by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
Back when Donald Trump was busy firing people on The Apprentice, corporate brands across America were busy “hiring” his show to advertise their wares. The list included Pepsi, McDonald’s, Cheetos, KFC, Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats, Wendy’s, Yoplait, Subway, Visa, and...
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
The Fourth of July is coming up. What could be more American than to pop a cold Budweiser, put a hot dog on the grill, slather it with Heinz ketchup, watch the kids chase the Good Humor Ice Cream truck, and maybe catch the latest summer...
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
More than 85% of the world’s population lives outside Northern America and Europe. Rapidly growing, urbanising, and connecting populations are transforming the global geo-economic order across this vast and diverse ‘85 world’.
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
It’s Saturday night and you want to go see a movie. You fire up your IBM ThinkPad and check the listings. The local AMC theater is showing Iron Man 3, the Marvel Comics blockbuster partly filmed in China. You hop in your Volvo, fill it up with gas, and settle down in...
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
Mexico is rising. You can see it in the country’s swelling exports, the net-zero migration to the United States, the excitement of international bond investors, a recent credit upgrade from Standard & Poor’s, a newly confident middle class, and a per capita GDP...
