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Honda Takes Adventure to New Heights in 'Base to Captain'
American Honda has launched 'Base to Captain', an adventure-themed national brand campaign starring the Passport TrailSport SUV and spotlighting exploration.
Sep 292 min read


The NHL Names Adobe Its Official Creative, Marketing and AI Partner
The NHL has signed Adobe as its official creative, marketing and AI partner to deliver personalised, AI-powered fan experiences using Adobe Firefly and its experience platform.
Sep 293 min read


Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategy for Global Campaigns, Publicis Study Finds
Publicis London research with System1 and Effie finds distinctive multi-market campaigns are 4x more likely to report profit growth — and that blandness, not boldness, is the real risk.
Sep 293 min read


Mediaplus UK Hires Anna Palmer to Lead a New Comms Planning Division
Mediaplus UK has appointed Anna Palmer as Head of Comms Planning & Strategy to lead a newly created division, part of its post-rebrand London expansion.
Sep 293 min read


M&S Merges Fashion and Food for Its First-Ever Combined Christmas Ad
Marks & Spencer is combining its clothing and food divisions into a single Christmas ad for the first time, fronted by 'Amandaland' star Lucy Punch, via agency Mother.
Sep 293 min read


TfL Tells Londoners 'The Stop Is Just The Start' in a Ridership Reboot
Transport for London's new VCCP campaign, 'The Stop Is Just The Start', reframes every journey as the gateway to the city — three films aimed at stimulating demand and funding reinvestment.
Sep 293 min read


Standard Chartered Races Into a New Global Brand Campaign, 'Move Ahead'
Standard Chartered has launched 'Move Ahead', a global brand campaign built on its new Formula 1 partnership and AI-enabled production, spanning markets that cover 19 of F1's 21 races.
Sep 293 min read


Brandtech's Pencil Launches 'Scribble', an AI Orchestration Layer for Marketers
Brandtech's Pencil has launched Scribble, an AI 'orchestration layer' that reads a brief and routes work across models — built on 500,000+ briefs and cutting repetitive-task time by up to 80%.
Sep 293 min read


Auto Trader's 'Passing Comments' Targets the Next Generation of Car Buyers
Auto Trader's 'Passing Comments' aims to reach 80% of 25–44s with a 432.6m-impression plan — a masterclass in spending for fame when buyers arrive undecided.
Sep 293 min read


The Merx Method: 5 Steps to a Brand People Remember
The Merx Method — our five-step framework for building a brand people actually remember, recommend and return to, whatever your size or budget.
Sep 283 min read


Mark Forster Ditches His Trademark Cap for got2b on TikTok
Henkel's got2b lands a viral TikTok moment as German singer Mark Forster — famous for never removing his cap — reveals his hair in a creator-led hair campaign.
Sep 282 min read


PepsiCo Brings Its Chester's Snack Brand to Germany, Chasing Gen Z
PepsiCo is launching its Chester's snack brand and its cheetah mascot in Germany, targeting Gen Z in a bid to grab share of a competitive salty-snacks market.
Sep 282 min read


Gen Z Trusts Peers Over Ads, LinkedIn's German B2B Study Finds
A LinkedIn survey of 585 German marketing leaders finds 79% believe peer recommendations now outperform traditional campaigns — especially with Gen Z buyers.
Sep 282 min read


Ralf Schumacher Switches Sides to Front German Insurer HDI
Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher becomes HDI's new brand ambassador in Germany — and cheekily mocks WirkaufendeinAuto.de, a brand he once endorsed.
Sep 282 min read


Lidl Crowns Itself Germany's 'Frischekönig' in a Royal Swipe at Rewe
Lidl celebrates a 10th fresh-produce award with a royal-themed 'Frischekönig' campaign featuring Riton — and a cheeky jab at rival Rewe.
Sep 282 min read


Datawords Rebrands as Group 87seconds to Unify Its Offer
France's Datawords is renaming itself Group 87seconds, folding its localisation and content brands under a single identity built around video.
Sep 282 min read


France's AACC Sets Out 10 Commitments for Responsible AI in Agencies
The AACC, France's agency association, has published 10 commitments for responsible AI use in agencies, pushing transparency and human oversight.
Sep 282 min read


M&M's Casts Its Spokescandies in TV's Most Familiar Genres
Mars puts its M&M's spokescandies inside classic film and TV genres — from telenovela to sitcom — in a new 'Screentime' campaign built for shareability.
Sep 282 min read


McDonald's Enters the Ad Business With a $1bn Drive-Thru Media Network
McDonald's is building a retail media network selling ads on drive-thru order boards across 450 US restaurants, with a reported $1bn revenue ambition.
Sep 282 min read


Jeep Doubles Down on Heritage With 'This Is Jeep Country'
Jeep marks its 85th year with 'This Is Jeep Country', a heritage-led campaign driving seven models across America to reconnect the brand with its roots.
Sep 282 min read
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