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56 Million French People Went Online in July — and the Heatwave Drove Weather Apps
Médiamétrie's July 2026 data shows nearly 56.2m French people online — 96% of the population — averaging 3h22 a day, with weather apps surging to 33m during a heatwave.
Aug 273 min read


TF1 and LCI Reveal 2026-27 Line-Ups Built Around the 2027 Presidential Race
TF1 group calibrated its 2026-27 TF1 and LCI schedules around the run-up to France's 2027 presidential election, anchoring its autumn ad inventory in news and debate.
Aug 273 min read


France's Blind-Football Bleus Score a Public-TV Audience Coup
France's cécifoot team won the Euros and France Télévisions turned it into an audience hit — 3.8m for the final, 9m cumulative and 30m+ social video views.
Aug 273 min read


UK Consumer Confidence Hits a Two-Year High Before the Golden Quarter
The GfK barometer shows UK shoppers at their most confident in two years, with appetite for big purchases at a near-four-year high — a green light for festive marketers.
Aug 273 min read


Kotex Turns Sorority Bid Cards Into 'Stock-Up Cards' for Rush Season
Kimberly-Clark's Kotex is riding the viral 'Bama Rush' moment, distributing nearly a million products to sororities and turning bid-card posts into a sweepstakes.
Aug 273 min read


How Sticker Toy Sticki Rolls Is Winning Gen Alpha on YouTube
Sticker brand Sticki Rolls turned a billion YouTube views into a NYC pop-up drawing nearly 1,000 guests and a 130% search jump — a Gen Alpha content-to-retail flywheel.
Aug 273 min read


Brands Say Creator Fit Now Beats Follower Count — but Still Pay for Reach
CreatorIQ's State of Creators report finds brand suitability has overtaken performance as the top factor in influencer deals — yet 67% of creators earn under $10,000 a year.
Aug 272 min read


Lufthansa Turns Flying's Unwritten Rules Into a 'Travel Etiquette Collection'
Lufthansa and Serviceplan Munich turned in-flight etiquette debates — armrest rights, clapping on landing — into a limited 'Travel Etiquette Collection' of merch.
Aug 253 min read


Jennyfer Returns to French Stores Through Vib's
1990s French fashion brand Jennyfer, which went into liquidation in 2025, is back on shelves through Vib's stores — a test of reviving a bankrupt heritage brand via a host retailer.
Aug 253 min read


Intermarché Extends Its 'Life Shouldn't Cost This Much' Saga With Four New Films
Intermarché and agency Romance added four absurdist new films to their long-running 'life shouldn't cost this much' saga, treating everyday groceries as luxury goods.
Aug 253 min read


Why Wellness Brands Like AG1 and Grüns Are Fighting Over Gummies
Fresh trade analysis shows wellness brands — from powder pioneer AG1 to fast-growing Grüns — battling for retail shelf space as gummy supplements boom and get marketed 'like skincare'.
Aug 253 min read


Lily Collins Becomes IM8's Global Ambassador — and a Shareholder
Prenetics-owned wellness brand IM8 has signed actress Lily Collins as global ambassador and equity-holding partner — extending the shift from paid endorsements to shareholder deals.
Aug 253 min read


JCPenney Trolls Off-Price Rivals With a Satirical 'Retail Rejuvenation Retreat'
JCPenney has launched a comedic campaign parodying wellness retreats to 'cure' shoppers of bad off-price habits, reframing value and taking a direct swing at treasure-hunt chains.
Aug 253 min read


Eli Lilly Takes GLP-1s to National TV for Seniors With 'A Life Covered'
Eli Lilly has taken its obesity-drug marketing to national TV, spotlighting a Medicare program that offers GLP-1 medicines for $50/month to eligible seniors.
Aug 253 min read


Wendy's Hires Ex-McDonald's CMO Tariq Hassan to Lead Its Turnaround
Wendy's has named former McDonald's US marketing chief Tariq Hassan to a newly created chief marketing and customer growth officer role after six straight quarters of sales declines.
Aug 253 min read


Liquid Death and Garage Beer Want You to Mail Your Pee to AI Data Centers
Liquid Death and Jason Kelce's Garage Beer launched a satirical 'We Want Your Pee' campaign urging Americans to save urine to 'cool' AI data centers — a culture-jack built for earned media.
Aug 253 min read


La Roche-Posay Tops Germany’s 2026 Quality Ranking for the First Time
YouGov and the SZ Institute have named La Roche-Posay Germany’s 2026 quality champion for the first time, scoring 91.6 to Manufactum’s 90.4.
Aug 213 min read


Health Equals Turns Life Expectancy Into Supermarket Price Tags in ‘Shelf Life’
Health Equals’ new ‘Shelf Life’ campaign by 23red dramatises the UK’s life-expectancy gap using supermarket-style price tags — cause-led creative built on retail visual language.
Aug 213 min read


Dr. Oetker Takes Its Premium Suprema Pizza on a Foodtruck Tour
Dr. Oetker is sending a branded foodtruck to festivals and city events to serve fresh Suprema pizza — building taste-memory that later converts in the freezer aisle.
Aug 203 min read


Vilsa’s H2Obst Gets a Bolder, Fruitier Redesign From Häppy
Agency häppy has given Vilsa’s flavoured-water line H2Obst a bolder packaging and identity refresh, using stronger colour and typography to win the shelf.
Aug 203 min read
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