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Top Tips for #Cannes? Look no further. Our CSO Mel Arrow gives MoreAboutAdvertising the run down of what campaigns she believes will bag some Lions in just a few weeks time. "No article about Cannes 2024 would be complete without saying the word ‘humour’ as quickly as possible, and it only took me thirteen words, so arguably, I should win something for that. With the introduction of a new humour category, the world’s most prestigious advertising awards appear to be encouraging the industry out of its purpose-filled era (and boy has it been a long one…) and into a lighter chapter. Our chortle era, if you will. With that said, however, it’s probably quite telling that only one of my picks is funny. There’s been a lot of humour talk, and not a lot of funny trousers. The others do, at least, still shun purpose. They’re bold, single-minded, iconic and unapologetically branded. C’est simple. In fact, it’s so simple, I feel almost exactly the same way about them all.." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e_jtriS9 #TruthWellTold #McCanners McCann Worldgroup Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

🔺ACT Exhibition Vote Online Open The ACT annual Exhibition remains a highlight of the hall Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, featuring 103 campaigns from 76 agencies across 39 countries, representing 98 advertisers. These campaigns showcase the power of creative advertising in tackling critical social and environmental issues. Visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite campaigns online from today to June 19th, and in person at the festival from June 17th to June 19th, 6pm. 👉 Vote for your favorite ads for good: https://actincannes.org/ 🚫 Please be respectful; any scams will be removed. ❗ Be aware that onsite voting will not be visible online. One vote, one decision. Your vote sends a message to the entire advertising industry. Make a responsible choice! Make your voice count!! Havas Germany VCCP STRIKE Circus Grey Publicis Conseil DDB Mexico FCB New York BLKJ HAVAS BETC TBWA\Worldwide DDB Mudra Group Anomaly VML Havas Group Jung von Matt Activista Fanfare Havas London X3M Ideas Havas Play 🇫🇷 Lonsdale Saatchi & Saatchi Altmann+Partners FCB Chicago Media.Monks McCann Worldgroup McCann Panama Agencia La Caseta •becoming Camisa 10 Ruf Lanz Werbeagentur AG BUZZMAN IPG Mediabrands Publicis Groupe WPP Ogilvy MullenLowe U.S. The Bold Group PHD Cossette #CannesLions #ActExhibition #ActToImpact #AdvertisingCommunityTogether #Advertising #Creativity  #GoodAds #Ads #PublicInterests #CSR #CommunicationIndustry #SustainableDevelopment #SDG17

Being on the ground at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, here’s my initial dispatch: In 2010, Cannes Lions dropped the word “advertising.” It made sense at the time because there were starting to be so many new forms of advertising that didn’t fit the old mold. Branding-wise, I believe it was a great positioning move. Since then, the festival has grown tremendously. It now attracts so many people from so many different job functions and companies, not just agencies and production companies. So many new categories have been added also. Naturally, I thought there would be way more creative work entered into the show. Not so. Almost 40% less creative work. Does that mean this industry is now less about the work and creativity? Creatives used to own the word creativity. That may have been true in the context of advertising. However, in a borderless, always-on world where anyone can create, creativity no longer belongs to creatives only. I made this point to a strategist friend of mine near the Croisette today. He said candidly. It never did. #CannesLions #creativity #advertising

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🌟 Reflecting on Cannes Lions 2024 🌟 What an incredible week at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity ! Watching the shortlisted and winners content has left me inspired and reminded of the timeless truth: people still love to be told stories. Whether it’s through a captivating ad or a heartfelt campaign, storytelling remains at the heart of what advertising agencies and creatives do. Here are my key takeaways: Go for Boldness: The most memorable work was often the boldest. It's the willingness to push boundaries and take risks that sets the best campaigns apart. Human Connection: Witnessing mankind at its best—creative, kind, clever, resourceful, and beautiful—was truly uplifting. The magic happens when creatives craft stories that people can relate to, transcending the mundane part of talking about a product and tapping instead into universal emotions. Partnership: The best creative agencies don’t just work for their clients, they partner with them. They delve deep to carve out a human story from a product or technical need, transforming advertising into something magical. In essence, Cannes Lions reminded me that creativity is the utmost human manifestation —to inspire, connect, and transform. Here’s to continuing to create magic in our industry! -Not written by IA, all errors mine- #CannesLions #Storytelling #Creativity #AdvertisingMagic #HumanConnection #Boldness #HERAW

Cannes Lions 2023 postscript: GUT instinct and Uncommon energy push ad industry forward. Here’s my Campaign Magazine UK column looking back on the festival where it felt for the first time that the industry was finally moving out of the shadow of the pandemic — creatively as much as commercially. I picked five themes (but there are definitely more): 1) Brands care about creativity and Cannes 2) Creativity is making a comeback 3) New technology and artificial intelligence are a net positive 4) A new breed of independent creative agencies 5) Inclusion and sustainability are still under scrutiny https://lnkd.in/e5rp8JYY

The Cannes Lions – the major global advertising festival – has just completed and prizes have been awarded. See this AdWeek story about who won what and for what ideas. This is a remarkable event, that showcases the best of what creative minds have generated over the previous year in numerous categories – but all are surprising and impactful with their ingenuity.   Read this and you can pick your own winner – maybe it is the Peruvian cement company, that designed city pathway tiles, that help visually impaired people? What a simple and yet powerful idea. Or maybe it is the Pedigree adoptable dog campaign, that uses artificial intelligence in a helpful and lovely way. There are moving ads that elevate the role of women and girls in sports and societies and also more classic – brand or product selling campaigns, that are beautifully executed, like the Magnum ice cream outdoor campaign.   These campaigns are important not just from a marketing perspective – I think they have a greater societal meaning, as they always deal with relevant issues and blend the traditional media and the latest technology. See the full AdWeek story here:   https://lnkd.in/d2EKiCag   #creativity #advertising #branding #marketing #idea #canneslions #visualcommunication #communication #brandvalue

🦁 What's the story behind media agencies not winning the 'lion's share' at Cannes? With historical data showing that creative agencies are leading the pack in the overall shortlist and win records at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Awards, Campaign UK spoke to industry leaders from across the media landscape to unravel what media agencies might be missing and how they could level up with their creative counterparts. According to our Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Parker, "media and creative are inextricably linked and it is no secret that creative messaging takes the lion’s share of impact on campaign performance". However, Kelly emphasises that "we can always extract the media impact or media story of a successful campaign". A prime example is our recent collaboration with New Commercial Arts. for Nationwide Building Society’s "The Last Branch in Town" campaign, which included a sponsored takeover of a “Welcome to Windsor” road sign. Kelly uses this example to explain an instance where the creative wouldn’t work if it wasn’t in the chosen spaces, and those spaces would be less powerful without that specific creative work. Dive deeper into the article below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eAPPPnFr

Stop what you are doing and send this screenshot to every client of yours! This is a screenshot from the Cannes Lions 2024 Wrap-Up report. For those who don't know the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is a global event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of advertising and creative communications industry. And the wrap-up report says that this is the first time after the pandemic that humour-oriented creatives have been winning worldwide. It doesn't matter if you're doing a presentation for an internal meeting or a nationwide ad campaign if you infuse humour into it, it will be received well. In comedian/actor Kenan Thompson's words, "Humour cuts through the noise. If something is funny, it doesn't need to fight for your attention, you'll seek it out." There's a reason why the guys behind Moonshot, Devaiah Bopanna and Tanmay Bhat constantly come up with Ad Campaigns that go viral, they get humour. So, "Hasi toh Phasi!" that's it, that's the message. . #humourInAdvertising #AdvertisingInIndia #TanmayBhat #Moonshot #FunnyAds #CannesLions2024