Savvy Faves: Our Team's Favorite Reads, Podcasts, Music, and More from August!
Welcome to another exciting edition of our Savvy Favorites, where we are sharing our team's favorite binges over the last month! As the summer weather fades into fall candles and PSLs, our team has been busy exploring all kinds of books, music, podcasts, trends, and more and narrowing our list down, so you can check them out, too. We can't wait to share our collection of favorites from August!
Books:
Get Out Of Your Own Way by Mark Goulston and Philip Goldberg - This book takes a more technical approach to how to build confidence, through recognizing common unhealthy behaviors and how to combat them.
Customers Know You Suck by Debbie Levitt - such a great book for diving deeper into how to understand and attract customers!
The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy - another must-read summer rom-com!
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan - summer romance book, with such a plot twist in the middle I actually gasped…
Newsletters:
Marketing Dive - Such a good way to stay up-to-date on social media trends.
The Daily Carnage - Actionable tips, the latest news, and relevant topics. My favorite one from recently is their ChatGPT prompts!
HARO - It's the best way to connect with media outlets to contribute to major publications.
Movies / Shows:
Barbie (of course)
Suits
Pearson (on Hulu, the spin-off we needed of Jessica Pearson!)
Oppenheimer
Only Murders in the Building
Trends:
Any meme with Justin Bieber and Hailey Rhode Beiber in these outfits
GRWM videos
Marketing Campaigns:
Rhode x Krispy Kreme - We know that Hailey Bieber is all about the ‘glazed donut’ beauty look! So, her makeup brand, Rhode teamed up with Krispy Kreme for a Strawberry Glazed Donut Peptide Lip Treatment, creating the perfect tag-team campaign.
Rover’s "To My Hooman” campaign, animated ads to help pet owners feel less anxious about leaving their pets with a Rover sitter. Such a cute, heartfelt campaign!
Aerie’s Fall Campaign - features their new fall line combined with a pop-up shop, charity involvement, and Local Businesses in NYC, you have to check this one out!
Products
Chick Fil A's new Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich and Caramel Crumble Milkshake
Podcasts:
Sad to Savage Podcast - It's the pink, podcast version of Atomic Habits, I love Shelby's guide on creating healthy habits in your everyday life.
Girls With Goals - All things goal setting, fitness, and building confidence!
The Toast - Such a fun & hilarious spin on pop culture, marketing, and entrepreneur topics!
Erika Taught Me - There are so many takeaways from this podcast on a variety of subjects.
Music:
Lofi Beats on repeat when working always
