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Listen Now: The Best Idea Yet

2024/10/15
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Nick Martell 和 Jack Crivici-Kramer: 本播客探讨了麦当劳开心乐园餐的起源以及其背后的故事。节目中介绍了危地马拉第一家麦当劳餐厅的老板Yolanda Fernandez de Covino，她对麦当劳的经营模式进行了创新，最终促成了开心乐园餐的诞生。节目还介绍了汉堡大学，这是一个为麦当劳特许经营商提供的培训项目，Yolanda Fernandez de Covino 也曾在那里学习。通过这个故事，节目展现了麦当劳品牌成功的背后，以及特许经营模式的灵活性和创新性。 Yolanda Fernandez de Covino: (虽然没有直接引语，但她的故事贯穿始终，作为危地马拉第一家麦当劳餐厅的老板，她根据当地情况对麦当劳的经营模式进行了创新，最终促成了开心乐园餐的诞生。这体现了她作为企业家的敏锐和创新精神，以及她对当地市场的了解。) Nick Martell 和 Jack Crivici-Kramer: (补充说明) 节目中还提到了其他一些知名产品的起源故事，例如超级玛丽，以及史瑞查酱，这些故事都体现了产品成功的背后，以及企业家们在面对挑战时所展现的勇气和创新精神。

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The McDonald's Happy Meal is the best-selling meal of all time. This episode explores the untold origin stories of iconic products and the people who made them go viral.
  • The McDonald's Happy Meal is the best-selling meal of all time.
  • Super Mario exists because Nintendo couldn't get the rights to Popeye.
  • The idea for the Happy Meal came from a mom in Guatemala.

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The untold stories behind the products you’re obsessed with and the bold risk-takers who made them go viral. How did Birkenstocks go from a German cobbler’s passion project 250 years ago to a starring role in the Barbie movie? Who created that bottle of Sriracha permanently living in your fridge? Did you know the Air Jordans were initially banned by the NBA, or that Super Mario became the best-selling video game character ever thanks to a strategy called “The Infinite Game?” On Wondery’s new weekly podcast The Best Idea Yet, Nick Martell and Jack Crivici-Kramer (hosts of the award-winning daily pop-business podcast, The Best One Yet aka TBOY) have identified the most viral products of all time and reveal their untold origin stories — plus the bold risk-takers who brought them to life. From the Happy Meal to Levi’s 501 jeans, come for the products you’re obsessed with, stay for the business insights that’ll make you the most interesting person at your next brunch. 

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