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Bliss: the borderless therapy platform that 'feels like home'
Bliss is an Albanian-Finnish startup building culturally intelligent mental-health support. Led by Jona Doda, it now spans 20+ countries, 30+ languages and 70+ therapists.
Aug 194 min read


Loyalty schemes are leaving Brits cold, HyperFinity study finds
A HyperFinity study of 2,000 UK shoppers finds loyalty schemes leaving people cold — 52% less loyal than three years ago — with AI personalisation cited as the fix.
Aug 193 min read


FC Bayern names Google Gemini and Pixel official partners
FC Bayern named Gemini its official Consumer AI Partner and Pixel its Smartphone Partner — a marquee club showing how sponsorship now sells AI usage, not just awareness.
Aug 183 min read


Perplexity blocks Time's AI-agent ads, calling the practice 'deceptive'
Perplexity blocked Time's AI-agent ads as 'deceptive', an early flashpoint over advertising in the agentic web — and a warning about platform-controlled trust scores.
Aug 183 min read


Schleich builds an AI-made 'Horse Club' video series
German toy maker Schleich is producing a weekly 'Horse Club' video series using a custom AI pipeline, turning generative AI into an always-on content engine.
Aug 132 min read


Otto tests a Google-powered AI shopping assistant
German retail giant Otto is testing an AI shopping assistant built with Google Cloud, pushing agentic commerce into the mainstream of German e-commerce.
Aug 132 min read


Adobe drops 70+ tools into ChatGPT and takes aim at Canva
Adobe has put 70+ tools, including Photoshop, Express, Premiere and Firefly, inside ChatGPT. Marketing Minute on why it's a Canva problem and what it means for lean marketing teams.
Aug 123 min read


Ipsos returns to growth as Q2 revenue rebounds
Ipsos bounced back in H1 2026 after a weak start to the year: Q2 revenue rose 4.9% to €615.2m with 3% organic growth, powered by its AI-led transformation. Here's the read for marketers.
Aug 103 min read


S4 Capital's profit jumps 83% as Sorrell's cost cuts bite
Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital lifted first-half EBITDA 83% and declared its first dividend even as revenue fell — sending shares up as much as 26%. Here's what the cost-driven rebound means for the agency model.
Aug 103 min read


AI lifts Pinterest to 18% ad-led revenue growth
Pinterest reported Q2 2026 revenue up 18%, crediting AI as a clear accelerant for advertiser performance — though user growth came almost entirely from lower-monetizing markets.
Aug 52 min read


Brits crave the human touch as digital fatigue sets in — Mintel
Mintel says UK consumers are rejecting over-automated experiences and prioritising human connection — a warning for brands leaning too hard on AI at the expense of the personal.
Aug 42 min read


Reddit's ad revenue leaps 64% to $762m — but Wall Street wanted more
Reddit's Q2 2026 advertising revenue jumped 64% to $762m as AI ad tools scaled, yet shares fell on softer US user growth — a lesson in the gap between ad momentum and market expectations.
Aug 33 min read


Snapchat opens its ad platform to AI agents — and expands its UK agency programme
Snapchat has opened its Marketing API to external AI agents and brought its Indy agency partner programme to the UK — the latest platform to let software buy and manage ads.
Jul 313 min read


Nielsen launches Ad Intel AI: fragmented ad data, made answerable
Nielsen's new Ad Intel AI turns fragmented competitive ad data into a conversational, real-time engine — and its Model Context Protocol integration hints at where media intelligence is heading.
Jul 293 min read


HubSpot's Agent Hub opens: AI agents come for the marketing workflow
HubSpot has launched Agent Hub and a low-code Agent Builder in public beta, letting marketing teams assemble their own AI agents — no engineers required. Here is what it changes for lean teams.
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


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


Google's Q2 ad revenue jumps 14.5% as AI reshapes Search
Alphabet's Q2 2026 results show Google advertising up 14.5% and Search up 17% — proof that AI features are expanding queries, not killing them. Here's what UK marketers should do.
Jul 243 min read


99% of UK advertisers now use GenAI — but most are chasing the wrong prize
A new ISBA survey of 200 UK advertisers finds 99% engaging with GenAI, yet 76% prioritise efficiency over effectiveness. The brands focused
Jul 234 min read


AI in Marketing: The UK Business Guide (Updated Weekly)
Your continuously updated guide to how artificial intelligence is reshaping marketing in the UK — from AI ad tools to being found by AI search. Every Marketing Minute story on AI, in one place.
Jul 223 min read
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