Good to know my morning corporate newsreel is picking up on my guilty pleasures #VCornotVCthatisthequestion pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

Global war for e-commerce heats up as Google invests $550 mm in JD.com; this follows Carrefour partnership and $3bn Flipkart investment with Walmart bloombergquint.com/global-economi…

Asos has updated its animal welfare policy and will now ban silk, cashmere and mohair from its website. bit.ly/2JQZlRl (via BBC News (UK))

Have to admit all did not feel right in the world when Roger Federer arrived on centre court without the swoosh....bigger question is UNIQLO fashion or technology company? quartzy.qz.com/1319451/at-wim…

Amazon owns a lot of brands: businessinsider.com/amazon-owns-th…

When an iPhone arrives in the U.S., it is recorded as an import at its factory cost, about $240. But China only makes about $8.50 from that phone. f-st.co/ohhvwxY

War for content heats up....watching Sopranos for the first time....not sure i agree w/ this strategy businessinsider.com/hbo-is-trying-…

And the strategy comes together.... x.com/FastCompany/st…

Wow! tarte cosmetics has a Prime Day Launch?! Or so says Amazon?#beautydisrupted amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_…

Gender gap in vacation too: civicscience.com/theres-a-gende…

brandingmag.com/2018/07/12/the…

“Say no to supervising and say yes to carrying a brick” Marc Pritchard #signalpg #resonates

Stats on Starbucks paid loyalty program in China #impressive #SignalPG

Three of my favorite things -- data, running and Nike -- this article is a marketers dream: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Ricardo Sequerra Amram I’m not suggesting that the CAC/Rent theme isn’t valid, just old. There are so many more factors that are driving brands offline. This deck by Maureen Mullen was an earlier take on why #DNVB go offline. slideshare.net/mobile/G3Com/t…

Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt

Nike did the math. A younger consumer who can afford $150 Flyknit racers likely has substantial disposable income and lives in a city. Two-thirds of Nike consumers are under the age of 35. #nomercynomalice #NikeKaepernick #Google l2inc.com/daily-insights…

“When I hugged her at the net, I felt like a kid again.” - Naomi’s Shinobi 🇯🇵🇭🇹🇺🇸 #USOpen

From ESPN.

I think this works better for commoditized goods....but we'll see: vox.com/the-goods/2018…