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.
If you’re a major brand or large agency considering starting an internal production offering, I see two main roads ahead of you.
Gaining consumer attention is a must for any brand, but in a more and more fragmented media world, the industry must seek fresh approaches to break through all the noise and clutter.
When leveraged ethically and insightfully, social norms tap into the deep emotional wellsprings of behavioral change —creating room for people to feel more seen and aligned with their values.
This buyer enthusiasm means retailers have the chance to attract savvy shoppers early and distribute revenue opportunities across a longer period of time.
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What marketers need to know about the future of commerce from Connected TV.
Agencies that take these four actions are well on their way to building winning audiences strategies on behalf of their B2B clients.
Learn how Carvana, Grainger, and Summersalt drive business growth by continuously meeting customers’ needs and delivering relevant experiences.
Introducing a brand alongside performance will require a learning curve. We believe you should never see them as competitive disciplines but as complementary strategies.
Tomorrow’s successful marketers will embrace a successful measurement foundation that’s built on first-party data, underpinned by a strong tagging strategy.
Whatever the future holds for TV streaming, one thing is clear: personalization and accountability is key.
Marketers are incorporating DOOH into their omnichannel digital media mix — this means they are leveraging the same audience data, ad buying platforms, and measurement partners that they rely on for their other media channels.
Capitalism is going to be with us around for a while, so let’s get better at it.
Holistic measurement — viewing all business drivers both internal and external — provides clear evidence of the importance of marketing spend on sales, alongside a well-articulated plan to leverage this data for increased performance.
Brands that think outside the norm stand out, and the tools with which to do so are already waiting for you, from innovative Web3 technology to bold talent partnerships and multi-generation appeal.
