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Meta's Q2 2026 advertising revenue rose 27% to $59.4bn, but the number UK marketers should watch is the 12% jump in price-per-ad. Here's what auction inflation means for your budgets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The CBI's July 2026 survey shows UK retail sales falling at their slowest pace in six months. A 'least-bad' market is the hardest to plan for — here's how retail marketers should respond.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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.