Hot Summer Edition, Round-Up readers! Have you seen Barbie yet? The film scored the biggest opening day in the USA for 2023 and is on track to score the biggest opening weekend for the year, raking in over $70 million, reports Variety. I went to see it in London and our normally sleepy theatre was packed!! It's a fun movie and appreciate Mattel's attempt to "move the cultural icon beyond her past tropes." For more on the idea of a feminist Barbie, read Fortune (paywall). The film has, no doubt, been a marketing juggernaut…check out the Hospitality Daily interview with Brooke Sanchez, Director of Marketing and PR at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. She shares the story behind their Barbie activation and its impact so far. Also, the Washington Post rounds-up "8 hot pink hotels for living your Barbie fantasy." Reply to this email if you saw Barbie, I'd love to know what you think! Although it has mainly been wet and cloudy here in England, the extreme heat, and how it is has been impacting tourism in Europe including the fires in Greece, has been top of the news. A new study out of Oxford noted that workers might have to ditch the 9-5 for the 6-2 because of climate change and, of course, I have been following what is happening in the US with record temps. Is it hot 🥵 where you are? Quick favor! Please share this newsletter with just one friend or colleague. The open rate for Round-Up is over 65%—way higher than the average newsletter's 20%. Spread the Round-Up love––anyone can sign up for free! 💌💥 Hope you are staying cool, now let's get to the news! |
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Business, Women, and Random Trends:
What 'She-cession'? The Gender Pay Gap is Now the Narrowest in History There’s still a long way to go, but higher employment rates for women, paired with early signs of bigger strides in shrinking the pay gap, might set this economic cycle apart from others, reports Axios.
The credibility deficit is real—and it’s hurting your employees Last week we shared some other coverage of this new book, Glass Walls. In this excerpt in Fast Company, the authors explain that the credibility deficit––when women’s words and accounts of events are discredited or flat-out disbelieved––and how this is just one of the six "glass walls" of gender bias that women face.
How a Vast Demographic Shift Will Reshape the World Europe is shrinking. China is shrinking, with India, a much younger country, overtaking it this year as the world’s most populous nation. But what we’ve seen so far is just the beginning, the New York Times reports on what these changes could mean in the future to world economies.
These companies are so serious about keeping older employees that they’re offering ‘Grandparent Leave’ In an effort to hold onto older workers, who will account for at least 25% of the U.S. workforce by 2029, some employers have started offering a new benefit: grandparent leave, or paid time off to employees upon the birth or adoption of a grandchild. Booking.com started offering this benefit in 2022.
Instagram’s Threads Adds Some New Features, Still Falls Short of Being a True Twitter Clone Updated features will include a followers list, the option to subscribe to unfollowed users, and a revised “follows” tab, reports Gizmodo.
Why Did 488 Golden Retrievers Gather in Scotland? Most pawsome story of the week! About every five years, owners and their dogs travel to Guisachan in the Highlands to celebrate the anniversary of the breed’s founding. This year’s edition was the biggest yet!!
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Travel & Hospitality:
The Travel Boom Hasn’t Been Inclusive. One Woman Is Finding Solutions. Bloomberg interviews Stephanie Jones, who is creating a diverse pipeline of talent and opportunity in the US travel industry, which remains 80% White at its highest levels. The only Black entrepreneur on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Stephanie is leading the charge by training Black tour suppliers to create authentic Black cultural tours and setting up pipelines to promote Black professionals in the industry.
New Travel Rewards Insights: Discovering What Consumers Value Most Free read in Skift about the latest travel trends from Expedia.
Travel PR Trends O'Dwyers PR trade magazine has it's annual travel issue and noted PR pros share trends in working with traditional media, influencers and social media.
Tipping Culture Tests Consumers WSJ reports on why employers far beyond restaurants rely on the practice to avoid paying higher wages; testing customer limits (paywall).
How to Make Your Bed the Five-Star-Hotel Way Love this from the WSJ (paywall) Hospitality insiders—including heads of housekeeping—tell you how to create a dreamy sleep space, without buying a thing. One key? Triple-sheeting.
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Listen UP: Podcasts & books to download NOW Bozoma Saint John on Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin If you’ve ever seen a Pepsi, Apple Music, Uber, or Netflix marketing campaign that you liked, Bozoma (Boz) Saint John probably had something to do with it. And that’s because, throughout her career, Boz has been at the helm of all of those massive brands, she shares amazing insights on personal branding, dealing with loss (her husband died of cancer) and how to negotiate.
The Shrinking Gender Pay Gap on the Axios Today podcast, hosts Felix Salmon and Emily Peck explain why women are finally gaining ground financially.
Romantic Comedy I am deep into this summer read about a fictional Saturday Night Live, which pokes fun at the idea that women never get to date "above their station in the looks department" while men often do. Highly recommend!
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