The Lincoln agency learned youth marketing by getting a cease-and-desist, refusing a fat bank contract and betting on people over ads. Its new majority owner, Havas, is betting that the same playbook can travel.

The Five Below executive has spent more than two decades learning where shopping journeys break - and how product, data, creators and a faster checkout can put them back together.
Hepmil is a Singapore-headquartered influencer, content and social media agency that grew out of the viral comedy platform SGAG. Through its Hepmil Creators' Network of 3,000-plus creators, it connects more than 450 brands with young audiences across six Southeast Asian markets, blending local humor, culturally-tuned content and social commerce. Founded in 2015 by Karl Mak and Adrian Ang, the group was acquired by Publicis Groupe in October 2025 to form the region's first end-to-end influencer solution.