With a marketplace in constant flux, brand leaders are looking to Advertising Week as the place to separate signal from noise, reconnect with peers, and walk away with insights that will actually move the needle.
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DMEXCO has undergone an identity change in recent years, from Cologne’s answer to Cannes Lions with all the global hubbub it attracts, to a European-focused, business-first conference.
This era won’t be defined by commercial breaks or rented space alongside this new wave of entertainment — it will be about helping co-create it.
AW SHORTS – BRANDS + MARKETERS
Education-led marketing is a smarter way to connect with buyers, build lasting relationships, and drive real results. Ultimately, brands that make this shift don’t have to fight for attention. They stand out because buyers seek them out.
As content creation abilities and consumer expectations continue to evolve, it’s becoming ever more essential for brands to be bolder and embrace a new approach.
Without the right information, education and level of engagement, sustainability will always just be a buzzword that’s thrown around as a supposed point of difference for brands.
Is your video ad partner providing comprehensive campaign logs? Trade Desk and Google don’t do this, which amazes me. Why don’t buyers demand full transparency in real-time?
From re-emerging fashion trends to analog experiences, Gen Z is on the hunt for intentional simplicity. Brands have an opportunity to show up with IRL experiences to meet their demand.
Only time will tell how prevalent and enduring these architectural and experiential shifts may be, but for now ‘quiet luxury’ — at least in some parts of the premium category — seems to be making quite the statement.
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.
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.
