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System1 is The Creative Effectiveness Platform that quickly harnesses the power of emotion to drive profitable growth for the world’s leading brands.

Aug. 26, 2026

Dolmio's Iconic Family Makes an Effective Comeback with 4.9-Star System1 Score

Return of famous puppet family puts new campaign among top 4% of ads in its category, according to System1 testing

Aug. 25, 2026

System1 Launches Test Your Ad Screen: AI Creative Screening Trained on Millions of Human Emotional Responses

New tool, rooted in human emotion, offers predictive metrics at speed and scale

Aug. 10, 2026

System1 Testing: Graze will Drive Craze - as Long as Supermarkets Stay Stocked

New Graze Oat Brownies range scores 4.8 Stars, signalling strong commercial potential, but risks of product cannibalisation

Aug. 04, 2026

System1 Appoints Kimberly Bastoni as Global Chief Commercial Officer

Research technology veteran to lead System1's global commercial organization from New York, uniting sales and marketing worldwide

Jul. 22, 2026

World Cup Ads Don't Rely on Beckham or Messi as Much as Marketers Think

The stars feature in fewer than 1 in 10 ads, but their presence boosts long-term effectiveness

Jul. 16, 2026

System1: Volkswagen Makes Automotive Advertising History with Maximum 5.9-Star Score

"50 Years of Pure Passion" is the first car ad to achieve System1’s top rating

Jul. 13, 2026

System1 Reveals the World's Favourite World Cup Ads, From Scotland to Brazil

In System1 Test Your Ad platform, 34 World Cup ads achieved a Star Rating of 4.0 or higher, a significant improvement from two ads during the 2022 Men’s World Cup

Jul. 07, 2026

System1: Cornetto Scoops an Exceptional 5.9 Stars as Ice Cream Wars Heat Up

Data shows brands that lean into consistency are standing out in sea of sameness

Jul. 03, 2026

Cannes vs. The Consumers: Craft and Humour Conquer AI

System1 testing reveals that craft, humour and storytelling resonate most with consumers, even as AI brands took home Gold at Cannes Lions 2026

Jun. 23, 2026

System1, WPP Media and TikTok Launch new Playbook Showing How Creator Ads Build Brands

Research unveiled at Cannes Lions finds creator ads build more brand memory—but marketers still measure the wrong metrics

Jun. 22, 2026

System1: Hawkstone's Debut TV Ad Scores a Maximum 5.9* With Beer Drinkers

"Kaleb's Leap" achieves 4.8 Stars nationally, placing it among top 3% of beer ads ever tested by System1

Jun. 16, 2026

Aldi Tops Ranking of the Greatest World Cup Ads Ever, as Adidas Outperforms Nike Overall

System1 testing reveals the highest-scoring FIFA World Cup campaigns since 1994

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Aug. 29, 2026

After 63 years, Vodafone and BVB Recreate First Ever Goal in Bundesliga History Using AI

The AI-reconstructed goal airs from 29 August on TV across Germany in a documentary called "The Unseen Goal"

Aug. 28, 2026

Leroy Merlin Launches the "Anti-Laziness" Range With 4,000 Products

The very first anti-procrastination programme, designed in collaboration with creative agency FullSix to help French people tackle those little jobs they keep putting off