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.
Brands that lead with clarity and courage will win the next decade. Not because it’s trendy. Because it’s true.
The sentiment at Cannes was one of grounded optimism. There’s growing alignment around the need for outcomes, better measurement, and AI integration.
Let’s focus on what matters: insights fueled by data, strategy that responds to human needs, creative that connects emotionally, and measurement that proves we are on the right path.
Brands are experiencing a dramatic increase in the complexity of their marketing mix as a result of digital transformation.
The modern age heavily features information overload, with constant competing demands for our attention and patronage.
From Steve Miller’s “The Joker” to Carl Douglas’ “Kung Fu Fighting”, the hits of 1974 include their share of classic earworms. But over in adland, Chevrolet made a hit of its own that year – “Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet” which became one of the most iconic car jingles of all time.
Being prepared or not for the seasonality of your industry can see your sales and revenue skyrocket or take a turn for the worse – let’s hope it’s not the latter!
Google and Boston Consulting Group conducted a series of surveys to understand changes in consumer shopping behavior ahead of the holiday shopping season. Suchi Sastri breaks down what the findings mean for retailers.
The role of the agency is changing. Many brands are adapting their processes, redistributing their budget to get more control of their output, with a bigger focus on in-house. This shift has been ongoing for years.
When working with finite marketing budgets, businesses need to be sure they’re focusing on getting the right message to the right people at the right time. But who are the right people exactly, and what do they need to hear?
The old holiday planning cycle of kickoff and design in spring, test in summer, and execute in fall isn’t in full swing like it used to be.
In the heat of summer, the holiday shopping season can feel like it’s a long way away. Experienced e-commerce merchants know better.
Picture this: you’re new in town, and choosing a pub to pass the hours in. One place has half-price drinks and the bar is heaving.
The pandemic has reinforced what brands and retailers should continue to focus on: enabling people to shop when they want, how they want, and where they want, all the while providing a pleasant and frictionless experience.
With under 16s making up almost 40% of all online users, they are having profound and long-lasting changes on how the internet is perceived and used.
