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Cannes Lions: The Wins, the Wisdom, the Wow

Guinness category marketing director reflects on her debut Cannes Lions - the unexpected warmth and generosity, the power of connection, and a fresh take on creativity

10 Years Of This Girl Can – What’s Next For The Iconic Campaign

Lead marketer Kate Dale, alongside agency partners from EssenceMediacom and 23red discuss the future of the much lauded initiative.

'Sprite Is Summer': Inside Coca-Cola’s Coolest Brand Play Yet

Global VP Oana Vlad, who's been at Coca-Cola for 12 years, is leading Sprite’s most dynamic chapter yet—with a tech-powered, culture-first campaign to own the summer

Lessons From Edelman's Brand Trust Report

The seventh addition of the report reveals brand trust is more important than ever

Five Things We Learned About... Dentsu's 'Influence To Impact' Report

The consultancy's latest research delves into the role influencers can play in closing the ever-growing attention gap

The Return of the Real

Why experiences still define brands. And what makes a brand experience really work

The Making Of T&P's Andre Moreira

Its global CCO talks his creative inspirations, career highlights, and future hopes for the industry

Mars Pet Nutrition' Marketing Chief on Creativity, Cats (and dogs) and Cannes

Natalia Ball, global chief growth officer at Mars Pet Nutrition, shares why she’s backing big ideas, creator culture, and the power of pet parent passion — all with an eye on Cannes Lions 2026

What can planners learn from…. Race Across the World

VCCP's senior planner Alice Wagner, conveys a few lessons learned from watching the globe trotting BBC series

Is Jony Ive Correct or Can Creativity Thrive In Corporate Corridors?

Apple's former chief design officer described creativity as 'fabulously unpredictable' - Franki Goodwin, Alex Grieve, Sophie Cullinane and Oliver Egan respond

Meet the Trio Remaking Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick’s leadership team, Jim O’Leary, Susan Howe, and Karen Pugliese, has a clear brief: transform the agency for a new era by turning global uncertainty into a strategic advantage

From Culture to Cart - Esi Eggleston Bracey

Nearly two years into the role, Unilever’s top marketer is leading a radical shift in how the FMCG giant shows up in culture—putting creators, communities, and relevance at the heart of brand-building

Meet The CEO: Wonderhood Studios' Alex Best

The agency's co-founder and CEO on emotional punch, taste as a differentiator, and why great work should entertain

Digitas UK's Creative Leaders on The Agency's Digital Empire

It's CCO Carren O’Keefe and ECD Björn Conradi discuss what creativity means to the agency

Culture, Creativity And Collaboration In The AI Age: Inside DEPT

The full-service agency is all about unlocking tomorrow's possibilities for today's most ambitious companies. This is how it does it

Meet The Marketer Bringing New Life To O2

Rachel Swift, O2's brand and advertising director, on shaking up iconic British brands and revolutionising the mobile giant

The Making of Currys' Award-Winning Diversity Ad

Currys marketer Aisling Lancaster and the AMV BBDO team reflect on the creation of their winning campaign for Channel 4's Diversity in Advertising Award

Five Things We Learned About...The Creator Economy From D&AD Festival

Members of the D&AD's first jury to dish out pencils for creator-generated content share tips

Ryan McManus: The surfer riding the New Wave of Creatives

VML's entrepreneurial chief creative officer tells us about how he developed his creative edge

“I Am Not A Robot”: Javier Campopiano On Letting Truths Win

McCann Worldgroup's global CCO believes creative complacency puts us at risk of turning robotic

The Rebellion in the Roses

Ogilvy UK's head of strategy Matt Waksman shares an advertising insight he learned on a recent bank holiday trip to the garden city of Letchworth

How UN Women UK empowered people to take action against everyday sexism

A look behind Revolt's bold campaign

Two Swedes In A Flat: How TBWA\London's Young Duo Nurture Their Creativity

From ‘Piss Flower’ installations to biking to work, pints and a Thai lunch at the Irish pub - how the TBWA\London pair Victoria Kothe and Sofia Lindstrom fuel their creativity

Why Iris Worldwide Believes Clients Must Participate or Perish

The micro-network's global chief creative officer, Menno Kluin shares insights on the rebrand of the agency as it kicks off its new creative era

Grace, Grit And Golding: A Leadership Legacy

T&Pm's former global partner Sarah Golding talks leadership, AI+HI, and the art of helping clients win

Monkey Reborn: What PG Tips Says About New Commercial Arts' New Era

The newly-installed leadership team, CEO Hannah White, strategy partner Matt Walters, and ECDs Steve Hall and Dan Seagar, discuss their first joint win and bringing back PG Tips' brand mascot

Who Is Sohel Aziz?

Here's what you need to know about Accenture Song's managing director

B2B Influencers to Community Building - Five Things We Learned From... Dentsu's What's Next Live

The future-focused event brought artists, agency leads and marketers together to discuss the rise of sensuality, the growing demand for authenticity and why more brands need to cultivate communities

Why Mondelez's Dave Clements Wants Audiences To Feel Something

The VP of marketing UK and Ireland for the confectionary giant discusses his career, being the custodian of brand heritage, and embracing emerging talent

Make It Fizz: Pablo Creatives Flora And Shivani’s Recipe For Wit And Meaning

From Leigh Bowery to the Japanese Book of Colour and Dua Lipa – the rising duo share their creative fuel

Rewriting the Playbook: Sergio Lopez On Future of Advertising Production

Omnicom Production’s global CEO tells the ad world to “be more lobster”—never stop changing and embrace a bold, AI-driven future

Why BBH Bets on Risk—And Wins

CEO Karen Martin and ECD Felipe Serradourada Guimaraes on why authentic stories and diverse talent drive great work

The Squad That We Are

Activism, obsession, and AI: CEO Pip Hulbert, CSO Ben Worden, CCO Ryan McManus, chief customer experience and data officer David Lloyd share the forces driving VML’s leadership vision

The Rise Of MullenLowe's ECD Carlos Andre Rodriguez

He discusses his new role, making work that creates change, and the importance of mental health

Why Marketing Is Entering Another New Frontier

Returning from SXSW, TMW's head of social influence Olivia Wedderburn and senior planner Ollie Mustill share what they learned about the emerging tech frontier and what it means for marketers

Creative Risk Taking Is On The Wane - That Could Cost Brands Dear

The latest State of Creativity report from Cannes Lions raises concerns about the decline of risk taking among marketers

Bridging the Hyphens: Celebrating Meera Syal’s Cultural Impact

Actor Meera Syal CBE and McCann Worldgroup’s Harjot Singh's fireside chat at IPA Talent & Diversity Conference

Meet the Man Steering EE's Consumer Marketing Into A New Era

Consumer marketing director Peter Jeavons has built his career in the telecomms sector and been at the forefront of leading EE's evolution for more than 20 years

Building Protection: Why Pablo Is Raising Awareness Of Skin Cancer

Joint MD Hannah Penn is on a mission to make sun protection as big a priority as hard hats

From Peacocks to Festivals - Caroline Parkes Seeks Out the colour

The chief experience officer for Wonderhood Studios and founder of Wonderhood CX shares some of the things that embolden her strategic thinking

Benazir Barlet-Batada: From chocolate bars to chocolate biscuits

The McVitie's marketer has found herself at the helm of Pladis Global's iconic chocolate digestive's 100th anniversary campaign within months of joining

Knorr: Old Staple, New Flavour

MullenLowe UK's Carlos Rodríguez and Knorr's Niek de Rooij on bringing Knorr out of the cupboard and into culture

Research In A Time Of Crisis

When the world is in turmoil, can a marketer ever be too cautious or have too many insights? Agencies weigh in

Brand or People, The Midlife Crisis is Real

How do you navigate the midlife crisis of relevance? Grey London's head of strategy, has some lessons to share

Conducting Bodyform's Truth Symphony

AMV BBDO's Rebecca Scharf on the making of 'Never Just A Period'

Meet The Marketer Growing Fame for INEOS Automotive

Jonathan Hill, CMO of the car challenger brand, talks about taking his first steps client side after a career leading major auto accounts at agencies

Meet the Ogilvy One UK Leadership Team

Having resurrected the specialist relationship marketing agency brand last year, we find out how it fits into Ogilvy's ecosystem

Sam Regan Asante Talks about Forming Creator Agency Native@AMV

He joins as part of a new structure being introduced for AMV Group, which includes a B2B arm and a relaunch for the content side of the business

Make Mine a Vodka and Coke: Coca-Cola's alcohol ready-to-drink plans

Mariana Branco, senior director, alcohol ready-to-drink (ARTD) category lead Europe OU for Coca-Cola discusses the company's move into the growing sector through collabs and lessons learned so far

Intuit QuickBooks: The B2B Brand Inspiring Customers With Creators and West Ham United

Michael Benjamin, EMEA director of marketing at Intuit QuickBooks, and Ben Perez Usher, creative director at FCB London, discuss the accounting software developer's latest work and their partnership

How to make a beer ad that's "not awful"

Poretti's head of marketing Sam Johnson and Pablo creative director David Shirley talk through their new campaign

Dog Walks, Pizza Hut and Art Influencers - The Inspirations of Nelson Bostock's Creative Lead

Liv Harry, associate creative director at Nelson Bostock (part of Accenture Song) outlines some of the consistent influences on her work

Behind Dove's First Fully Creator-Led Campaign #ShareTheFirst

Sarah Potter, global PR and influencer director, Dove, discusses its latest 'Real Beauty' work developed in partnership with Edelman and a handful of global creators

Swimming Against the Sea of Same, Deliveroo’s ‘Octoman’ Wins Through

According to Kantar's Effectiveness Awards, the campaign by Pablo has proven the most effective TV work from the last year

Sometimes the best way to move forwards is to take a long, hard look backwards

By exploring a brand's history the future of its marketing and communications can become apparent, outlines VCCP's planning director Alex Horner, and Clare Hutchinson, chief strategy officer

Five Things We Learned About... The Increasing Influence of Creators

Experts debate the growing power of influencers, including Rahul Titus, Ogilvy’s global head of influence, and Suzy Barker, AMV BBDO’s strategy partner

Marketing in the Tariff Era: What Retail & FMCG Brands Need to Know (and Do Next)

After a week of chaos around Trump's tariffs, the global markets have been on an incredibly bumpy journey. To support marketers, Dept has set up a think tank of experts. Here are some words of advice

A Golden Revival: The Return Of ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’

How John Lewis rebuilt consumer trust with a promise, a window, and a three-part ad

Whoppers aren't just for kings

Burger King CMO Katie Evans explains why the brand shone a spotlight on motherhood and stereotypes

Uber for Business' Vicky Kerr On Creative Consistency Across The Globe

The director of marketing, EMEA and APAC, discusses the influence of OOH work, managing a global team, and shares industry insights