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.
As your brand looks to the future, know who you are, stand strong by your value commitments, and don’t fall into the trap of risking long-term brand meaning.
We work in an industry that shapes how people experience the world, and we know that comes with responsibility. Let’s bravely think about what we can do about loneliness.
Lasting impact comes from seeing customers as individuals and designing experiences that reflect how they actually engage. That’s how brands stay in tune—and stay in business.
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.
With their first billion-dollar quarter, Pinterest has reached a new era. Their success is based on the performance product they launched over the last few years, which drives their users from inspiration to actually making a purchase.
In the age of AI and fragmented media, the challenge is not to replicate the “tipping point” of the past, but to forge new paths to influence, crafting compelling stories, building genuine relationships, and embracing the power of human creativity.
Fortifying talent and client relationships, specialized CRM tools place the thought of “I’d like to stay in touch,’ into decisive action – allowing contact information to be updated at the speed of a new hire.
Transforming digital advertising starts with those who can break free from this conventional thinking and lead the way.
Developing a unique and notable expertise, being ready to share it, and cultivating a community of followers are key steps to becoming a sought-after thought leader.
Before you can sell anything, you must establish trust, and credibility. That’s exactly what Aversano sought to do for The Cigna Group.
Consumers crave to connect face-to-face, not just within online communities. Sephora, Lululemon, Selleb and Tecovas are standout examples of brands tapping into this human impulse.
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.
