We’re wrapping up the year (and this podcast iteration?) with another deep dive into Star Wars news, recent projects, and our thoughts on the franchise. We’re talking “Bad Batch” season 3, “Tales of the Empire,” and the now-canceled “The Acolyte.” What’s next for Star Wars? Will we get a new movie in 2026? What do hardcore fans really want? Is Star Wars still fun?

We're rebranding as the BlueStar Nation Podcast in 2025!! Let us know what you want to see and hear on the show.

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"This is the year of arrival." That's how EXO co-founder Rey Essex responds to the question, "Was this the year of RFID?" Rey joins Zebra's Eric Malmed to help us find new retail RFID opportunities. What industries is item-level RFID applicable for? How does EXO's RFID checkout solution work, and why has it taken off in sports stadiums and large events?

#VARValue - Learn about the Zebra/EXO partnership and the joint kiosk solution on display at NRF ’25 in January.

Check out (pun intended) EXO's solutions

TEConnecting with us:

Eric - The Kennedy Space Center & NASA using RFID

Rey - Google Notebook LLM

Dean - Where do Americans get their news

John - Crayola trademarks the smell of their crayons

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Video produces 1200% more engagement than text/images only. That makes the medium a valuable tool to extend the reach and interest in your business. This week, videographer and owner of Faust Film, Max Faust, joined us in advocating for video as a "24/7 sales rep." How does video supplement other content strategies? What does a typical video shoot look like, and what misconceptions do businesses have when creating or engaging video services? How can you still utilize video on a budget or novice skills? It's the episode that's got a perfect face for radio.

Watch "When Chaos Calls," the film about BlueStar's warehouse automation Max shot

Want to utilize Max's talents? https://faustfilm.media/

BlueStar can help, too: Demand Lab Marketing Services

Articles/stats referenced

• Generational YouTube consumption
• HubSpot - How Video Consumption is Changing

#VARValue - What recommendations do you have for resellers wanting to start a video strategy from scratch? Are there best practices or some baseline equipment they should employ if they want to do it in-house?

TEConnecting with us:

Max - Topaz Labs AI video editing

Dean - A sink-cleaning robot

John - Watch Memory: The Origins of Alien, currently streaming on Peacock

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