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Twitch names ex-Google exec Christine Cassis as its global CMO
Twitch has appointed former Google executive Christine Cassis as its global chief marketing officer — a hire that signals a harder push for advertisers and mainstream reach.
Aug 143 min read


CeraVe takes on Gen Z 'tanmaxxing' with an SPF social series
CeraVe is confronting the viral 'tanmaxxing' trend with a Tyler Cameron-fronted social series, transforming a sorority backyard into a sun-safe space to sell Gen Z on SPF.
Aug 132 min read


Bübchen turns babies into hip-hop stars for 'Supersanft'
Bübchen and Antoni Soap release a new wave of the Supersanft platform, starring dancing hip-hop babies. Marketing Minute on selling the feeling, not the feature, in a boring category.
Aug 123 min read


Tesco Kitchen returns for a starrier second series
Tesco Kitchen is back for season two with Greg James, Seema Pankhania and a fresh line-up of celebrity guests. Here's why grocers are becoming content publishers.
Aug 103 min read


Aldi Nord swaps nagging discounts for cute animal memes
Aldi Nord is leaning on cute animal and football memes — made with Accenture Song — to own its price-leader image without a single nagging discount ad. Here's why the meme play works.
Aug 103 min read


How to Advertise on Facebook & Instagram in the UK: A Small Business Guide
A practical 2026 guide to advertising on Facebook and Instagram for UK small businesses — setup, objectives, budgets, real UK costs, Advantage+ and the new 2% UK fee.
Aug 65 min read


Charles & Charlotte wins Hansaplast's global social media
Beiersdorf hands Berlin social-first agency Charles & Charlotte the global social-media strategy for Hansaplast across 17 markets — a sign social is now a lead channel.
Aug 62 min read


JvM Nerd debuts a branded Roblox game format
Jung von Matt's gaming unit Nerd has released 'One Last Stand', its first proprietary Roblox title, built as a customisable toolkit for brand activations.
Aug 52 min read


Tinder's France push sells Double Date to Gen Z
Tinder has rolled out a France-market brand campaign by Jellyfish promoting its Double Date feature, targeting Gen Z's shift toward group, friendship-led experiences.
Aug 52 min read


Snapchat demonetizes fully AI-made Spotlight clips
Snapchat will stop rewarding and broadly recommending fully AI-generated videos in Spotlight, requiring 'substantial human involvement' for content to earn creator payouts.
Aug 52 min read


Snap's ad growth rides pricing, not inventory
Snap beat Q2 expectations as ad prices jumped about 10% — but ad revenue grew just 9%, meaning growth came from pricing rather than expanded inventory.
Aug 52 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


Co-op goes viral with a grocery microdrama
Co-op, with Carat UK and Platform Media, has launched 'Pop to Co-op', a four-part comedy microdrama — a first for UK grocery.
Aug 52 min read


Pinterest bets on London with a new retail HQ
Pinterest has opened a new London headquarters at Oxford Circus, positioning the UK at the centre of its shopping-focused advertising strategy.
Aug 52 min read


Deichmann and Fila chase Gen Z with 'Create Offline Memories'
Footwear retailer Deichmann and Fila have launched a Gen-Z campaign fronted by creator Kayla Shyx, shot in retro camcorder style to celebrate analogue, offline moments across 17 countries.
Aug 42 min read


Snickers hires a 'Chief Online Chill Officer' to cool the internet
Snickers Ice Cream Minis is recruiting a first-ever 'Chief Online Chill Officer' to post witty comments and coupons on heated online threads — a social-first stunt extending 'you're not you when you're hungry'.
Aug 42 min read


X and WFA end their two-year GARM war — what it means for brand safety
The World Federation of Advertisers has settled X's antitrust lawsuit and agreed not to relaunch GARM — leaving advertisers to manage brand safety on their own terms.
Aug 43 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


Meta's Q2 ad revenue hits $59.4bn — and UK advertisers will feel the CPM heat
Meta's Q2 2026 advertising revenue rose 27% to $59.4bn, but the number UK marketers should watch is the 12% jump in price-per-ad. Here's what auction inflation means for your budgets.
Jul 303 min read
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