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.
Digital marketing is powered by fossil fuels. It’s time we started counting the clicks that cost the planet.
Where do you start when designing event formats that resonate across different markets while honouring different countries’ cultures?
Snapchat lets brands connect with audiences in a way that feels personal, interactive, and natural, like chatting with a friend. In an age of polished perfection, that kind of authenticity is what truly converts.
What’s they key to a successful influencer campaign? Keep things simple, stay flexible and always have a backup plan. Nail those, and your brand could be next in line for a viral moment.
Creating memorable campaigns requires strategic planning that begins with collaborative ideation and culminates in tangible brand experiences.
Marketers who embrace this shift by reframing purchases as smart investments, offering small luxuries that still feel attainable, and aligning with deeper consumer values will win.
Brands that fail to see that aren’t just outdated – they’re actively choosing to lose. The money, the influence, the future of spending power is right in front of us.
By identifying the core memories that their customers want to ignite, and by bringing them into the modern age with a fresh and relevant take, brands can evoke the positive emotions that come flooding back when reminiscing about simpler and fondly remembered times from our childhood.
With UK box office revenue totalling £979 million in 2024 and strong prospects for 2025 across both cinema and VOD streaming, the industry presents a wealth of opportunities for brands.
It’s time we all stepped up to create more pathways and authentic advertising. How will your brand drop the needle on diversity in 2025?
Customer success is your most valuable player. But it’s not just about playing the game; it’s about being prepared to change it, lead it, and redefine what success means repeatedly.
The passage of true love is anything but simple, but all brands should be chasing it.
Creative brand leaders should strive to find those sharp, unexpected, and strategic collaborations that can elevate a brand in meaningful ways and build long-term brand affinity, so the brand remains relevant and admired as generations pass and tastes evolve.
There are so many opportunities for brands to support Gen Z in their dating lives and focus on fostering real connections. Gen Z will love them for it. And dating apps? They could take a cue from REI’s #OptOutside and help users to #DateOutside.
Despite the 15 years I spent agency-side, it was the three years client-side that taught me what it really means to “do marketing.” Here are nine lessons I wish agencies prioritised to become truly client-centric.
