Smucker's & Core Weeks

Rian Chandler-Dovis shared her cold take this week on return-to-office policies and a new Gallup report on remote work.

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Cold Take #4

Overview

‍00:00 Intro to Cold Takes

‍00:16 Return Work Headlines

‍00:40 Gallup Report on Remote Work

‍00:53 Remote Work is Actually Working

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Beer & Brands is Brand Federation's monthly podcast where marketing industry leaders, Kelly O'Keefe and Matt Williams, discuss brands, brand strategy, and tactics. Over beers.
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