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title: Information is the new oil. Get rich. | Trendlines by Gradient Metrics | Holiday
description: Holiday | Explore the Trendlines newsletter archive, full of data-driven stories and consumer insights, all served with a side of wit.
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Cory Manento2023/07/121 min read

## America's Next Top Icon

We’ve all heard it before: “What’s more American than apple pie and baseball?” Most people don’t think twice about an expression like that, but we believe there’s no expression, ...

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Cory Manento2022/12/211 min read

## Everyone Thinks They're a Wrapper These Days

We’ve assembled a jury of your American peers to get the low-down on who’s privately exchanging goods and services in the name of all that is jolly. The verdict is Americans are ...

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Jordan Boeder2022/10/051 min read

## Falling for Fall

Fall is such a wonderful time of year, the typical Trendlines story intro will not do. No, fall deserves a song parody set to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of ...

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Brendon Ellis2022/02/021 min read

## How to Lose a Guy in One Date

Last year we gave you the low-down on how to get-down with some Valentine’s Day date essentials. This year, we’re doing the opposite. If you want any hope of Cupid aiming an arrow ...

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Jordan Boeder2022/01/121 min read

## No Year's Resolutions

According to the Organismic Theory in Psychology, and maybe some yoga instructors who take their job too seriously, human beings naturally strive for growth and ...

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Jordan Boeder2021/12/221 min read

## Keep the Classics, Ya Filthy Animals

While your belief in Santa Claus may wane over time, your love for The Santa Clause and other Christmas classics will surely never die (except Die Hard, ironically). But which ...

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Jordan Boeder2021/12/08< 1 min read

## Christmas is for the Kids

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Jordan Boeder2021/12/08< 1 min read

## TrendSegments: Americans Say Yippie-Kay-Nay

Every Christmas, the same old questions arise. Is Santa real? Will Dad come home this year? Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Worry no longer because we have the answer to the most ...

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Brendon Ellis2021/11/031 min read

## Santa Claus Might Be Coming to Town

Even if the vast majority of Americans will never accept Christmas tunes before their Turkey-day feast, many still recognize the importance of getting ahead of holiday shopping. ...

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