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What Cannes Lions 2026 told us about b
What Cannes Lions 2026 told us about brave ideas and commercial confidence

Cannes Lions 2026 round-up: from inspiration on the Croisette to action back in the business The team returned from Cannes Lions with a clear takeaway: bra ...

From Cannes inspiration to business ac
From Cannes inspiration to business action: Ruth Cartwright on protecting bold creative work

Ruth Cartwright joined senior marketing leaders on the Brand Innovators stage at Cannes Lions to discuss AI, changing consumer behaviour, brand expectations ...

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Women Who Lead brings senior women together at The Ivy

Active International and Avenir Network co-hosted the latest Women Who Lead: Connections & Conversations lunch at The Ivy, West Street. A small room, b ...

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From Cannes inspiration to business ac
From Cannes inspiration to business action: Ruth Cartwright joins Brand Innovators panel

Ruth Cartwright, UK Managing Director at Active International UK, will speak at the Brand Innovators Marketing Leadership Summit @ Cannes this June. Ru ...

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Active supports WPP Media at Race for
Active supports WPP Media at Race for Life team

Active International was proud to support WPP Media at Battersea Park, London, as their team took part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Supporting ...

Active International representative at media market event in London, May 2026.
Mark Zagger takes on the Creds Media M
Mark Zagger takes on the Creds Media Marathon for Suicide&Co

The Creds Media Marathon is all about bringing our industry together. Creds connects Media Partners, Agencies and Brands, helping the brilliant work our in ...

How Reach plc gets more from their med
How Reach plc gets more from their media partnership

Active International and Reach plc How Reach plc gets more from their media partnership Simpler support for a fast-moving business In 2025, our ...

When Media Spend Grows Trees
When Media Spend Grows Trees

Active International and OVO Energy When media spend grows trees How we helped OVO turn media investment into environmental action people could see. ...

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Will Corporate Trade be a big opportun
Will Corporate Trade be a big opportunity for pitches in 2026 & beyond? We get the experts’ views

Is Corporate Trade about to reshape the pitch landscape in 2026 and beyond? As marketing budgets tighten and pressure on performance grows, procurement and ...

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Supporting Childline
Supporting Childline

We were proud to host a fantastic table of guests at this year’s Childline Ball; thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such a memorable eve ...

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Dave Newton at MAD//North: Northern Br
Dave Newton at MAD//North: Northern Brands Setting the Pace

MAD//North in Manchester was more than just an industry event — it was a vivid celebration of the creativity, commercial strength and bold thinking that def ...

Celebrating International Women's Day 2026 with empowerment and equality themes.
Ruth in The Media Leader for IWD
Ruth in The Media Leader for IWD

Our Managing Director, Ruth Cartwright, has been featured in The Media Leader UK as part of its International Women’s Day series, spotlighting the women sha ...