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McDonald's Quietly Pulls the McRib From Germany
A cult sandwich that has been on sale in Germany since 1989 is leaving the permanent menu, as McDonald's leans into rotating limited promotions.
Oct 213 min read


Aldi Süd Puts Its Global Creative Account on the Table
The discounter's worldwide creative account has reached a two-horse final round, and its long-standing agency Antoni has already told staff it is out.
Oct 213 min read


Ricoré Woke Up an Entire French Town for Breakfast
The Nestlé coffee brand took over a small town in the Marne for one morning — and turned a shared breakfast into a national stunt.
Oct 214 min read


Heineken Turns the Great British Pub Into a Streaming Service
The brewer wants choosing a pub to feel as effortless as picking your next box-set binge — and it is betting free pints will get you off the sofa.
Oct 214 min read


A Roofing-Led Website Built for F Martini Building
How Merx built F Martini Building a clean, conversion-focused website — led by roofing, powered by a cost calculator, and designed to turn North London homeowners into booked surveys.
Oct 214 min read


A Sharp New Website for Love Grabs Grab Hire
How Merx built a fast, no-nonsense website for Love Grabs — a London grab-hire, muck-away and aggregates operator whose customers decide in seconds.
Oct 213 min read


Inside the New Berati Construction Website We Built
How Merx designed and built a trust-first website for Berati Construction — a London contractor whose portfolio runs from Chelsea refurbishments to new-build care homes and mosques.
Oct 214 min read


How Tas Restaurants Became a Google Case Study
Merx helped London's Tas Restaurants grow Google Ads revenue 81% and total conversions 428% with AI Max and Performance Max — a win Google turned into an official case study.
Oct 214 min read


Ford Proves the Transit Is Everywhere Using Real Footage
Ford and agency Born Social built a campaign around a simple truth — the Transit is genuinely everywhere — using real-world footage instead of a polished shoot. A lesson in confident simplicity.
Oct 203 min read


Fenty Beauty Crashes Paris Fashion Week With a Creator Watch Party
Fenty Beauty tapped creator Lyas and his live 'Watch Party' format to launch a product around Paris Fashion Week — a smart lesson in borrowing a cultural moment you don't own.
Oct 203 min read


Netflix Makes Its First Big Ad Pitch to French Brands
Netflix held its first upfront in France, promising advertisers more effective, attention-led advertising as it chases a multi-billion ad business. Here's what it signals.
Oct 203 min read


How to Get Your Business Recommended by AI Assistants
More customers are asking AI assistants what to buy and where to go. Here's how to make sure your business is the one they recommend.
Oct 203 min read


How to Win at Halloween Marketing Without Blowing Your Budget
Halloween is one of the easiest seasonal hooks for a small business — if you play to atmosphere and creativity rather than spend. Here's how to make it work on a shoestring.
Oct 203 min read


Sparkasse Uses Stand-Up Comedy to Talk About Money Worries
Germany's Sparkasse is using a stand-up comedian to tell stories about financial hardship — a bold bet that humour is the way to make an awkward, anxious topic approachable.
Oct 203 min read


Lindt Changes Its Leaders as It Fights to Protect Premium Prices
Lindt is replacing top leaders amid soaring cocoa costs and softer sales — a high-stakes test of whether a premium brand can keep charging more when shoppers are counting every penny.
Oct 203 min read


Mercedes-Benz Doubles Down on Omnicom's Team X Through 2029
Mercedes-Benz has extended its bespoke Omnicom agency, Team X, to 2029 — a vote of confidence in the 'custom agency' model quietly reshaping how big brands buy marketing.
Oct 203 min read


Motel One Ditches the Deals for Its First Real Brand Campaign
Under new CMO Susan Schramm, budget-design hotel chain Motel One is running its first big brand campaign — betting that emotion, not performance marketing, wins the next generation of guests.
Oct 203 min read


Applebee's New CMO Is Betting Brand Can Beat Discounting
Applebee's CMO says standing out in a value-obsessed restaurant market takes more than price cuts. A new agency partnership signals a bet on brand over endless discounting.
Oct 203 min read


Free People Handed a Pop Star the Keys — and Most of the Control
Free People gave musician Willow genuine creative control in a new tie-up it calls 'cultural co-authorship' — a bet that giving up control is the price of credibility with young audiences.
Oct 203 min read


Marriott Bonvoy Let Creators Build a Global Campaign in Four Weeks
Marriott Bonvoy produced campaign assets for 23 destinations in about four weeks using creators — proof that influencer marketing is now a production engine, not just a reach channel.
Oct 203 min read
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