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Meta refines ad click metrics with engage-through shift

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Meta will strip likes and shares from click-through metrics, shifting them to new engage-through reports to align ads data with third-party tools.
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Electro‑acoustics, precision audio & women in engineering

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On International Women's Day, a leading electro-acoustics expert urges data-driven audio engineering over luxury aesthetics and stereotypes.
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YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal

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YouLend seals multi-year deal with Värde, which may buy up to USD $225 million of US receivables to back its embedded lending growth.
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Wickes debuts home improvement retail media network

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Wickes has launched Wickes Connected Retail Media with Epsilon, blending store and digital data to target home improvement shoppers.
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Vusion & Qualcomm unveil AI-native vision for retail

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Vusion and Qualcomm set out vision for AI-native shops using BLE, smart shelves and edge computing to tighten operations and boost margins.
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JMAN Group hires Daniel Ferguson as Associate Partner

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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JMAN Group appoints Daniel Ferguson Associate Partner as it bolsters leadership and accelerates data-led services for private equity clients.
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CEEK posts 50 percent growth & hires Grace Flusfeder

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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London agency CEEK posts 50% growth in 2025 and hires Grace Flusfeder as Head of Social & Creative to drive its AI-first visibility model.
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Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Marketers plan to raise content budgets for 2026 as large language models rapidly become a primary audience and core performance metric.
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McLaren extends Dell tech deal to power F1 data push

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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McLaren extends its long-running Dell tech deal to boost AI-driven data, simulations and race strategy across its factory and F1 trackside ops.
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Why household context matters for the future of audience insight

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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As personal identifiers fade, marketers are turning to household context for richer, privacy-safe audience insight that reflects real lives.
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UK health spending shifts from January spikes to habit

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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UK health and wellbeing spend is smoothing into year-round habits, with fewer shoppers spending more and January gym spikes fading.
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Immediate launches IX agency for live brand events

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Immediate launches IX, a dedicated experiential agency using its live shows and media brands to create bespoke in-person campaigns for advertisers.
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Masabi buys Passenger to build joined-up mobility tech

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Masabi acquires Passenger to fuse ticketing, payments and real-time information into a single mobility platform for transport operators.
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Pricer unveils targeted Pricer Avenue shelf-edge platform

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Pricer launches Pricer Avenue, a modular, battery-free shelf-edge platform for targeted premium aisles and promotion-heavy store zones.
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YouLend & Intuit embed SME funding in QuickBooks UK

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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YouLend partners with Intuit to embed fast SME funding of GBP £1,000-£2m directly inside QuickBooks as a new UK Capital Marketplace.
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Targa Telematics tops European fleet UBI provider ranking

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Targa Telematics named top European fleet usage-based insurance provider in PTOLEMUS ranking as digital motor models accelerate.
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Silverpush unveils real-time Trend Intelligence Platform

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Silverpush launches a real-time Trend Intelligence Platform to turn fast-emerging cultural signals into live, brand-safe ad targeting.
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Privacy shifts from compliance checkbox to market edge

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Privacy is shifting from a legal checkbox to a strategic differentiator as watchdogs and customers demand proof of real-world data protection.
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Anonymised unveils Audience Lift to boost ad targeting

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Anonymised debuts Audience Lift, promising 30-40% performance gains by turning first-party data into dynamic, privacy-safe ad audiences.
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Twilio, AEG partner to enhance live sport & ticketing

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Twilio and AEG sign a multi-year deal to power personalised fan engagement across Crypto.com Arena, LA Kings and ticketing platform AXS.