TechCrunch Gift Guide 2022: Weekly News 12.16.22

Welcome back to The Radcast! Everyone’s busy this holiday season and it’s a great time to get updated for the latest news in business and marketing! Also, Ryan, Christina, and Nick share some holiday gifting ideas that you’ll surely get some inspiration from. Check it out now!

Merry #HappyHolidays from The Radcast!

• Small talk
  • Ryan and Christina talk about the House Club in Greenville - join them on the 9th of January for the National Championship watch party. (01:25)
  • TechCrunch Gift Guide 2022 - make your Christmas shopping easier with this guide (02:30)
    https://techcrunch.com/pages/gift-guide-2022/
     
• Rad News
  • Last week: John Durante - CEO of Durante Equipment, a Think Billions Experience Series (05:18)
     
• Sponsors:
  • Branded Bills: Beanies and a holiday gift guide (06:15)
  • RADCAST20 = 20% off on the entire purchase
     
• Social Media Holidays:
  • December 16:  (07:04)
    • National Chocolate Covered Anything Day #NationalChocolateCoveredAnythingDay
    • Ugly Sweater Day #UglyChristmasSweaterDay #UglySweaterDay
    • Underdog Day #UnderDogDay
  • December 17: (08:12)
    • National Maple Syrup Day #NationalMapleSyrupDay #MapleSyrupDay
    • Wright Brothers Day #WrightBrothersDay
  • December 18: (08:50)
    • Hanukkah begins #Hanukkah
    • Bake Cookies Day #BakeCookiesDay
    • International Migrants Day #InternationalMigrantsDay #Migrants Day
  • December 19: (09:55)
    • National Oatmeal Muffin Day #NationalOatmealMuffinDay #OatmealMuffinDay
  • December 20: 10:05)
    • National Sangria Day #NationalSangriaDay #SangriaDay
       
• Social Media News
  • Instagram adds 'Notes' feature, challenges BeReal app with 'Candid Stories' (10:23)
    https://www.fox6now.com/news/instagram-notes-candid-stories-group-profiles-new-features-2022
  • Elon Musk Hints at Twitter Character Limit Increase from 280 to 4,000 (12:38)
    https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/elon-musk-twitter-character-limit-bump-280-to-4000-news-info
     
• Marketing News
  • Pepsi Launches Limited-Time Nutmeg Cola (14:17)
    https://hypebeast.com/2022/11/pepsi-nutmeg-flavor-introduction-info
  • BLACKPINK Teams Up With Oreo for Fitting Black and Pink Cookies (15:36)
    https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/blackpink-oreo-asia-release-info
  • Doritos launches #NameThatTriangle social media contest - participants can submit photos of their triangle-inspired haircuts for the chance to win tickets to Super Bowl LVII (18:28)
    https://www.marketingdive.com/news/doritos-name-that-triangle-social-media-contest/638502/
  • Meghan Trainor Teams with e.l.f. Cosmetics and The Weather Channel on Campaign of Her 'Dreams' (20:10)
    https://people.com/style/meghan-trainor-elf-cosmetics-weather-channel-campaign-interview-exclusive/

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