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.
Instead of asking “what’s the minimum we can do to get this out the door?”—ask “what’s the sharpest, most emotionally resonant idea we can build a world around for our brand?”
Experian’s Debbie Oates explains that there’s help on hand to understand the new tectonic shifts in the make-up of the average UK household, so marketers can avoid being left behind.
The bridge between marketing and finance isn’t built on a false sense of certainty, but on honest, measurable uncertainty that both teams can plan around.
By Nirosha Methananda, VP of Marketing at Influ2 The conundrum of doing more with less has followed sales and marketing for decades, and economic downturns only exacerbate the need for operational efficiency.…
Mark Debenham, VP of Growth Marketing at Adverity , feels it’s time to lift the filter of funnel vision and move to an approach that’s about symbiotic success, with brands driving continuously great results by aligning with customers
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.
