1/2/26: Disney Bets $1B on AI Mickey, Lululemon's Founder Goes to War, and McDonald's Ruins Christmas cover art

1/2/26: Disney Bets $1B on AI Mickey, Lululemon's Founder Goes to War, and McDonald's Ruins Christmas

1/2/26: Disney Bets $1B on AI Mickey, Lululemon's Founder Goes to War, and McDonald's Ruins Christmas

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From McDonald's AI Christmas disaster to Disney's billion-dollar gamble on letting you remix Mickey Mouse, TOPAgency.com CEO Ben Kaplan breaks down the wildest marketing moves of the week—and reveals why more brand control might mean letting go.Featuring:

  • McDonald's fully AI-generated Christmas ad (and why it flopped)
  • Disney's $1B OpenAI deal: Remixing Mickey without losing control
  • Lululemon founder Chip Wilson publicly trashing his own company
  • Trump Accounts: Policy or presidential branding campaign?
  • Netflix vs. Ellison family's $108B bid for Warner Brothers
  • Australia bans social media for everyone under 16
  • Mondelez's creepy AI that predicts your Oreo craving before you do

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