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FCA launches £2m car finance ad campaign: ‘You don’t need to pay to claim’
The FCA has launched a £2m nationwide campaign telling drivers they can complain about mis-sold car finance for free — a behavioural-marketing masterclass UK brands can learn from.
Jul 293 min read


How to Advertise on TikTok in the UK: A Small Business Guide
TL;DR: To advertise on TikTok in the UK, set up a free TikTok Ads Manager account, pick a campaign objective, and launch a native vertical video or boost an existing post with Spark Ads. Self-serve minimums are roughly £50 a day at campaign level and £20 a day per ad group, with clicks typically costing about £0.20–£1.20 and 1,000 views around £4–£10. Whatever you run, UK rules mean the ad must be clearly identifiable as advertising. Why TikTok is worth a small business's tim
Jul 285 min read


AI ad-disclosure rules land on 2 August: what UK advertisers must do
From 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act’s Article 50 requires AI chatbots and AI-generated content to be disclosed. UK brands running EU campaigns are in scope — here is a checklist.
Jul 283 min read


Beldray makes its TV debut as ITV woos first-time advertisers
Homeware brand Beldray’s first-ever TV campaign, run through ITV’s spend-matching Backing Business scheme, is a template for how UK SMEs can finally afford television.
Jul 283 min read


British Berry Growers takes aim at the junk-food billboard loophole
British Berry Growers’ ‘Fresh Outlook on Food’ campaign spoofs fast-food billboards to expose the out-of-home HFSS loophole — and demand junk-food ad bans near schools.
Jul 283 min read


Only 45% of marketers say AI improves creative quality — new WARC study
A WARC and TikTok study of 400 marketers finds 88% now make more creative with AI but only 45% see better quality. The gap is about weak briefs, not weak tools.
Jul 283 min read


ChatGPT opens self-serve ads to every business — and the UK is next
OpenAI has scrapped its six-figure minimum and opened self-serve ChatGPT ads to any business, with the UK among its first expansion markets. Here is what it means for UK marketers — and why to temper the hype.
Jul 283 min read


YouTube Shopping lands in the UK: M&S, Currys and Boots bet on creator commerce
YouTube has launched its Shopping Affiliate Programme in the UK with M&S, Currys, Boots, Next and more — turning creator recommendations into a shoppable, auto-tagged storefront, even on the TV.
Jul 273 min read


Amazon plugs into UK radio: talkSPORT and Times Radio land on its DSP
Amazon has added News UK's Octave inventory — talkSPORT, Times Radio, Virgin Radio and more — to its demand-side platform, its fourth audio deal in 25 days as it chases an under-bought channel.
Jul 273 min read


Google Ads hands the keys to AI: what the 'AI Max' shift means for UK advertisers
A quiet July terms update lets Google's AI generate targeting, ad copy and destinations on your behalf — and from September, Dynamic Search Ads start upgrading to AI Max automatically.
Jul 273 min read


Ofcom's age-check crackdown puts platforms on notice — what it means for advertisers
Ofcom's new Use of Age Assurance report shows real progress on online age checks — but tells social platforms the job is 'not done'. Here is why that reshapes audience targeting.
Jul 273 min read


Dentsu becomes a ChatGPT ad pioneer — and hands UK brands an AI-search edge
Dentsu, one of OpenAI's four UK launch partners for ads in ChatGPT, has teamed with Adthena to bring order to a volatile new auction where click prices swing by up to 278%.
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


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


Ofcom's scam-ad code puts Big Tech on the hook for £200m fraud
Ofcom's draft Fraudulent Advertising Code would force major platforms to verify financial advertisers, ban scam accounts and run ad libraries. Here's what it means for legitimate brands.
Jul 243 min read


Gambling ads hit 96% compliance as ASA's AI monitoring bites
The ASA says 96.2% of monitored gambling ads now comply with the rules — a win for its AI-powered Active Ad Monitoring. But alcohol lags, and social is the weak spot.
Jul 243 min read


Nectar360 becomes first UK retail media network to win IAB Europe certification
Nectar360 is the first UK retail media network to secure IAB Europe certification, a milestone for measurement standards. We explain why sta
Jul 234 min read


Ofcom opens a child-safety probe into TikTok — what it means for advertisers
Ofcom is investigating TikTok's age assurance under the Online Safety Act, with fines up to 10% of global turnover. Here is why brand-safety
Jul 234 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
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