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April Fool’s Day: When Brands Turn Humor into a Communication Strategy
Every April 1st, brands compete to capture public attention through deliberately offbeat campaigns. Far from being simple jokes, these activations often represent real communication exercises, allowing brands to assert their positioning, explore new creative territories, and generate engagement.Behind the apparent lightness of April Fool’s campaigns lies a genuine strategic exercise: surprising audiences without losing credibility, entertaining while remaining consistent with the brand’s positioning. In 2026, several companies demonstrated this ability to play with communication codes by creating activations that were both unexpected, credible, and aligned with their brand identity.
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Press relations at festivals: an immersion behind the scenes of Séries Mania
Press relations at festivals are a key lever to ensure the visibility and reach of a cultural event. They help structure media coverage, promote the programming, and attract journalists, partners, and audiences. Through the experience of Daphnée, a student at EFAP Lille doing an internship at the Séries Mania festival, dive into the behind-the-scenes of event press relations. The goal: to understand in practical terms the tasks, challenges, and skills required to thrive in this demanding profession, at the heart of the action.
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EFAP Hackathon 2026: Students Imagine More Responsible Communication in the Face of Hyperconnectivity
How can we raise awareness about hyperconnectivity without stigmatizing digital habits? As part of the #ForANewBusinessSoul hackathon organized with Canary Call, students from EFAP’s Specialized MBAs in Digital Marketing & Business and CSR Communication & Sustainable Development developed concrete solutions around the OFF February movement, an initiative encouraging people to rethink their relationship with social media.
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