: Content / Commerce 2.0
Jun 5
No. 222: 🗣Hi, SiriAlexaGoogle.
Jun 1
No. 221: Loose Threads
May 2017
May 26
No. 201: Oddly, the Bateman brand persists. 🔪
May 23
No. 219: First Look 🎥
May 18
No. 218: Back on 🎯
May 16
No. 217: "Blank"
May 12
No. 217: The Department Store of the Future?
May 10
No. 216: Maybe? Maybe not.
May 4
No. 215: One 🔥 pitch deck.
April 2017
Apr 28
No. 214: It's not the end for humans. 🤖
Apr 24
No. 213: One media group went all-in on commerce. 🙀
Apr 17
No. 212: Fashion's Duopoly.
Apr 14
No. 211: Now fully shoppable.
Apr 13
No. 210: Meanwhile in Palo Alto
Apr 10
No. 209: Amazon wants to dress you.
Apr 7
No. 208: Creative direction.
Apr 5
No. 207: Push it.
Apr 3
No. 206: You best not miss.
Apr 1
No. 205: That's one way to get clicks.
March 2017
Mar 29
No. 204: A $500 MacBook Pro? Read up on how.
Mar 27
No. 203: Don't do this, unless you're like them.
Mar 22
No. 202: Gone in 33 seconds.
Mar 21
Murmurs at Shoptalk.
Mar 16
No. 200: Moving on up!
Mar 14
No. 199: They're heating up.
Mar 10
No. 198: 🚨 That's Bold.
Mar 9
No. 197: Urbanization Outfitters.
Mar 6
No. 196: Matrimony
Mar 3
No. 195: The Once and Future King
February 2017
Feb 28
No. 194: Ahead of the curve.
Feb 27
No. 193 The Fast Rise and Slow Demise.
Feb 22
No. 192: An unbiased look.
Feb 20
No. 191: Save your clicks, brands want influence.
Feb 18
No. 190: Am I Typecast?
Feb 16
No. 189: The next 40 years.
Feb 14
No. 188: Will Snap Pop? A lot of coverage here.
Feb 10
No. 187: What Hodinkee Accomplished
Feb 9
No. 186: Oh, Mr. Porter!
Feb 6
No. 185: Generation Z Rising
Feb 2
No. 183: A message for retail.
January 2017
Jan 31
No. 183: Ways and Means.
Jan 27
No. 182: Still in Early Innings.
Jan 25
No. 181: On Media's Diminished Influence on Major Retail
Jan 23
No. 180: Steve Jobs Saved Nike?
Jan 18
No. 179: The House of Cards
Jan 10
No. 178: The internet doesn't let you shop.
Jan 5
No. 177: ...that should inspire every brand.
December 2016
Dec 30
No. 176: Here's 2016's final email!
Dec 28
No. 175: This is not a drill.
Dec 24
No. 174: Reshaping eCommerce
Dec 22
No. 172: Willpower Lost
Dec 20
No. 172: The Boost
Dec 16
No. 171: Angry Amazon Pilots
Dec 9
No. 170: The channel is the product.
Dec 7
No. 169: Lean Luxe
Dec 5
No. 168: Amazon Gone Wild
Dec 1
No. 167: Defy The Monstars
November 2016
Nov 29
No. 166: Brand _____ furthers it's digital push.
Nov 28
No. 165: The Gold Standard
Nov 23
No. 164: Top 10 Reads for Today!
Nov 22
No. 163: Today's Top 12 Reads
Nov 18
No. 162: Just (6) Days Before 'Black Friday'
Nov 10
No. 161: What a spectacle.
Nov 9
No. 160: Gains and Losses
Nov 8
No. 159: Serendipity Through Technology
Nov 7
No. 158: Dualing Market Caps
Nov 4
No. 157: A Suggestion for Bill Simmons
Nov 4
No. 156: A Glimpse At eCommerce's Future
Nov 2
No. 155: Today's Top Intelligence
Nov 1
No. 154: The Liquidator and The Flea
October 2016
Oct 31
No. 153: Media brings sophistication to eCommerce
Oct 25
No. 152: The Mainstreaming of Editorial eCommerce
Oct 24
No. 151: A congratulations is in store!
Oct 21
No. 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣
Oct 20
No. 149: ⚡️The Top 12 Reads Of The Day
Oct 19
No. 148: ⚡️The Top 10 Reads of the Day
Oct 18
No. 147: 🛳 A commerce cruise? Why, yes.
Oct 17
No. 146: The viral loop illustrated.
Oct 14
No. 145: The Slow Death? Perhaps, not.
Oct 13
No. 144: Authenticity Prevents the Rebrand
Oct 12
No. 143: Media accelerates eCommerce adoption?
Oct 10
No. 142 The two arguments 👀
Oct 7
No. 141: A deep dive.
Oct 6
No. 140: ⚡️Outdone by China?
Oct 5
No. 139: Why malls will shutter, in just one chart.
Oct 4
No. 138: ⚡️a great mix in today's top intelligence
Oct 3
No. 137: A .gif infographic + 'Voice First' picks up steam + Snap's elusive spectacles?
September 2016
Sep 30
No. 136: The age of eCommerce VR?
Sep 28
No. 💯 and 3️⃣5️⃣, already.
Sep 27
No. 134: A Failure in Men's Tech Fashion
Sep 26
No. 133: Exits, entrances, and moderation.
Sep 22
No. 132: The differentiator is?
Sep 21
No. 131: An uncool move by Nike?
Sep 20
No 130: Publishing 📉 and eCommerce 📈? In some cases, it seems so.
Sep 19
No 129: Technological (r)evolutions, all at once.
Sep 16
No 128: The real change + another CPG M&A?
Sep 15
No 127: iMessage, the new platform for eCommerce
Sep 14
No 126: 2PML's run down of 12 top stories and briefs
Sep 13
No 125: 📉 The Shifts To Study 📈
Sep 12
2 PM LINKS 124: The re-rise of VC funded eCommerce
Sep 9
2 PM LINKS Letter 123: 12 reads for your Friday
Sep 8
2 PM LINKS No. 122: ⚡️ Affirm, Alphabet, Airpods, Allbirds, and Amazon's Prep.
Sep 7
2 PM LINKS No. 121: Snapchat IPO + Facebook v. Publishers + Stripe x Apple Pay + A word from Stratechery.
Sep 6
2 PM LINKS No. 120:
Sep 2
2 PM LINKS No. 119: 📈 and a "Last Word" on Spotify v. Apple.
Sep 1
2 PM LINKS No. 118: VMA's reached 3x more on Snapchat + On Spotify's (lack of) profitability + SpaceX destroys Facebook's satellite.
August 2016
Aug 31
2 PM LINKS No. 117: Zero likes + Organic Gatorade + 68,000,000 + Les Wexner said what?
Aug 30
2 PM LINKS No. 116: The people who matter at Uber + Wayfair goes Snapchat + J. Crew succumbs to omnichannel.
Aug 29
2 PM LINKS No. 115: New shifts to note + The GOAT pivot + World's fastest + A major 🔑.
Aug 26
2 PM LINKS No. 114: RIP Lyft + Alexa / A.I. + Karmaloop 2.0? + The new king of college hoops?
Aug 25
2 PM LINKS No. 113: ⚡️ Warby's video game + Retail's future + USPS's resurgence + The death of SEARS.
Aug 24
2 PM LINKS No. 112: Homage sells shares to Express + Virtual reality by Wayfair + Best Buy wins for a change + That's a major 🔑.
Aug 23
2 PM LINKS No. 111 ⚡️ with 14 new reads.
Aug 22
2 PM LINKS No. 110: Instagram stories + the Olympic numbers + the headquarters of shoe brands ⇢
Aug 19
2 PM LINKS No. 109: 📈 The Industry Standard
Aug 18
2 PM LINKS No. 108: The 2PML 'Halo 10'
Aug 17
2 PM LINKS No. 107: Product Hunt innovates, Wal-Mart is out of control, Pinterest videos (?), and customers you don't want.
Aug 16
2 PM LINKS No. 106: 🌊 👀
Aug 15
2 PM LINKS No. 105: Basic, slow innovation, brick & mortar weakness, and the fall of the preppy leader.
Aug 12
2 PM LINKS No. 104 Downtown, P&G scales back, Underdogs, Phelps, and "Suicide Squad."
Aug 11
2 PM LINKS No. 103: Fed up, The demise, Airbnb needs homeowners.
Aug 10
2 PM LINKS No. 102: Disney hedges, Social commerce falls flat, and Stop with the Instagram product placement.
Aug 9
2 PM LINKS: Block me back, Coach is out, Time Magazine's eCommerce
Aug 8
2 PM LINKS: 💯
Aug 5
2 PM LINKS No 99: Foot traffic, Facebook captures Snapchat (again), Robotic media, and Corrupt mayo.
Aug 4
2 PM LINKS No 98: Counterpoint, Target consolidation, Liquor, and Copying done right.
Aug 3
2 PM LINKS No 97: 😶, and Uber reloaded, Mobile restaurant apps thrive, Best practices, and Nike - the innovator.
Aug 2
2 PM LINKS No 96: 25 most innovative brands and 9 mobile insights
Aug 1
2 PM LINKS: Uber rarely loses but..., Michigan and Michael, and China edges the U.S.
July 2016
Jul 29
2 PM LINKS No. 94 Amazon at it again, Coke's fall, retailers' discount fallacy, and one Major 🔑.
Jul 28
2 PM LINKS no. 93: Obstacles, decline, goals, and the reshaping of commerce's future.
Jul 27
2 PM LINKS: Attacking Groceries, an unlocked report, and introducing: Marsbot.
Jul 26
2 PM LINKS: Tesla comes for Uber, India leads U.S., Death of brand loyalty
Jul 25
2 PM LINKS - 90 issues in. 📈
Jul 22
2 PM LINKS - No. 89: Postmates is killing the drive thru, Birkenstock is out, Six brilliant blogs, and Jet.com's retention problem
Jul 21
2 PM LINKS - No. 88: Social Beats TV, An Optimistic Nike, Facebook Flight, Retail A.I.
Jul 20
2 PM LINKS - No. 87: P&G misses out, GM edges Tesla, Dollar Shave strikes gold
Jul 19
2 PM LINKS - No. 86: Apple is losing, 5 mistakes, and Body positivity
Jul 18
2 PM LINKS - No. 85: Record gains, Conde Nast eCommerce, and Snapchat's Patents
Jul 15
2 PM LINKS - No. 84 Trends, Failures, and Why ads don't convert.
Jul 14
2 PM LINKS - No. 83 Gen Z lacks brand loyalty, Amazon Cracks Apparel, Mobile is now 60%.
Jul 13
2 PM LINKS - No. 82 All for Pikachu, agencies scramble, $23M in Roomba sales, mobile eComm dwarfs ad sales
Jul 12
2 PM LINKS - No. 81 The Lure Module (Top Ten), 20M More, and Stop It Wal-Mart.
Jul 11
2 PM LINKS - No. 80: Pokemon Go (Top 10), Apocalypse at ESPN, Nike beats Adidas.
Jul 8
2 PM LINKS - No. 79: Don't Duplicate Prime Day, Brand Rebirth, and Demand Generation
Jul 7
2 PM LINKS - No. 78 $30,000 watches, Casper, Memories, Moments, and Millennials
Jul 6
2 PM LINKS - No. 77 Warby Park it, A Weaker Nike, Megatrends
Jul 5
2 PM LINKS - No. 76: Teens, One-Clicks, and Acquisitions
Jul 4
2 PM LINKS - No. 75: Thriving, Retention and Marriage
Jul 2
2 PM LINKS - No. 74
June 2016
Jun 30
2 PM LINKS - No. 73: "But can you build a billion dollar eCommerce company?"
Jun 29
2 PM LINKS - No. 72
Jun 28
2 PM LINKS - No. 71 Envy, Analytics, and Voice-First Commerce
Jun 27
2 PM LINKS - No. 70 Shake ups, Feuds, and Authenticity
Jun 24
2 PM LINKS - No. 69: A break from BREXIT speculation
Jun 23
2 PM LINKS - No. 68 is 🔑.
Jun 22
2 PM LINKS - No. 67
Jun 21
2 PM LINKS - No. 66: Top 10 dynamic brands, mCommerce trends, the death of banner ads, Slack - the OS
Jun 20
2 PM LINKS - No. 65 "The Ultimate Warrior"
Jun 17
2 PM LINKS - No. 64: 🚀 RocketCode, West Elm, Foursquare, and is 👻 stealing filters?
Jun 17
2 PM LINKS - No. 63: Rolls Royce, Backchannel, Wayfair, and Rag & Bone
Jun 15
2 PM LINKS - No. 62: Four Characteristics of DNVB's
Jun 14
2 PM LINKS - No. 61: Tesla to sell at Nordstrom, The Ledbetter Index, and Apple Pay for Shopify
Jun 13
2 PM LINKS - No. 60: Snapchat 👻, Gawker eCommerce, and WWDC highlights eCommerce
Jun 10
2 PM LINKS - No. 59: IRCE, Macy's, CGI Burgers, and Steph Curry's Very Bad Day
Jun 9
2 PM LINKS - No. 58 View the top 10 car brands, Learn about the pending 'Subprime Ad Crisis', Watch Nike's best sports promo yet.
Jun 8
2 PM LINKS - No. 57
Jun 7
2 PM LINKS - No. 56 - 🌊's and 8 must reads.
Jun 7
2 PM LINKS - No. 55: 10 Great Insights
Jun 3
2 PM LINKS - No. 54: Lululemon's Founder Speaks, Wal-Mart Smartens Up + 24 Major 🔑's (guest feature)
Jun 2
2 PM LINKS - No. 53: 🏀 "NBA Finals Brand War" + 👻 "Snapchat's New Status"
Jun 1
2 PM LINKS - No. 52: 100 Conversion Tips and The Definitive Internet Trends Report
May 2016
May 31
2 PM LINKS - No. 51: "How Athletes Become Kings", "Confessions of An Agency CEO"
May 30
2 PM LINKS - No. 50: Cool Hunting's Spin on eComm, 10 Profitable, Ugly Websites.
May 27
2 PM LINKS - No. 49: The 🔑 to Commerce Monopoly
May 26
2 PM LINKS - No. 48: Bricks & Mortar 📉 / eCommerce 📈
May 25
2 PM LINKS - No. 47: The Mythological Millennial, Under Armour, Tesla, and Foursquare
May 24
2 PM LINKS - No. 46: Snapchat, the eCommerce Giant.
May 23
2 PM LINKS - No. 45: The Effect of The Suburban Mom
May 20
2 PM LINKS - No. 44: Chart of The Week
May 19
2 PM LINKS - No. 43: A 2PML Reader Perk, Product Hunt Launches eCommerce, Wal-Mart Slows, & Programmatic TV?
May 18
2 PM LINKS - No. 42 "Two top brand ads and Google Home v. Alexa"
May 17
2 PM LINKS - No. 41 "The Undefeated, Mav Carter, Affirm, ESPN, and Postmates"
May 16
2 PM LINKS - No. 40 "The Most Creative, Top 10 Ads, and a Feature on Startups.co"
May 13
2 PM LINKS - No. 39 "Use Amazon to Hail Your Model 3"
May 12
2 PM LINKS - No. 38 "Top 99 in eCommerce Design, The Death of Malls"
May 11
2 PM LINKS - No. 37 "The World's Most Valuable Brands"
May 10
2 PM LINKS - No. 36 "DNVB's, Budweiser, BigCommerce, $ADS v $UA"
May 9
2 PM LINKS - No. 35 "The Top 10 Beer Brands, SpaceX, and Spotify video"
May 6
2 PM LINKS - No. 34 "The 10 least engaging brands, habits, and native ad revenue"
May 5
2 PM LINKS - No. 33 "eCommerce Agencies Are Blowing Up"
May 4
2 PM LINKS - No. 32 "Luxury, Vox, GIF's, Native, $AAPL v Tidal, and Misty Copeland"
May 3
2 PM LINKS - No. 31 "Shopify x Postmates, IVY PARK, Uber, and Amazon"
May 2
2 PM LINKS - No. 30 "The Perfect Audience + Swipe to Buy"
April 2016
Apr 29
2 PM LINKS - No. 29 "A Live Chat at 4 PM EST"
Apr 28
2 PM LINKS - No. 28 "Amplified Marketing, Views, and Tomorrow's first live chat"
Apr 27
2 PM LINKS - No. 27 "Shopify, Nike, Content Creators, Talkshow, and Eventbrite eCommerce"
Apr 26
2 PM LINKS - No. 26 "Hot Chicken, Jumpman, iOT, Postmates, Snapchat eCommerce"
Apr 25
2 PM LINKS - No. 25 'The Verge, Better Apps, The Future of TV, and 🍋'
Apr 22
2 PM LINKS - No. 24 'Brand Event Serendipity'
Apr 21
2 PM LINKS - No. 23 'McGregor, Building 8, Taco Bell, and The Ringer'
Apr 20
2 PM LINKS - No. 22 'Connor McGregor, Snapchat 3-D, RYOT, Hyundai, and 50 Notes'
Apr 19
2 PM LINKS - No. 21 '@Shaft, AirBNB, the emoji, Skimm, and The Undefeated'
Apr 18
2 PM LINKS - No. 20 'Identifiable trends and shifts.'
Apr 15
2 PM LINKS - No. 19 'It's Time To Optimize For Mobile'
Apr 14
2 PM LINKS - No. 18 'An Organic 1,000+'
Apr 13
2 PM LINKS - No. 17 'Mamba Day and Nike v. UA explained'
Apr 12
2 PM LINKS - No. 16 'The Rise of the eCommerce Editor + F8 Roadmap'
Apr 11
2 PM LINKS - No. 15 'Father time, A.I. overload, Audi, and Lyft > Tinder?
Apr 8
2 PM LINKS - No. 14, 'I done it already' v. 'The Revenant' bear
Apr 7
2 PM LINKS - No. 13, "Video > Journalism, Slackbots, and AI Everywhere"
Apr 6
2 PM LINKS - No. 12, "FB Live, Everette, HERE, and Body Armor"
Apr 5
2 PM LINKS - No. 11, "The Chat OS, $10M, the NFL, and Burberry."
Apr 4
2 PM LINKS - No. 10, "Chatbots, Amazon Payments, and Balmain"
Apr 1
2 PM LINKS - No. 9, "Elon, our new Steve."
March 2016
Mar 31
2 PM LINKS - No. 8, "Model 3 Day and Bey and Jay"
Mar 30
2 PM LINKS - No. 7, "A Multi-Million Dollar Tweetstorm"
Mar 29
2 PM LINKS - No. 6, "The Hype Factor" and $20 EPS?
Mar 28
2 PM LINKS - No. 5, Don't Turn on The Notifications
Mar 25
2 PM LINKS - No. 4, "Hyundai v BMW" and Snapchat Wins?
Mar 24
2 PM LINKS - No. 3, 'Gone in 18 Seconds'
Mar 23
2 PM LINKS - No. 2, 'Davidson v Goliath' and DOMO
Mar 22
2 PM LINKS - Issue #1