Marketing, Media & Communications

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 18, 2025 - Motor Presse Stuttgart is kicking off a year-long anniversary cycle for its flagship automotive media brand auto motor und sport, marking 80 years of publishing with a premium-format XXL issue and a 2026 editorial program designed to deepen reach across print and digital channels.

An anniversary issue designed as a premium brand statement
Motor Presse Stuttgart is launching the jubilee year with an oversized special edition of auto motor und sport featuring a refined additional cover, larger format, and an expanded 232-page scope. The move signals a deliberate positioning strategy: in a fragmented media environment, special-interest publishers are increasingly using premium "event issues" to reinforce brand authority, extend dwell time, and create high-impact inventory for partners.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 10, 2025 - Monks, S4 Capital's unified, digital-first global brand, is sharpening its AI media strategy in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with the appointment of Thiago Correa as Senior Vice President of Media for EMEA. From his base in London, Correa will help brands redesign their media architectures around algorithmic performance systems that tightly integrate media, data, creative and measurement.

AI as the new engine of media economics

Monks positions Correa's hire squarely in the context of an industry where the leading AI innovators-Google, Meta and Amazon-are also the world's dominant media platforms. As performance increasingly depends on AI-driven bidding and optimisation, the agency sees manual, line-item trading as both a margin sink and a growth constraint for advertisers.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 10, 2025 - Koelnmesse Inc. is initiating a carefully planned leadership transition in North America, with long-time President and Managing Director Mette Petersen set to retire on June 30, 2026, and 22-year company veteran Darrin Stern taking over the top role on January 1, 2026. The structured handover is designed to safeguard continuity while positioning the U.S. subsidiary for its next decade of portfolio growth and international expansion.

Structured transition protects continuity and relationships

From 1 January 2026, Stern will assume the role of President and Managing Director, while Petersen will continue through the first half of the year in an advisory capacity. During this period she will mentor key team members and support strategic initiatives with Koelnmesse's headquarters in Cologne, Germany.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - London-based fashion house self-portrait is stepping deeper into the creator economy with the announcement that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker will debut his new short film Sandiwara as part of the brand's Residency programme, starring fellow Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and slated to premiere in February 2026. For the luxury and culture industries, the move signals how fashion labels are increasingly operating as full-fledged content studios, using film to extend brand equity far beyond the runway.

Residency as a Strategic Content Lab for the Brand