A 500-consumer survey reveals the penalties of “playing it safe”: price shopping, private label switching, and weaker pricing power. There’s an appealing trap in CPG marketing right now. It looks responsible. Optimized. Sensible. Safe. And that’s exactly the problem. For mid-scale CPG brands, “safe” has started to carry a hidden fee. Because the system keeps […]
A boundary-breaking partnership has been announced today, with Toyota appointing long time cricket fan and national icon, Joanna Lumley, as its Chief Cricket Officer (CCO). The BAFTA award winning actress, best known for her role as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous and more recently, Amandaland, is encouraging people to get more involved in cricket, whether […]
Building on the rapid success of Adaptive Transformer Search (ATS), which virtually eliminated zero-result searches, Particular Audience now enables retailers to A/B test the AI models that determine relevance, margin, and retail media yield. Particular Audience today announced the launch of Search Model A/B Testing, a new capability that allows retailers to directly compare and govern […]
Growth Leadership Star Chose Independence Over HoldCo Scale Little Big Engine, the independent creative, production and branding agency, today announced that Ben Myers, former North American CMO of TBWA\Chiat\Day, has joined the agency as Partner. Myers is a well-known star in growth leadership roles at the advertising industry’s most awarded and successful agencies. He spent […]
AOR evolves brand voice with humor designed to attract customers ready to make the switch Every family knows the frustration of unreliable internet service. Internet provider HTC and its AOR, Brandon, are banking on that universal experience with a new campaign that turns internet pain points into a hilarious, direct challenge to competing providers. The campaign contrasts everyday […]
Today, VIOOH, the leading premium global digital out of home (DOOH) supply-side platform, announced a strategic partnership with OUTFRONT, one of the largest and most-trusted IRL media companies in the U.S., significantly expanding programmatic access to DOOH inventory across the US. The partnership encompasses OUTFRONT’s premium inventory of more than 7,600 digital screens, delivering more […]
Market-leading frozen pizza brand Chicago Town is putting Deep Dish back at the centre of culture with a new campaign from lead creative agency Quiet Storm, which plays with the expression “it’s not that deep” – a favourite among Gen Z – by reminding audiences that when it comes to serious cravings, IT IS THAT DEEP. Chicago […]
Award-winning São Paulo studio expands its global footprint with a North American base, bringing acclaimed storytelling and production to the U.S. market and beyond Surreal Hotel Arts, the São Paulo-based creative production company, today announced the opening of its first international headquarters in New York City, marking a significant expansion into the U.S. market. The […]
ShowHeroes expands programmatic display expertise and scales German adtech innovation internationally ShowHeroes, a leading independent provider of CTV and digital video solutions, today announced the acquisition of Traffective, a Munich-based programmatic monetisation platform specialising in full-page monetisation and display advertising. Together, the combined entity reaches close to 2,000 publisher partners, generates more than 25 billion […]
Cadbury is back again with ‘Made to Share’, another emotive and relatable instalment of the previously globally trending and greatly loved campaign, created by global creative agency of record VCCP. The next chapter continues to build on the award-winning campaign, which previously saw Cadbury launching a series of limited edition chocolate bars honouring those small but meaningful gestures […]