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The Checkout 🛒 Chaz Zayed, founder of DOJO

From a century-old Japanese brewery to a contemporary American kitchen, DOJO's Chaz Zayed is giving an everyday condiment a sense of place, and putting the people who make it back into the picture.
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The Checkout 🛒 Ben da Costa, co-founder of Oat Cult

With £220,000 in fresh funding, Oat Cult is betting that distinctive branding can turn a breakfast staple into a loyal following. Co-founder Ben da Costa explains the thinking behind the business.
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Oura builds a miniature city by hand for ‘Wear Your Best Life’ campaign

Oura's latest campaign takes place in a miniature city built by 35 modelmakers, inhabited entirely by dancing hands. Head of Creative Matt Kipper told us how a health-tech brand found its own creative language.
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Waitrose launches Rick Stein’s first supermarket seafood range

Waitrose has launched Rick Stein’s first supermarket range, with six year-round seafood dishes and three festive additions arriving later in the season.
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British Airways A380 to get the world’s biggest business-class cabin

British Airways is giving its A380 a full cabin overhaul, with more space devoted to premium passengers and 106 Club Suites across the upper deck.
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McDonald’s brings Xbox’s Side Missions menu IRL

McDonald’s and Xbox Side Missions bring food from Halo, Fallout, Overwatch, World of Warcraft IRL.
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Bread and Circuses: What happened at Cannes Lions 2026

What happened at Cannes Lions 2026? WPP left the beach, AI firms moved in, Omnicom signed Netflix...
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The Checkout 🛒 Blake Valloton, creative director at Grüns

The Checkout: Grüns creative director Blake Vallotton on snack-coded packaging and CPG design.
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Why the traditional agency model is struggling to keep up with AI

AI reshapes how customers discover brands, traditional agency models are falling behind. Cognizant...
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The Checkout 🛒 Kali Shulklapper, brand marketing director at Graza

Graza director of brand marketing Kali Shulklapper on CPG growth, retail scale and building brand.
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The Global Review: Best advertising campaigns of April 2026

April’s strongest campaigns moved beyond awareness into utility, infrastructure and cultural tension
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The Checkout 🛒 Joe Rotondo, founder of Smearcase

Smearcase founder Joe Rotondo on building the world’s first cottage cheese ice cream brand.
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Meet the Experts — Inside the split second at the shelf with Fernando Arendar

A conversation with Fernando Arendar on neuroscience, packaging design and why brands lose at shelf.
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The Good Table: Vuokko Aro — Chief Design Officer, Monzo

The Good Table: Vuokko Aro, Monzo Chief Design Officer, on scaling design, building trust in banking.
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The Checkout 🛒 Eric Gonzalez, founder of Tranquila

Tranquila Coffee founder Eric Gonzalez on building the first specialty decaf oat milk RTD brand.
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The Good Table: Shinji Yamaguchi — Managing Director, Yakult UK & Ireland

Yakult invented the probiotic category in 1935. Here's its new UK Managing Director.
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What We're Tracking: The cost of context switching

Most CMOs never truly switch off. Constant context switching is fragmenting attention.
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The Checkout 🛒 Elan Halpern, Co-founder of Sourmilk

Elan Halpern on building Sourmilk in public, guerrilla marketing to drive trial, repeat purchases.
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The Global Review: Best advertising campaigns of March 2026

Here’s what we think stood out creatively across the globe in March. As I said last month, I’m...
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Huel joins Danone: The rise of daily nutrition systems

$1bn Huel acquisition shows how eating habits are shifting toward fewer meals.
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Too visible to feel valuable? The new reality for luxury on social media

Social media growth stalls. Luxury brands face a strategic reset.
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The Ritual of Retail: Ocado with Carol Feeley, head of creative

Carol Feeley on creativity, risk and building ideas inside Ocado.
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Gap teams up with Young Miko for ‘WASSUP’ music video campaign

Gap taps Puerto Rican artist Young Miko and ‘Wassup’ for its first Spanish-language spring campaign.
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John Lewis invests in AI-powered shopping and launches TikTok Shop pilot

John Lewis invests in AI-powered shopping and TikTok Shop trial part of its £800m transformation.
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The Global Review: Best advertising campaigns of February 2026

February’s best global ads analysed: strategy, culture and creative impact.
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The Good Table: Yasmin Shahida — Oatly senior director of public relations North America

Yasmin Shahida on Oatly’s PR strategy, GLP-1 trends and fibre positioning
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Warburtons 150 years in the baking campaign, told from Bolton by Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman narrates Warburtons’ 150-years in the baking story with long-term brand strategy.
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The Most Expensive Room: Why we disqualify ourselves

From impostor doubt to missed opportunities: what the science reveals about confidence and identity.
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Why BBH launches first visual identity refresh in forty-four years

BBH unveils its first rebrand in 44 years, doubling down on creative difference against AI sameness.
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The best 2026 Super Bowl LX commercials

Watch the best 2026 Super Bowl ads, with early releases, teasers and full spots with brand analysis.
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The Good Table: Guillame Millet—Danone VP of Plant-based Europe

Danone’s VP of Plant-based Europe on why protein and fibre will shape the next phase of plant-based food, what brands get wrong about innovation, and why taste still decides what lasts.
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Blueprints: Jac Chetland — Co-founder of SURREAL

How Surreal co-founder Jac Chetland built a high-protein cereal brand, scaled from DTC to Tesco.
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Trails Will Blaze: BBC Creative’s stop-motion campaign for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

BBC Creative’s stop-motion campaign Trails Will Blaze for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Prada’s Image of an Image campaign, with Hunter Schafer, Nicholas Hoult and Carey Mulligan

Hunter Schafer, Nicholas Hoult and Carey Mulligan star in Prada’s SS26 ‘Image of an Image' campaign
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Lamborghini’s Driven by Dreams marks Dentsu Creative Italy’s debut

Lamborghini Driven by Dreams by Dentsu Creative Italy is a branded content project across socials.
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Why Coca-Cola paused the Costa Coffee sale

Coca-Cola has reportedly abandoned plans to sell its Costa Coffee chain after bids were too low.
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Blueprints: Abigail Forsyth — Co-founder of KeepCup

Founder interview Abigail Forsyth on building KeepCup into global reusable brand, leadership, growth.
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The Good Table: Jessica Schinazi — Away's CEO

Away CEO Jessica Schinazi on turning founder-led intuition into operating discipline.
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Dick’s Sporting goods’ Ed Stack on Foot Locker ‘straying from retail 101’

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Ed Stack: Foot Locker’s Former Team ‘Strayed from Retail 101'.
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5 minutes with Justin Billingsley: Agencies, AI and what survives to 2026

Former Publicis CMO Justin Billingsley on WPP, AI, synthetic audiences & how smart marketers survive.
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Blueprints: Luke Boase — founder of Lucky Saint

How Lucky Saint become the UK’s leading dedicated alcohol-free beer brand. Founder Luke Boase story.
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The Good Table: Giovanni Zaccariello — Coach's SVP global visual experience & store design

Interview: Coach SVP Giovanni Zaccariello’s world of ‘expressive luxury’—Tabby pop-ups and Coach Play
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Inside Opar: The Lisbon perfume lab rethinking what scent can do for brands

Explore how scent shapes memory, mood and brand identity, and step inside Opar, the Lisbon perfumery.
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Coca-Cola's Javier Meza and Maira Genovese on 'test and learn' AI advertising

From Web Summit Lisbon, Coca-Cola’s Javier Meza explains using AI to speed workflows.
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The Ritual of Retail: MrBeast Feastables with Anna Pan, director of omnichannel & shopper marketing

The Ritual of Retail: MrBeast’s Feastables: Anna Pan on out-of-aisle retail wins, LTOs, retail media
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Thirty years in, Tina Fegent is still redefining marketing procurement

Procurement that works: Tina Fegent on comms, senior stewardship & pricing in the age of AI.
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Lululemon × Erewhon collab, explained

“Data protects the magic”: Erewhon’s retail logic underpins a quiet, limited release.
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An Aesthetic Study: Burberry's 'postcards from London'. A return to earnestness

Burberry finds feeling in ordinary London moments.
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Al Pacino and Robert De Niro front Moncler’s ‘Warmer Together’ campaign

Moncler’s 'Warmer Together' stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, shot by Platon, spotlighting Maya 70.
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Nike earnings beat as Hill’s reset gains traction

Nike’s Q3 earnings beat expectations as CEO Elliott Hill’s global reset gains traction, boosted by...
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GANNI x New Balance 1906L sneaker-loafer, explained

GANNI x New Balance’s 1906L hybrid leads the 2025 fashion-sport trend: comfort, scarcity, and design.
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CHFA 2025: What Canada’s biggest natural products show revealed

CPG news. Fred Hart on CHFA 2025. Canada’s natural products boom: functional fizz, protein.
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Blueprints: Nicola Stäubli — Co-founder of MONoPOLE

MONoPOLE co-founder Nicola Stäubli on FREITAG, business lessons and creating design-led cargo bikes.
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Audi Car Couture by BBH for London Fashion Week

Audi unveils ‘Car Couture’ DOOH at London Fashion Week, turning car parts into tailoring patterns.
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Why Gordon Ramsay is fronting Burger King’s new wagyu burger campaign

Burger King has launched a £11 Wagyu burger with Gordon Ramsay. The BBH campaign plays on irony.
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Why Just Eat chose Craig David for its first UK-specific campaign

Craig David becomes Just Eat’s first British ambassador, fronting the new Did Somebody Say campaign.
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The Most Expensive Room: AI, boredom and the rise of quiet quitting

What causes quiet quitting? AI, boredom, and disengagement. How leaders can measure, manage boredom.
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Wash Life Balance: Electrolux spins Swedish humour into laundry

Electrolux launches global Wash Life Balance campaign with Publicis London, 900 Series 45 min cycle.
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The Most Expensive Room: How breathing shapes public speaking

C-suite leaders are using breathwork to speak with more power and presence. Here’s how to improve.
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The Good Table: Mark Sandys—DIAGEO's Chief Innovation Officer

Diageo's Mark Sandys on Guinness 0.0 and Baileys driving trust, conversion, and brand stretch.
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The Dishoom effect: Why LVMH backed a £300 million restaurant chain built on fictional backstories

Dishoom didn’t scale fast. It scaled with precision. Here’s what its £300M brand strategy reveals.
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The Ritual of Retail: Poppi with Matt Giese, senior director of retail marketing and partnerships

This Ritual of Retail feature explores how Poppi, functional soda brand's growth at shelf.
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Co-op launches new ‘food to go’ retail format focused on hot meals and convenience

Co-op launches new ‘Food to Go’ stores offering hot meals, deli pots, and fast convenience.
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Boots plans first fragrance-only boutique as beauty strategy sharpens under Sycamore

The Broadgate Central concept store showcases over 400 luxury and niche scents, Boots
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Delta’s Paris café debut brings Manteigaria’s pastéis de nata to Avenue de l’Opéra

Delta Coffee opens its first Paris flagship on Avenue de l’Opéra with Manteigaria’s pastéis de nata.
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The Most Expensive Room: Why empathy defines leadership impact

Empathy defines leadership. Ichigo Ichie shows how presence drives trust, performance, and impact.
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Adidas Originals Superstar campaign: Samuel L. Jackson and Missy Elliott cement iconic status

Samuel L. Jackson narrates Adidas Superstar's timeless campaign with Missy Elliott, JENNIE, and more.
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Demna’s farewell Balenciaga x PUMA drop: What's next for Gucci?

Demna’s Balenciaga x PUMA drop marks the end of his tracksuit era and starts a refined new direction.
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Stanley Tucci’s Tanqueray No.TEN martini recipe & launch for World Martini Day 2025

Stanley Tucci teams with Tanqueray No.TEN for World Martini Day, dropping 30 pre-batched martini kits
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Behind McDonald’s Big Arch campaign by Leo Burnett UK

McDonald’s UK launches the Big Arch with Leo Burnett: Marketing with multi-channel campaign.
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The Good Table: Gary Raucher — ASICS' global head of marketing

ASICS CMO Gary Raucher on brand preference, mental wellbeing, and how ASICS is building loyalty.
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First Amazon took the sale, now the studio.

Amazon’s AI is now making ads. Fast, free, and without agencies
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One week, two conglomerates: Nestlé and L’Oréal expand In-House content infrastructure with AI and digital twins

Nestlé and L’Oréal expand in-house content with AI, digital twins, NVIDIA tech, reshaping creative.
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Skip the ad: Publicis snaps up $1.7B Mars account as WPP CEO Mark Read exits

CEO Mark Read exits WPP after 30 years. The real story? Holding companies losing cultural relevance.
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Can VCCP ‘bake strength’ into Hovis’ market share?

VCCP debut Hovis “Strength baked in”. The first creative by VCCP since it won brand's account in 2024
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The Ritual of Retail: Erewhon with Sean Pool, head of data and analytics

Inside Erewhon’s $20 smoothie economy: Dive into data, pricing power, cultural capital drives growth.
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BBH campaign for Audi A6 Avant e-tron: Light, as you like it

BBH’s ad Campaign for Audi A6 Avant e-tron: Light, as you like it. Marketing automotive emotively.
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PG Tips: At Home with Monkey and Emily Atack — He’s back, and this time it’s business critical

PG Tips Brings Back Monkey and This Time He's Married To Emily Atack, 'At Home with Monkey.'
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The Ritual of Retail: IKEA’s Oxford Street opens new format for fast furniture shopping

IKEA opens on Oxford Street, a new compact urban store format. Explore IKEA's strategic retail shift.
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The Most Expensive Room: Why listening is the most strategic skill in leadership

Why great leaders listen before they speak. How boardroom habits shape trust, speed, and strategy.
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Why Nike is decentralising marketing in China with In-House Icon Studios

Nike is decentralising its China marketing with in-house Icon Studios to regain cultural relevance.
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The Ritual of Retail: Inside Louis Vuitton’s Milan flagship at no. 2 Montenapoleone

Louis Vuitton’s Milan flagship at No. 2 Montenapoleone Debuted at Milan Design Week 25
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The Ritual of Retail: Miele’s Wigmore St. Experience Centre with Turlough McKenna, head of D2C

Inside Miele’s Wigmore Street Experience Centre—blending luxury retail and design, with Head of DTC.
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Under Armour x Eric Liedtke’s Unless debut regenerative sportswear at Milan Design Week

Under Armour x Unless: Regenerative Drop at Milan Design Week
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LinkedIn tracked who you know. Feats shows what you’ve done.

In a world of self-promotion, Feats brings visibility back to the people who actually did the work.
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Why Fernando Fernandez and Unilever’s social-first strategy isn’t reckless. It’s just misunderstood

Unilever’s social-first brand isn’t reckless. It’s a strategic reset; now marketing has to catch up.
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Why your grocery store looks different now: An interview with Fred Hart on IFE & Expo West

Fred Hart Talks Trends, Branding, and Grocery’s Future: Insights from IFE & Expo
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Someday: Apple, TBWA\Media Arts Lab & power of emotion-driven ads with Pedro Pascal

Apple’s Someday, directed by Spike Jonze with TBWA, is a masterclass in emotional storytelling.
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Who moved where? The senior marketing leadership moves that defined Q1 2025

Inside Q1 2025’s Marketing Talent Moves That Are Reshaping the Industry
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Safe agencies cost CMOs more and deliver less. Here’s how to fix it

CMOs say they want bold work, but keep paying marketing agencies for safe ideas.
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Louis Vuitton expands into beauty, betting on power, profit and Pat McGrath

Luxury beauty gets a new heavyweight as Louis Vuitton unveils its cosmetics line—here’s what it means
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Prada to acquire Versace for €1.5bn — But Can Minimalism and Maximalism Coexist?

Prada SpA is moving closer to a deal to buy Versace brand from Capri Holdings Ltd.
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The Stormzy Meal; not #MerkyMeal? McDonald's CEO says their UK marketing must improve

Kempczinski, Mcdonald's CEO says UK marketing must improve. Leo Burnett's Stormzy Meal campaign.
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What the Super Bowl can teach brands about winning FIFA 2026

FIFA 2026 brands must go beyond sponsorship—here’s what they should do.
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How AI could solve the $18B cart abandonment problem and redefine product discovery

Callum Gill on why AI could solve cart abandonment and improve customer experience in online retail.
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Technicolor’s fade to black

Technicolor’s Downfall: Lessons for Agencies & VFX Studios
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Unilever eyes Wild acquisition: Will a second DTC gamble pay off where Dollar Shave Club stumbled?

Unilever has agreed the terms of a transaction to acquire Wild from its founders.
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Nike’s “So Win” Super Bowl ad: A 60-Second start to rewriting recent history but it'll take time

THE GOODS on Nike’s “So Win” Super Bowl Ad and rewriting recent history. Nike will need time.
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The Good Table: Javier Meza — Coca-Cola's president of marketing for Europe

THE GOODS interviews Javier Meza—Coca-Cola President of Marketing Europe on AI, marketing, and ROI.
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Cadbury ‘Made to Share’ by VCCP: Bold campaign or Well&Truly borrowed?

Is Cadbury’s ‘Made to Share’ bold or borrowed? The line is thinner than you think.
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Don’t be scared, it’s just water: What went wrong for Liquid Death as brand exits UK?

Why is Liquid Death exiting UK market? The brand to focus on US market with poor UK sales.
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Inside Birkenstock’s alpine pop-up at Les Deux Alpes

Birkenstock opens pop-up at Les Deux Alpes with foot-spa and luxury chalet après-ski experience.
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Oatly and Nespresso pull together and release Oatly Barista Edition coffee capsule

Nespresso Oatly Collaborate on Oatly Barista Edition Coffee Capsules designed for oat drink lovers.
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The Gherkin Transfer: Leo Burnett UK spotlights fan rituals in ‘only at McDonald’s’ campaign

Leo Burnett debuts Only at McDonald's brand platform. Ethnography tells real consumer stories.
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Guinness off the table: Diageo dismisses sale rumours

Diageo: Guinness brand and their stake in Moët Hennessy is not for sale following media speculation.
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The complicated business of selling plant milk

Plant milk is seemingly having an identity crisis. We examined the numbers and spoke to Guillaume Millet, Danone's vice-president of plant-based Europe, whose portfolio includes Alpro, to find out what one of the category's biggest players makes of it all.
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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express adds Paris to Monte Carlo route for 2027

Belmond is adding Monaco to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express schedule, with the first Paris-to-Monte Carlo journey departing in May 2027.
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These are the 12 bespoke shoemakers worth travelling for

Discover 12 of the world’s leading bespoke shoemakers, from London and Florence to Tokyo, Beijing.
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Review: Bastille E electric folding bike

Our Bastille E bike review: the first folding e-bike with full-size 27.5in wheels, tested in Lisbon.
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The new Berlin? Stockport's Underbanks is becoming its own obsession

Inside Stockport's Underbanks: the Green-Michelin restaurant, the betting-shop wine bar and cafés.
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