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Lebara Rises as Channel 4's New Bake Off Sponsor
Budget network Lebara replaces Auto Trader as sponsor of The Great British Bake Off in a two-year deal spanning Channel 4, streaming and every spin-off.
Aug 263 min read


Dolmio's Puppet Family Returns With a 4.9-Star System1 Score
Dolmio's puppets are back after almost a decade, and System1 testing puts the T&P-made ad in the top 4% of its category, with an 'Exceptional' 1.35 Spike Rating.
Aug 264 min read


Thomas Schönen Returns to Philips as DACH Marketing Chief
Former Philips marketer Thomas Schönen is rejoining the company as head of marketing for the DACH region — a boomerang hire prizing institutional knowledge.
Aug 253 min read


Kattovit Gets Its First-Ever Cross-Media Brand Campaign From Häppy
Agency Häppy has rolled out the first-ever cross-media brand campaign — anchored by a debut TV spot — for Finnern's specialist cat-food brand Kattovit.
Aug 253 min read


Coca-Cola Marketing Veteran Michael Willeke Crosses to Paramount
Long-time Coca-Cola marketer Michael Willeke is leaving the beverage giant for a DACH marketing leadership role at Paramount — an FMCG-to-entertainment move.
Aug 252 min read


Happybrush Debuts Its First TV Spot With Manuel Neuer After ProSiebenSat.1 Investment
Oral-care D2C brand Happybrush launched its first TV commercial fronted by Manuel Neuer, backed by a mid-seven-figure media package from ProSiebenSat.1's SevenVentures.
Aug 253 min read


BVG and Jung von Matt Crown Berlin the Real 'City of Love'
Berlin's transit operator BVG and Jung von Matt released a tongue-in-cheek film crowning Berlin — not Paris — the real 'city of love', extending a decade-old platform.
Aug 253 min read


Lufthansa Turns Flying's Unwritten Rules Into a 'Travel Etiquette Collection'
Lufthansa and Serviceplan Munich turned in-flight etiquette debates — armrest rights, clapping on landing — into a limited 'Travel Etiquette Collection' of merch.
Aug 253 min read


La Poste Puts the Number '84' on Referees to Fight Abuse
La Poste's multi-federation campaign has referees wear the number 84 to protest incivility — a new digital film wave now running across four French sports.
Aug 253 min read


Jennyfer Returns to French Stores Through Vib's
1990s French fashion brand Jennyfer, which went into liquidation in 2025, is back on shelves through Vib's stores — a test of reviving a bankrupt heritage brand via a host retailer.
Aug 253 min read


France's 2026–27 TV and Radio Mercato: Léa Salamé Exits the 8pm News
France's back-to-school 'mercato' reshapes on-air talent across its biggest news and entertainment brands, led by Léa Salamé leaving France 2's flagship 8pm news.
Aug 253 min read


Why Wellness Brands Like AG1 and Grüns Are Fighting Over Gummies
Fresh trade analysis shows wellness brands — from powder pioneer AG1 to fast-growing Grüns — battling for retail shelf space as gummy supplements boom and get marketed 'like skincare'.
Aug 253 min read


Lily Collins Becomes IM8's Global Ambassador — and a Shareholder
Prenetics-owned wellness brand IM8 has signed actress Lily Collins as global ambassador and equity-holding partner — extending the shift from paid endorsements to shareholder deals.
Aug 253 min read


JCPenney Trolls Off-Price Rivals With a Satirical 'Retail Rejuvenation Retreat'
JCPenney has launched a comedic campaign parodying wellness retreats to 'cure' shoppers of bad off-price habits, reframing value and taking a direct swing at treasure-hunt chains.
Aug 253 min read


Eli Lilly Takes GLP-1s to National TV for Seniors With 'A Life Covered'
Eli Lilly has taken its obesity-drug marketing to national TV, spotlighting a Medicare program that offers GLP-1 medicines for $50/month to eligible seniors.
Aug 253 min read


Fanta Builds an Original 'Haunted Universe' to Own Halloween
Coca-Cola's Fanta has unveiled a proprietary Halloween 'Haunted Universe' of original characters across ~50 markets — a bet that owning seasonal IP can make Halloween its answer to Coke's Christmas.
Aug 253 min read


Wendy's Hires Ex-McDonald's CMO Tariq Hassan to Lead Its Turnaround
Wendy's has named former McDonald's US marketing chief Tariq Hassan to a newly created chief marketing and customer growth officer role after six straight quarters of sales declines.
Aug 253 min read


Liquid Death and Garage Beer Want You to Mail Your Pee to AI Data Centers
Liquid Death and Jason Kelce's Garage Beer launched a satirical 'We Want Your Pee' campaign urging Americans to save urine to 'cool' AI data centers — a culture-jack built for earned media.
Aug 253 min read


Kewpie Brings a Japanese 'Konbini' Pop-Up to Covent Garden
Japanese mayonnaise brand Kewpie is opening a free London pop-up for its 100th anniversary, serving tamago-sando tastings as it builds UK awareness through culture and food.
Aug 253 min read


Old El Paso Turns Messy Family Dinners Into a Global Ad in 'The Crunch Is Calling'
Old El Paso's biggest creative shift in years, by VCCP Blue, celebrates the joyful mess of family dinners with a taco crunch that summons people home across 21 markets.
Aug 253 min read
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