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WFA's Stephan Loerke to Step Down After More Than Two Decades
Stephan Loerke, who has led the World Federation of Advertisers for 24 years, will step down as CEO on 30 June 2027, triggering a global search for his successor.
Oct 92 min read


Germany's Strauss Becomes the AFL's First-Ever Workwear Partner
Strauss, the Hesse-based workwear brand, is entering Australia and has been named the AFL and AFLW's first official workwear partner ahead of a 2027 launch.
Oct 92 min read


France's Valiuz Takes Its Retail Media Network to Poland
Valiuz, the retail-data and retail-media arm backed by the Mulliez family and the Mousquetaires group, is extending its network into Poland as it chases European scale.
Oct 92 min read


Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategy for Global Campaigns, Publicis Study Finds
Publicis London research with System1 and Effie finds distinctive multi-market campaigns are 4x more likely to report profit growth — and that blandness, not boldness, is the real risk.
Sep 293 min read


Standard Chartered Races Into a New Global Brand Campaign, 'Move Ahead'
Standard Chartered has launched 'Move Ahead', a global brand campaign built on its new Formula 1 partnership and AI-enabled production, spanning markets that cover 19 of F1's 21 races.
Sep 293 min read


Lidl Hijacks New York's Viral $60 Loaf With a Manhattan OOH Stunt
German discounter Lidl, via M+C Saatchi, ran a guerrilla out-of-home stunt mocking a viral $60 New York loaf to flex its own price competitiveness in the US.
Sep 252 min read


Serviceplan and Lufthansa Launch 'Premium Lives in the Details'
Serviceplan has created a new global premium-positioning campaign for Lufthansa, 'Premium lives in the details,' betting that specificity rebuilds premium credibility.
Sep 252 min read


Crunchyroll Renews French Agency heaven for EMEA Social Media
Anime streamer Crunchyroll has renewed French agency heaven for its EMEA social media strategy, underscoring France's role as a social-content hub for entertainment brands.
Sep 252 min read


Stagwell Names Liz Rutgersson Global CEO of Assembly
Stagwell has appointed ex-Dentsu leader Liz Rutgersson as global CEO of its flagship media agency Assembly, with Connie Chan taking APAC — a double leadership move as the network chases global scale.
Sep 163 min read


Katjes Asks Six Countries to 'Be Sweet to Each Other' in an Antoni-Made Push for Tolerance
Katjes' 'Seid sweet zueinander' campaign, by antoni_jellyhouse, runs across six European markets with a message of everyday openness over prejudice — without the preachy tone.
Sep 112 min read


Taco Bell Picks a Berlin Agency for Its German Market Entry This Autumn
A fresh international launch account on German soil — a challenger-brand story in a QSR market dominated by McDonald's and Burger King.
Sep 73 min read


KFC Names Amy Ellis Durini as Its First-Ever Global Chief Brand Officer
KFC formalises global brand control mid-turnaround, pairing a fresh visual identity with senior leadership muscle — a template other legacy QSRs are watching.
Sep 73 min read


Essity Calls a Global Creative Review Across Its Enlarged Femcare Portfolio
A landmark femcare account — home of AMV BBDO's 'Wombstories' and 'Blood Normal' — goes into review as M&A reshapes agency rosters.
Sep 73 min read


Chinese EV Brand Geely Hands Its Full-Service Account to Havas Germany
Following a pitch, Geely awarded a full-service advertising mandate to Havas Germany to steer its German market launch, spanning strategy, creative, media, events and PR.
Sep 30 min read


Uber Eats Swaps Jude Law for Bruce Darnell as Its German 'Deal-Gönner'
Mother Berlin localised Uber Eats' celebrity strategy, making German TV personality Bruce Darnell the face of its German campaign, replacing Hollywood's Jude Law.
Sep 30 min read


Chanel Extends Coco Mademoiselle From Perfume Into Makeup
Chanel is extending Coco Mademoiselle from one of the world's best-known fragrances into a full makeup collection — a textbook brand-extension move.
Sep 20 min read


Booking.com Hands Its Global Brand to 72andSunny Amsterdam
Booking.com has appointed 72andSunny Amsterdam as its global creative agency of record, with its first work due early 2027.
Aug 313 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


Fanta Builds an Original 'Haunted Universe' to Own Halloween
Coca-Cola's Fanta has unveiled a proprietary Halloween 'Haunted Universe' of original characters across ~50 markets — a bet that owning seasonal IP can make Halloween its answer to Coke's Christmas.
Aug 253 min read


Old El Paso Turns Messy Family Dinners Into a Global Ad in 'The Crunch Is Calling'
Old El Paso's biggest creative shift in years, by VCCP Blue, celebrates the joyful mess of family dinners with a taco crunch that summons people home across 21 markets.
Aug 253 min read
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