At Advertising Week Europe 2025, most brand sessions centered on scale, spend, and safe bets. Burger King UK, on the other hand, showed up with postpartum hunger, hospital room selfies, and an unapologetically human campaign that sparked a national debate.
At Advertising Week Europe 2025, the question wasn’t whether influencer marketing works—it was whether it’s gotten too powerful. And if you were in the packed audience at this headline session, you know one thing for sure: no one held back.
While many sessions at Advertising Week Europe 2025 buzzed with the usual talk of performance metrics and AI-driven innovation, one quieter, more intimate discussion delivered something rarer: a blueprint for building brands that don’t just include disabled consumers—they center them.
Education-led marketing is a smarter way to connect with buyers, build lasting relationships, and drive real results. Ultimately, brands that make this shift don’t have to fight for attention. They stand out because buyers seek them out.
As content creation abilities and consumer expectations continue to evolve, it’s becoming ever more essential for brands to be bolder and embrace a new approach.
Without the right information, education and level of engagement, sustainability will always just be a buzzword that’s thrown around as a supposed point of difference for brands.
By leveraging the potential of OOH and implementing innovative strategies, brands can connect with audiences on a deeper level and inspire action that yields more impactful results.
Consider the importance of a well-structured approach, and take the time to evaluate which platforms align best with your target audience and brand strategy.
For brands that take the lead and lean into the seven principles of the new economy lies an excellent opportunity for new growth, while brands who remain stagnant or do not move at speed will be left behind.
By automating laborious, time-consuming tasks, industry professionals will be freed to concentrate on what they do best.
With a tenth of global GDP accounted for by the travel industry, and many major destinations claiming revenues have already outstripped pre-Covid levels since the pandemic began to fade, it’s clear the sector is taking off again after being grounded for several years.
The evolution of targeting and measurement capabilities in TV advertising has provided marketers with an opportunity to execute campaigns with greater precision and measure their true performance.
Improving your financial decision-making boosts your confidence and helps you make strong choices that grow your business.
If budgets allow, these should be part of the strategy, but as long as you’re doing at least something to talk to your audience in a meaningful – and helpful – way, that’s a great step in the right direction.
Cannes Lions 2023 touched on many trends (from the rise of AI to bringing back…
Invest time and resources in developing your brand, and it will pay off in the form of increased customer loyalty and long-term business growth.
After another apprehensive quarter for the advertising industry, IPA Bellwether findings show resilient growth, including modest net Q2 budget uplift of 6.4% and revised forecasts that ad spend will only fall by 0.6% this year.
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