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Parcel-locker network Mondial Relay by InPost has appointed French agency Gangstères to run its social media, as it pushes a broader brand reinvention.

French media group CoSpirit has brought employees and investment fund Re-Sources Capital into its capital, with close to one in two staff subscribing.

Biborg, a French agency specialising in video games, has created 86DB, a new agency dedicated to the cinema and streaming industry.

At its 57th edition, France's Club des Directeurs Artistiques awarded its inaugural Grand Prix to 'Le Mal-Aimé', created by Romance for Intermarché.

A tribunal has halted a plan by Gisi (Infopro Digital) to cut eight sub-editor roles it argued AI could largely replace, ruling the rollout risked staff health and lacked real-world testing.

Cupra co-produced 'Premier Virage', a rap project with eight artists from Netflix's 'Nouvelle École' season five, to promote its all-electric Cupra Raval under a 'University of the Streets' platform.

The IAB has lifted its 2026 US ad-spend growth projection to 12.3%, with social media, connected TV and commerce media leading and linear TV the only channel in decline.

Staples has introduced a 'Hard Button' as a comedic counterpart to its iconic Easy Button, anchoring a bigger push to reposition itself as an enterprise B2B services provider.

Nielsen has shifted its Streaming Content Ratings from weekly to daily delivery and halved the delay on its public Streaming Top 10, closing the measurement-speed gap with linear TV.

Wonderful Pistachios has built its first name, image and likeness roster — seven college athletes across six sports — for a social-first campaign running through the 2026-27 season.

Grey London CEO Jai Kotecha has taken on an expanded remit to lead social capability across Ogilvy Group UK, as the WPP network moves to concentrate its social offer under senior leadership.

Luxury and lifestyle communications group The Independents has acquired international production studio Smuggler, adding one of advertising's best-known film shops to a collective of 24 businesses.

UK non-profit People Like Us has launched a four-minute film exposing how automated hiring tools disproportionately reject ethnic-minority applicants — backed by stark new research.

Next lifted full-year profit guidance to £1.255bn after H1 sales rose 9%, with CEO Lord Wolfson crediting a 56% surge in digital marketing spend that still clears the retailer's returns hurdle.

Michael Page's 2027 Salary Guide shows head-of marketing pay in the North and Midlands up 40% year on year while London stays flat — and AI fluency is now the top hiring priority.

IAB UK's first measurement of the creator-partnerships market projects £1.217bn in UK creator revenue in 2026, passing £1bn for the first time as budgets and accountability both rise.

The ASA has banned two BrewDog Facebook ads promoting a £19.95 'bottomless beer' deal, ruling they encouraged excessive drinking — a warning shot for every hospitality brand boosting posts on social.

How to advertise on TikTok in the UK: budgets, In-Feed and Spark Ads, Smart+ AI campaigns, UK costs and the ASA rules — a practical 2026 guide for small businesses.

Ogilvy Group Germany's Chief People Officer argues that tomorrow's best creatives will need skills that have 'nothing to do with creativity' to work effectively with AI.

Germany's streaming and pay-TV subscribers keep rising, but revenue growth is lagging as providers bundle services and lean into cheaper, ad-supported tiers.