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.
Brands that show they understand the needs of their audience and a willingness to experiment will create the biggest impact.
Commitment means seeing things through to the finish line with the same energy you started with, and then keeping pace after.
In a progressively digital world, 46% of respondents reported that at least 20% to 30% of their holiday sales will come from online channels.
The global brand and marketing industry is in the throes of rapid transformation, one where creative is poised to be the last unfair advantage.
In today’s digital-first ecosystem, data is an abundant resource, requiring companies to isolate the data that matters most, converting information into actionable insights.
The best plan for brands intending to leverage BeReal during Golden Quarter and beyond is to stay abreast of the updates so they can fully understand how they may impact their strategy surrounding the app.
With signs suggesting that the economy may struggle over peak, brands need to be prepared for a number of different scenarios.
While category competitors continue to rely on promotions and D2C brands grapple with quality of care, Doug and his team are laser focused on continuing to elevate Pearle Vision to a completely different level – as a brand focused on care and connection…a trusted member of the community.
How does a little known brand navigating one of the greatest crises in American history emerge as a key player? It takes care.
The rise of multi-screen content has forever changed the future of television—and now the experience gap between linear TV and streaming is closing too. And for intrepid brands ready to capitalize on it, the golden age of CTV advertising is finally here.
There is no one playbook that will work every time the economy shifts, so agencies need to prioritize nimbleness and adjust quickly to change.
If you choose to go through the exercise of forming a creative philosophy, it pays to remember that the principles set must align with the agency itself.
