Content + Commerce: A Love Story

Content + Commerce: A Love Story

Author: Audacy | Puck June 13, 2025 Duration: 38:51
Today on the pod, Lauren is joined by her good buds, Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, co-founders of 831 Stories (which could be described as the Blumhouse of the romance genre). Claire and Erica are serial entrepreneurs (you may have shopped their previous business, Of a Kind) and experts in using stories to drive sales of actual products. They discuss the dos and don’ts of content and commerce, how to make good merch, podcasting, the Foster sisters, and plenty more. ‘Everyone Reads Romance Novels’ T-Shirt‘Enemies to Lovers’ Trope Hat‘Second Chance Romance’ Trope Hat‘Forced Proximity’ Trope Hat‘Real Men Read Romance’ T-ShirtMischief Fan Club T-Shirt To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Sherman, a Puck correspondent, pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of style and commerce in Fashion People. This isn't about seasonal trends you can see on the runway; it's about the seismic shifts and whispered conversations that actually shape the industry. Each episode features a rotating cast of insiders, offering unfiltered perspective on the real forces at play. They dig into the surprising mechanics behind creative director musical chairs, unpack the billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions that redraw the corporate map, and examine why some direct-to-consumer darlings stumble. You'll get the inside take on magazine upheavals and the unvarnished truths that never make it into a polished press release. This audio experience extends the work of Lauren's private Puck newsletter, Line Sheet, creating a space for nuanced discussion that lives between the lines of fashion, beauty, and the business that connects them. Tune in for a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the personalities, power plays, and pivotal moments defining a multi-trillion-dollar global industry. This podcast, from Audacy and Puck, feels like eavesdropping on the most informed conversation in the room.
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