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Beiersdorf is ploughing an extra €100m into media in H2 2026 to rescue Nivea, whose organic sales fell 6.8%, launching an 18-month turnaround as its Derma brands surge 7.8%.

French cinemas drew 17.53m admissions in July 2026 — up 22.6% year on year and near pre-Covid levels — powered by Nolan's 'The Odyssey' and 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'.

France's ad self-regulator the ARPP has published a practical guide on when and how to label AI-generated advertising, landing as new EU transparency rules take effect.

Jif is turning its own sacred logo into action words like 'dip', 'sip' and 'mix' in a Publicis-led campaign to push the brand beyond sandwiches — it features in just 4% of snacking occasions.

Papa Johns has promoted Chris Lyn-Sue to global CMO and signalled a pivot back to mass-reach advertising, as Q2 2026 North American comparable sales fell 8.3%.

Kraft Heinz is adding roughly $100m to its marketing budget — lifting spend to about 6% of net sales — betting that bigger, fewer, higher-impact campaigns can pull the giant back to growth.

Gen Kobayashi, group chief strategy officer at M&C Saatchi Group UK, is departing after little over a year — a fresh jolt of senior churn as the group pushes through its turnaround.

Lidl GB has shortlisted OMD, iProspect and WPP Media for its UK media account, putting incumbent OMD under pressure as part of a wider European media review.

RAJAR Q2 2026: UK radio reached a record 51.1 million weekly listeners, and commercial radio's 40.2m audience now towers over the BBC's 30.9m — the widest gap of the RAJAR era.

Specsavers' 'The Testlist' taps 90s club culture and Groove Armada to nudge the over-50s rave generation into free hearing checks. Here's why the audience insight is so sharp.

Jung von Matt has built MINI's first major global campaign, 'Three Cars, One Dreamer' — a character-led storytelling platform. Here's why narrative branding is having a moment.

Ipsos bounced back in H1 2026 after a weak start to the year: Q2 revenue rose 4.9% to €615.2m with 3% organic growth, powered by its AI-led transformation. Here's the read for marketers.

TF1's H1 2026 results show its streaming platform TF1+ doing the heavy lifting: ad revenue up 19% and 44 million monthly streamers, offsetting soft linear TV. Here's the European broadcaster blueprint.

Audible's new global platform, 'Stories That Speak to You', sells the emotional power of deep listening — and was made by a brand-new in-house team. Here's what the in-housing bet means.

Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds is the new chair of The Marketing Society, taking over from Craig Inglis. We look at what a marketer-turned-CEO at the helm means for the industry body.

Andrew Cocker, the marketing leader behind Just Eat's star-studded 'Did Somebody Say' campaigns, is departing. We look at the legacy and what comes next for one of the UK's most-recognised ad platforms.

Lucky Generals has landed the creative account for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, adding a well-loved British travel brand to its roster. Here's what the win means for cruise marketing.

Sky Bet has kicked off the Premier League season with 'The World's Gone Football', an Anomaly-made campaign starring Roy Keane and Micah Richards on a time-travelling romp. Here's our read on football's marketing land grab.

DoorDash's Q2 2026 revenue rose roughly 25% and it lifted its full-year outlook on record user numbers — while its advertising arm quietly becomes one of retail media's next big engines.

Roku's Q2 2026 revenue jumped 22% to $1.35bn and net income hit $164m, powered by its advertising-led Platform segment. Here's what the CTV leader's numbers mean for marketers.