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Cheat Sheet: Smart Lighting

Here’s a cheat sheet on a niche within a niche — smart lighting. (Be sure to check out our updated smart home cheat sheet as well.) We came up with 15 names, mostly trades.

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Latest WSJ Mission: Get Younger Readers

The average age of a WSJ reader is 59. That’s just one of many insights in this terrific piece from The Daily Beast, published this week in its gossip column. EIC Emma Tucker is said to be asking all WSJ reporters to contemplate these questions before proceeding with a story:

— Who is the target audience?
— What do they want to know?
— How can this piece broaden the WSJ audience?
— What format is best for telling this story?

Take Me Out To The Concert

Which musical artist, over the course of his still-active career, played sold out shows at both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium? Sirius/XM is broadcasting a channel celebrating his music, for “a limited time.”

Walter Thompson’s Observations from TechCrunch Disrupt

From today’s TC+ Newsletter: “No one I met said they were looking for ‘thought leadership’ or scorching hot takes,” wrote TC’s contributed content gatekeeper. “Almost everyone wanted actionable advice that would help them fundraise, build and scale.”

Good guidance indeed.

We Are Devo

Somewhere along the line, Cambridge, Mass.-based Devo Technology rebranded as Devo. Warner Music Group apparently has no objection.

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