Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Airbnb has been a total failure as a public company which is what no one has been willing to say aloud! Its stock is negative over the past 5 years while hoteliers Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG… | Stuart Greif | 19 comments
Airbnb has been a total failure as a public company which is what no one has been willing to say aloud! Its stock is negative over the past 5 years while hoteliers Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Wyndham, and OTAs Expedia and Booking have soared. Only Choice really has struggled more of late in their stock…
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The week in charts
The Week in Charts Electric-vehicle sales, AI-driven organizational change, and more
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Protecting Hotel Profitability Amid Rising Costs And Labor Shortages – Amadeus Hospitality
If operating a hotel wasn’t challenging enough, add in persistent labor shortages, and rising costs, and the compounding effect is clear. Hotels are being stretched thin, pulling back on planned developments and renovations as staffing challenges persist. Nearly two thirds (65%) of U.S. hotels also report staffing shortages — with housekeeping identified as the hardest-hit…
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Hotels lost metasearch. They lost mobile. AI doesn’t have to be next.
When ChatGPT opened its Apps marketplace to 800 million users, Booking.com and Expedia were already there. Day-one partners. Ready to intercept travelers at the moment they start planning. If that sounds familiar, it should. OTAs have perfected this playbook over two decades: move fast on new distribution channels while hotels deliberate. They did it with…
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💡CES 2026: A Wave of New Ad Products and Partnerships | ⚡️Meta Drops $2B on Manus / Walmart Brings Ads to Sparky AI & Unleashes Marty AI
Sources: Adweek, Mediapost, etc. CES 2026: A wave of new ad products and partnerships: Summary: CES has become the de facto new year kickoff conference for the digital advertising industry. It’s where platforms and agencies show off their new wares, introduce marketing campaigns, and start conversations that will shape the year ahead. Of course none…
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4As Look Ahead 2026
Neither vision is right or wrong. Both are real and both are accelerating. Many agencies will lean toward one future or the other, depending on factors such as scale, capital access, talent mix and client needs. But there is also a middle path. A path which is growing in importance and scale. A path that…
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Dentsu Can’t Give Away a $4.5bn Business. That Should Terrify You. Dentsu’s attempt to sell its international operations has collapsed. Apollo walked. Trade buyers walked. Only Bain Capital remains,… | Gustaf Wick | 193 comments
🌍 Top 5 Global Agency Groups Shaping the Future of Marketing The global advertising and marketing ecosystem is dominated by five powerhouse holding companies—often referred to as WIPOD. Each plays a unique role in driving creativity, data, media, and technology at scale. 🔹 WPP The world’s largest advertising group, WPP is known for its strong…
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Client Challenge
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Rufus Drives 3.5x Higher Conversion on Black Friday | Ian Simpson posted on the topic | LinkedIn
At NRF, Walmart and Google didn’t announce a feature. They announced a philosophy. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc., and incoming Walmart CEO John Furner disclosed the partnership at the National Retail Federation « Big Show » Sunday morning. This wasn’t another “we have a new API” moment. It signaled a tectonic change in how…
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Travel Tech Essentialist #194: Structural Shifts
Much of the noise in travel tech focuses on short-term moves: funding rounds, launches, partnerships, product tweaks. Some of the stories in this issue look at what’s moving underneath. From AI reshaping how discovery and decisions happen, to new frameworks for growth, to long-cycle shifts like agent-led commerce and the quiet return of reviews as…
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