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Luxury and lifestyle communications group The Independents has acquired international production studio Smuggler, adding one of advertising's best-known film shops to a collective of 24 businesses.

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.

Seven in ten brands say partnerships with non-profits change their business for the better, new research reported by Marketing Week finds — as purpose partnerships mature.

Almost two-fifths of B2B marketers say securing investment would be easier if their CEO and CFO understood brand building, new Marketing Week research finds.

Beauty retailer Space NK has promoted its chief marketing officer, Emma Simpson-Scott, to chief executive — a rare CMO-to-CEO step up that signals brand's central role in retail.

Premium Italian lager Menabrea leans into provenance with a cinematic Ark-made film about a gutsy smuggler moving contraband beer through the Alps.

Creative agency Bicycle London is opening a Manchester arm, joining a wave of London shops planting flags in the UK's regional creative hubs.

McCann has named a new London managing director and a head of its Bristol agency, refreshing UK leadership across its central offices as the network invests in regional strength.

Columbia Sportswear's 'F££T FUND', via adam&eve/TBWA, pays hikers cash rewards for photos of their feet — a cheeky, product-first stunt built for shareability.

Virgin Media O2 marketer Rachel Swift is leaving as the telecoms group reshapes its marketing function — the latest sign of churn at the top of UK marketing teams.

Saatchi & Saatchi has landed the creative account for Heineken's fast-growing Spanish lager Cruzcampo after a competitive pitch — a marquee drinks win as the Publicis agency rebuilds momentum.

After 18 years building Global's commercial engine, chief commercial officer Mike Gordon will step down in 2027, moving to an advisory role as CEO Simon Pitts plots the next chapter.

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.

Channel 4 Sales will become Paramount's exclusive UK ad sales partner from 2027, taking Channel 5, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon inventory away from Sky in a deal worth more than £300m.

Ten ready-to-run campaign ideas from the team at Merx Marketing Ltd — built for small and growing businesses that want big attention without a big budget.

Omnicom is conducting a detailed post-mortem of its PepsiCo global media loss to Publicis — a rare public look at how a holding company loses a marquee client.