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Greene King Unveils 'The Beer Tapestry' as the Bayeux Tapestry Heads to London
Greene King has created 'The Beer Tapestry', a pub-based experiential stunt timed to the Bayeux Tapestry's arrival in the UK, turning a cultural moment into brand storytelling.
Sep 153 min read


Hargreaves Lansdown Calls Out 'Inactive Banks' in Its Biggest Savings Push
Hargreaves Lansdown has launched its biggest savings campaign to date, urging people not to tolerate 'inactive banks' that leave cash earning poor returns.
Sep 153 min read


McVitie's Bets Millions on 'Together' — Britishness as a Brand Strategy
Pladis-owned McVitie's has launched a multi-million-pound 'Together' campaign that leans into nostalgia and Britishness to position the biscuit as social glue.
Sep 153 min read


Axel Springer Ends the 'Blue Bar': Welt am Sonntag Relaunch
Welt am Sonntag retired its signature blue bar in a relaunch. Why heritage rebrands should evolve distinctive assets with care - recognition is costly to rebuild.
Sep 142 min read


thjnk Co-Founder Armin Jochum Quits to Run a Brand Client-Side
A thjnk co-founder is leaving to run a brand client-side. Why in-house marketing now poaches agency leadership, and the agency-brand boundary is blurring both ways.
Sep 143 min read


Germany's Design Agencies Inch Forward: HORIZONT's 27th CI/CD Ranking Lands
Germany's design-agency sector is growing just ~2%, HORIZONT's ranking finds. Why flat design budgets are a warning to treat brand identity as an asset, not a cost.
Sep 142 min read


Chloé Turns a Marais Coffee Shop Into a Scented Pop-Up for Le Nectar
Chloé took over a Marais café for a day to launch a fragrance. Why the modern pop-up is a content engine designed for shareability, not just footfall.
Sep 143 min read


Solly Azar Marks 50 Years With a Fully AI-Generated Absurdist Campaign
Solly Azar's 50th-anniversary campaign is entirely AI-generated. A concrete data point on when generative AI can carry a brand push - and when it can't.
Sep 143 min read


Hopscotch Wins the Naming Activation for the Renamed Plenitude Arena
Plenitude picked Hopscotch to activate its arena naming over three years - a reminder that stadium naming rights are only the entry ticket, not the campaign.
Sep 142 min read


Dacia Goes Big to Launch Its New All-Electric Spring, via Publicis Conseil
Dacia is repositioning the Spring from budget curiosity to credible mainstream EV. Why low price and brand ambition are not opposites - if you invest in the creative.
Sep 143 min read


Lidl Gives Audrey Fleurot Literal Wings for Its Parkside DIY Brand
Lidl put a prime-time actress and a gender-flipping idea behind a private label. Why own-brands are now brand-building in earnest, not just cutting prices.
Sep 143 min read


McDonald's Dials Back Kiosks and App-Pushing, Bets on Human Service
McDonald's is betting on human service over kiosks and app-pushing after diners defected. Why customer experience is a marketing channel, not an ops afterthought.
Sep 142 min read


Bonobos Turns Its Fall Campaign Into a Workplace Sitcom Starring Jack Quaid
Bonobos made a show, not an ad - an episodic sitcom with Jack Quaid. Why brands are behaving like studios, and how to keep the product in the plot.
Sep 142 min read


Cadbury Takes a Crystal Chocolate Clutch to New York Fashion Week
Cadbury made just five crystal clutches for NYFW - a lesson in how scarcity plus cultural context earns outsized attention when it serves a real brand story.
Sep 143 min read


Cheez-It Seats Fans on the 'Couch Committee' for College Football
Cheez-It's 'Couch Committee' imitates the sports-debate shows its fans already binge. A tidy lesson in building renewable content platforms, not one-off spots.
Sep 142 min read


Hilton's 16-Year CMO Mark Weinstein Checks Out
Hilton's 16-year CMO Mark Weinstein is stepping down with no successor named. Why long marketing tenure is an underrated competitive asset.
Sep 142 min read


Old Navy Bets Its Back-to-School Season on One Creator: MrBeast
Old Navy anchored back-to-school on one creator, MrBeast, and traffic to its kids' range jumped 22%. Why creators are becoming the campaign, not the cameo.
Sep 143 min read


Quilter's 'Money Under the Mattress' Stunt Targets £303bn of Idle Cash
Quilter piled a mattress on a mound of cash at King's Cross to dramatise £303bn of idle UK savings. How to turn one statistic into a shareable moment.
Sep 143 min read


Outvertising Names Tash Beecher as Its First Creative-Leader CEO
Outvertising's first creative-leader CEO signals that inclusion in advertising is regrouping around effectiveness and craft. What it means for brands.
Sep 142 min read


Thinkbox CMO Andrew MacGillivray to Step Down After 21 Years
After 21 years championing the effectiveness case for TV, Thinkbox's CMO is stepping down. What it signals for advertisers and total-video planning.
Sep 143 min read
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