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German retail giant Otto is testing an AI shopping assistant built with Google Cloud, pushing agentic commerce into the mainstream of German e-commerce.

Hamburg agency Grabarz & Partner has ended its roughly decade-long partnership with Porsche, turning a painful account loss into a dignified industry moment as Serviceplan takes over.

Bübchen and Antoni Soap release a new wave of the Supersanft platform, starring dancing hip-hop babies. Marketing Minute on selling the feeling, not the feature, in a boring category.

Publicis's first Vodafone Germany work, Glasfaser@Home, reframes the brand around fibre broadband through young couples moving in together, a lesson in selling the moment, not the megabits.

Jägermeister has launched its own sneaker, 'The Curt', with Hamburg label Flowers for Society — a permanent lifestyle line, not a limited drop, as the 90-year-old brand pushes into streetwear.

German discounter KiK has handed its international brand communications across 14 European countries to Factory — which will produce its TV commercials entirely with AI before human teams refine them.

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%.

Aldi Nord is leaning on cute animal and football memes — made with Accenture Song — to own its price-leader image without a single nagging discount ad. Here's why the meme play works.

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.

Zalando's Q2 2026 GMV rose 20.7% but the growth was flattered by its About You acquisition, and a trimmed outlook sent shares down ~16%. Why its real story is retail media.

ProSiebenSat.1's H1 2026 revenue fell ~9% as Germany's TV ad market weakened and World Cup rivals drew viewers away — yet cost cuts and Joyn's growth lifted profit and the shares.

Beiersdorf hands Berlin social-first agency Charles & Charlotte the global social-media strategy for Hansaplast across 17 markets — a sign social is now a lead channel.

Serviceplan Group will run Porsche's worldwide creative and marketing from January 2027, beating incumbents Grabarz & Partner and UDG — a landmark win for Europe's biggest independent.

Germany's Bundeskartellamt has issued a preliminary assessment raising serious competition concerns about EDEKA's planned acquisition of tegut.

Veteran creative Peter Gocht has joined Hamburg digital agency La Red as executive creative director after five years at Saint Elmo's Hamburg.

Mattress e-tailer bett1.de has replaced long-time lead agency Antoni with Berlin's &Aimaq for a new international brand identity built around a 'sleep ballet'.

Jung von Matt's gaming unit Nerd has released 'One Last Stand', its first proprietary Roblox title, built as a customisable toolkit for brand activations.

Mainz-based agency group Ryze Digital has acquired Vienna specialist Nexxar, declaring itself the leading provider of corporate reporting in the DACH region.

Hamburg agency Karl Anders has rebranded water-charity NGO Viva con Agua with a flexible design system built on a distinctive 4-degree tilt.

The GWA has revealed the shortlist for the Effie Awards Germany 2026, with 61 cases advancing across 21 categories and Jung von Matt leading the field.