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UK non-profit People Like Us has launched a four-minute film exposing how automated hiring tools disproportionately reject ethnic-minority applicants — backed by stark new research.

Next lifted full-year profit guidance to £1.255bn after H1 sales rose 9%, with CEO Lord Wolfson crediting a 56% surge in digital marketing spend that still clears the retailer's returns hurdle.

Michael Page's 2027 Salary Guide shows head-of marketing pay in the North and Midlands up 40% year on year while London stays flat — and AI fluency is now the top hiring priority.

IAB UK's first measurement of the creator-partnerships market projects £1.217bn in UK creator revenue in 2026, passing £1bn for the first time as budgets and accountability both rise.

The ASA has banned two BrewDog Facebook ads promoting a £19.95 'bottomless beer' deal, ruling they encouraged excessive drinking — a warning shot for every hospitality brand boosting posts on social.

How to advertise on TikTok in the UK: budgets, In-Feed and Spark Ads, Smart+ AI campaigns, UK costs and the ASA rules — a practical 2026 guide for small businesses.

Ogilvy Group Germany's Chief People Officer argues that tomorrow's best creatives will need skills that have 'nothing to do with creativity' to work effectively with AI.

Germany's streaming and pay-TV subscribers keep rising, but revenue growth is lagging as providers bundle services and lean into cheaper, ad-supported tiers.

German media owner Ströer is restructuring, appointing an RMS co-executive to lead a unified operation spanning out-of-home, digital, data and technology.

A new Metads installation at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz combines ground-level LED displays with large facade screens to deliver 3D out-of-home, with Nissan and Shark among the first advertisers.

Deichmann and Fila have launched 'Create Offline Memories', a Gen Z campaign fronted by creator Kayla Shyx that celebrates real-world experiences over screens.

Dentsu X has appointed Claudia Wolffgardt as managing director of its MWO Health division following an organisational restructure.

Former Serviceplan and C3 executives Karsten Krämer and Verena Letzner have launched a new consultancy, Thyrd, adding to a wave of senior talent going independent.

For its latest campaign, DIY retailer Hornbach and agency Heimat TBWA built a working film camera entirely from products found on the store's own shelves.

Dating platform Meetic has taken a deliberately camera-free creative approach in its latest campaign, standing apart from a category built on polished imagery.

Google France is teaming with agency Monks Paris and the French national football team on a marketing effort that ties the tech brand to the country's biggest sporting passion.

French luggage maker Delsey is stretching its brand beyond the suitcase in a new campaign with agency VML, repositioning around travel and lifestyle.

French digital media brand Brut is marking its 10th anniversary with its first-ever large-scale brand campaign, a maturity milestone for a native-social publisher.

Roche Diagnostics France has appointed agency Angie to handle its corporate communications following a competitive tender.

TikTok France has appointed agency The Source to manage the social strategy for its own brand, which reaches some 30 million French monthly users.