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Plain vape packaging: the UK moves to strip out branding, colour and flavour names
A government consultation under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2024 proposes plain white vape packaging, devices in white, black or grey only, and 'simple recognisable' flavour names — directly constraining the sector's core branding levers.
Jul 303 min read


Monzo goes global with 'Get Busy Living' — its first-ever brand platform
Monzo has launched 'Get Busy Living', its first global brand platform via BBH London and narrated by Olivia Colman — and its cleverest move is keeping the bank in the corner of the frame.
Jul 303 min read


The AA x Spider-Man: when roadside rescue meets a blockbuster
The AA has tied up with Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day for a summer campaign by The Gate — a partnership that works because both brands genuinely share one idea: rescue.
Jul 293 min read


Honda’s ‘Your Dreams Engineered’: humanity as the pitch in an age of AI
Honda's new pan-European platform ‘Your Dreams Engineered’ by Pablo bets on human-centred engineering just as rivals lean into AI — an ownable counter-position UK marketers can learn from.
Jul 293 min read


Asahi’s ‘Infinite Can’: an AI Piccadilly ad that’s never the same twice
Asahi Super Dry's ‘Infinite Can’ takeover of Piccadilly Lights uses AI to generate 400+ unique designs that never repeat — a masterclass in using generative AI to amplify a human artist, not replace one.
Jul 293 min read


EE’s ‘Yes Boys’: how a brand turned defeat into a movement
Hours after England's exit, EE turned defeat into a purpose-led moment with ‘You Did Us Proud, Yes Boys’ — a masterclass in preparing reactive marketing for the outcome nobody wants.
Jul 293 min read


Powerball lands in Britain: inside Allwyn’s ‘What Would You Do?’ launch
Allwyn has brought Powerball to Britain with a VCCP-led campaign timed to the World Cup Final — a masterclass in buying shared cultural attention rather than just media.
Jul 293 min read


The KitKat Heist: how Nestlé turned a 12-tonne chocolate theft into a Cannes Grand Prix
When thieves stole a 12-tonne lorry-load of limited-edition F1 KitKats, Nestlé did the opposite of going quiet — and turned a real cargo crime into a PR Grand Prix winner at Cannes Lions 2026.
Jul 273 min read


DASH goes national: 'The Drink That Has It All' becomes its biggest-ever campaign
DASH Water has launched its largest-ever national campaign, taking 'The Drink That Has It All' onto Sky, ITV1, radio and out-of-home — and the effectiveness data is doing the talking.
Jul 273 min read


Jacob's Creek's 'Welcome to the Creek': A Bold Move in the UK Market
Jacob's Creek has launched its biggest-ever campaign, 'Welcome to the Creek', with the UK as first market. Why high awareness isn't the same as high relevance.
Jul 244 min read


Belvoir Farm goes big with 'We're Taste Obsessed'
Belvoir Farm has launched its biggest-ever campaign, 'We're Taste Obsessed', with a £1m spend and its first TV ad via Joint. A lesson in premium challenger marketing.
Jul 243 min read


'If Carlsberg Did…' returns after a decade in the sun
Carlsberg has revived its iconic 'If Carlsberg Did…' line after ten years, via Fold7. We unpack why bringing back a dormant tagline can beat inventing a new one.
Jul 243 min read


London Eye asks Britain to 'Book Breathtaking' — the psychology of the reframe
The London Eye's new TBWA\MCR campaign strips away the wheel to sell the view from inside, using FOMO to convert a landmark people photograp
Jul 234 min read


Good Energy launches its biggest-ever campaign — and rewrites how green is sold
Good Energy's biggest campaign in 27 years, 'Meet the Re-Generation', ditches guilt for optimism. We look at why hopeful, human sustainabili
Jul 234 min read


Geely picks Joint as it drives into the UK — inside a challenger brand launch
Chinese carmaker Geely Auto has appointed independent agency Joint as lead creative for its UK launch. We break down how a new entrant build
Jul 234 min read


The FA red-cards Iceland's 'England' store stunt — a lesson in ambush marketing
Iceland renamed three stores 'England' during the World Cup and was hit with an FA cease-and-desist. We unpack the ambush-marketing risk and
Jul 234 min read


Dr Martens hands Arena Media a bigger global brief, uniting brand and performance
Dr Martens has expanded Arena Media UK's remit to lead both brand and performance media across the UK, Europe and the US. Here is why unifie
Jul 233 min read


Specsavers evolves 'Should've' for the first time in 22 years
Specsavers is stretching its iconic 'Should've gone to Specsavers' line for the first time in 22 years, using it to remind customers the brand offers far more than routine eye tests.
Jul 222 min read


Nestlé bets big on social-first brand building and a shorter list of 'power brands'
Nestlé is pouring more money into marketing and rebuilding it around a digital, social-first model, while concentrating its firepower on a smaller set of 'power brands' expected to drive the bulk of future growth.
Jul 222 min read


LinkedIn opens Creator Marketplace to connect brands with creators
LinkedIn's new Creator Marketplace formalises brand-creator partnerships on the platform, bringing influencer marketing firmly into the B2B world.
Jul 202 min read
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