The Daily Carnage Show

GLP-1s are Disrupting Every Sector

GLP-1s are disrupting demand at a biological level, leading to booms in some sectors and busts in others. Shannon breaks down how grocery, restaurants, CPG, retail, beauty, pharma, and even airlines are affected. Plus, how the current protein trend is related.

Spirit Airlines 2.0: Will It Fly?

Let's talk about "Spirit 2.0," the crowdfunded effort to purchase Spirit Airlines—in the wake of an abrupt closure—and operate it for the people.Shannon breaks down a little Spirit Airlines history, what led to the shutdown, how the Green Bay Packers serve as a model structure, and what this cultural moment means for brands and consumers alike.Will this petition for collective ownership lift off or crash land?

Major Social Platform Updates

We're recapping social platform updates that turn ads into conversations, search into chat, and quietly reshape where content actually lives. * Instagram launches Instants, an app to rival Snachat. * TikTok now lets creators suggest relevant keywords for clips. * YouTube tests comprehensive AI responses to search queries. * Snapchat announces AI Sponsored Snaps, allowing brands to reach users in chat through AI agents. * LinkedIn finally allows off‑platform Event Ads.

Nike Runs into Controversy

Shannon breaks down the "Walkers Tolerated" Nike controversy, and how competitors Altra, Asics, and Ecco responded with their own inclusive campaigns. Plus, ChatGPT ads move from outrageous CPMs to reasonable CPCs, Facebook wants to dip into your camera roll for inspiration, deviantArt sells its soul, and Starbucks and Little Caesars are taking orders through ChatGPT.

Transgressive Out-of-Home Advertising

Shannon gives a brief history of out-of-home advertising—from ancient murals to Mail Pouch Tobacco barns to augmented reality—before diving in to examples of transgressive OOH in the 21st century that have disrupted how we move through space and time in fragmented digital world.