VML WINS GRAND PRIX IN CANNES FOR KITKAT CAMPAIGN

17. 6. 2025 The ‘Take a break from your mobile’ campaign, created for KitKat by the VML agency, was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions competition.

CANNES LIONS AWARD SUBMISSIONS REMAIN FLAT IN 2025

14. 6. 2025 The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity received 26,900 award submissions for 2025, up less than 1% compared to last year’s tally. Total entries are down 38% from their peak nearly a decade ago.

COMING UP LATER: THE EYEWATERING COST OF DULL MEDIA

13. 6. 2025 Dull ads cost companies millions of dollars to achieve the same effect – now, new research to be presented today at Cannes Lions by eatbigfish’s Adam Morgan and Dr. Karen Nelson-Field examines and quantifies the silent drain on our budgets caused by dull media formats. Why dull matters As Adam Morgan explained at last year’s festival, most ads are dull. The whole lot of nothing that they make people feel costs real money – an average of £10m, according to a 2023 piece of work by Peter Field.

ADVERTISING DELIVERS NEARLY 3X RETURN ON INVESTMENT

12. 6. 2025 Companies that invest 3% of their revenue in advertising see an 8.7% contribution to total sales – a near 3x ROI, according to Gain Theory.

13TH HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2025 ON 12-13 NOVEMBER IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

10. 6. 2025 The HbbTV Association is delighted to announce that the 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on 12-13 November 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. This year’s edition of the connected TV industry’s annual key summit will be hosted at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus Istanbul, a five-star hotel offering first-class conference and accommodation facilities with panoramic views over the iconic Bosphorus.

WHY IVAN TROJAN FELL OUT OF THE TOP RANKINGS

10. 6. 2025 Cooperation with actors in advertising works, but execution is key, according to research by ResSolution Group, which looked at Ivan Trojan's personality in advertising.

THE POWER OF GEN X IS OVERLOOKED AS OLDER AUDIENCES DRIVE DUAL-ROI EFFECT

10. 6. 2025 Advertisers remain fixated on youth, but failing to reach older audiences is bad for business when younger consumers turn to their elders for purchasing advice amid uncertainty.

THE ADVERTISING BUSINESS OF LOTTERIES AND BETTING IS UNDER THREAT

9. 6. 2025 If an amendment is passed in the final reading of the bill on addictive substances, it will mean major restrictions on advertising by lottery and betting companies.

HOW HAS ALCOHOL MARKETING CHANGED OVER TIME AND WITH THE LAW?

6. 6. 2025 Alcohol as a health drink or the key to success for women. Oldřich Vávra from the Department of Marketing at the University of Economics in Prague focuses on how advertising and marketing of alcoholic beverages have evolved.

STUDY: 61% OF WEEKLY TV VIEWING TAKES PLACE ON STREAMING SERVICES

4. 6. 2025 More U.S. viewers now say they use FAST services to watch live content (40%) than cable and satellite, according to Horowitz Research

MYTHS ABOUT GEN Z CAN HARM MARKETING

2. 6. 2025 This year’s Best Brands competition revealed which brands are particularly well received by members of Generation Z. Numerous myths about this generation were also uncovered – and debunked.

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RETURNING TO TELEVISION: NEW APPROACHES TO MEDIA PLANNING

1. 6. 2025 A study by Freewheel confirms the levelling of viewing habits and the growing role of ad-supported streaming.

MORE THAN JUST PROMOTION: HOW ADVERTISING CAN CREATE VALUE

31. 5. 2025 Advertising can do much more than just increase sales. Brand support is and will continue to be a valuable tool that enriches the lives of both people and brands – starting with creating an emotional connection, through premium pricing, to embedding the brand within culture.

STUDY WARC: WHAT MARKETERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RAISING BRAND AWARENESS

30. 5. 2025 Brand awareness might be seen as a “fuzzy” metric – it doesn’t help that it’s often used as a proxy for “top-of-funnel” goals, for example – but it can be a valuable goal in itself and a success indicator for marketers, boosting both ROAS and sales.

BRAND BATTLES: THE GREATEST DRAMA ON TV WITHOUT ACTORS – ONLY SLOGANS AND LOGOS

25. 5. 2025 We know their slogans by heart. The songs that underscore their adverts get stuck in our heads, and we recognise their logos on highway billboards even in thick fog. We are talking about brands that have managed to stand out and become etched in our memory through successful advertising. However, this often comes at the price of fierce competition. They tirelessly climb the rankings to reach the top spot — often two or three major brands battling it out. And so, there’s no choice but to pull out powerful weapons, such as television advertising.

DIGITAL ADVERTISING IS GROWING. DRIVEN BY VIDEO ON CTV, SOCIAL MEDIA AND RETAIL

25. 5. 2025 Two-thirds of advertising investment in Europe is directed towards digital advertising. Most European countries saw double-digit growth in digital advertising spending last year, according to a new report by IAB Europe.

SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE MARKETING MISSION CAN HAVE A HAPPY ENDING THANKS TO TV ADVERTISING AND “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE”

25. 5. 2025 The film Mission: Impossible, which premiered in 1996, rightfully ranks among the iconic achievements of cinematic art. Based on the 1960s TV series, the film earned cult status thanks to its approach, Tom Cruise’s charismatic presence, nerve-wracking suspense, and top-notch action scenes. It is therefore perfectly logical that the famous “impossible mission”, in its various forms brought by the new instalments, inspires not only film fans but also the world of advertising.

DO YOU SEE THE WORLD THE SAME WAY? MAYBE NOT. BRANDS NEED TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT

22. 5. 2025 Thanks to behavioural sciences, we know how to influence consumer decisions. But how do we deal with the fact that an estimated fifth of the population's brains work a little differently?