Agency & Awards: Powers of Reasoning won Gold for Media Agency of the Year at Ad Age’s Small Agency Awards and Silver for its DUDE Wipes campaign “The Big Dump,” touting a 46% YoY net revenue lift. Marcom & Compliance: India’s ASCI reported record voluntary ad compliance, with influencer marketing making up 179 of 1,089 ads reviewed in the quarter. AI Visibility for SMBs: Higher Images launched a national “AI Visibility Readiness” initiative to help small businesses show up clearly in conversational AI and AI-generated search results. Branding & Partnerships: Telecom Fiji renewed TOPEX 2026 platinum sponsorship, positioning connectivity and digital transformation as core to business leadership. Regulation Watch: Taiwan’s Executive Yuan nominated seven candidates to restart the National Communications Commission after a long quorum deadlock. Creative Marketing: Theblurr rolled out an integrated UNIBIC Fruit & Nut Cookies campaign built on a single fruit-vs-nut debate idea. Tech & Media Infrastructure: A new PHYND beta brings free, ad-supported game streaming to LG Smart TVs, expanding the connected-TV gaming funnel. Policy & Public Debate: Federal records allege Havas Media-backed outreach plans include church-based pro-Israel messaging and data-farming tactics.