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Few ads are truly "award worthy". This one was, and by a mile. Congrats for the win on one of the best spots I've ever seen. This piece will push social impact advertising FORWARD. #socialimpact #nonprofit #psa #awareness #advertising #creative

Creativity is our common language. Creativity is a force for change. People may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them 'feel'. Is my work driving 'me'. If you're creating alone, you're creating wrong. So many good messages in this clip for #canneslions2024. What brand has made you feel something through their story-telling? It most likely was memorable - whether it was a feeling of enlightenment, joy, sadness, pride, admiration, inspiration, motivation, maybe even anger (hopefully not confusion) - then it probably worked to build an impression, make you think, act, or feel something that you'll remember when you go to purchase, or alleviate tension if service was poor one day. #makeemotionalconnections #creativemarketing #takerisks #followyourexperience #followyourgut #insightsdrivecreativity #culturaldifferences #loyaltystillmatters

I usually say that Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is for network, not for inspiration. But this year I came home inspired. I had the great pleasure of speaking about the Sounds Right initiative (https://lnkd.in/eHkwDi8A) and how we made Nature an official artist alongside Katja Iversen, Cathy Runciman and Adam Cardew hosted by Stan Stalnaker at the beautiful Hub Culture garden. And later, participating in the awe-inspiring round table at the Goals House hosted by Earth Public Information Collaborative about The Most Important Brief (https://lnkd.in/d_q7WmTP).   Both of those sessions were filled with inspirational people who believe in the power of creativity to drive change for the better. Eager to make more brands and companies move from purpose and profit to impact and responsibility. And looking across the winners it seems like we’re not alone in this mission. Not only did a lot of the winners involve a cause. They have also moved from the more gimmicky way of activating against a cause to creating actual long term impact. It is obviously impossible not to mention our own Pink Chip initiative by the amazing Amsterdam crew. But I also love the Sol Cement SightWalks project by Grey Peru. As well as the Mastercard Room for Everyone campaign by McCann Poland. Just to name a few. I do agree with Karen Howe that it is concerning how many cases – especially in the Glass Lions category – are centered on female oppression. Who would have thought that in 2024 we would have such a high need for creative problem solving within this area? But creativity is there. Having an impact. And this year to a higher degree than we have seen in a long time. If awarding creativity really is like smelling your own farts as Mark Ritson said on stage, this year the smell doesn’t really bother me.

The WHY is powerful. Understanding motivation and how minds work are powerful. Love how creativity is defined as connector, of various different minds. There are multiple ways to reach out to people. Creativity is finding the one that works. Creative empathy is finding the connection that works. #marketing #creativity #creativeempathy #connection

Great insights coming out of #CannesLions last week – the top takeaways? EY’s José R. shares that #AI is at the center of creativity, that we should be prioritizing sustainability, and the next generation of professionals are leading the way with new creative and emerging ideas.

A special Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity bonus for you! ❤️ 🎁 Utiq's Carlos Molina del Rio, Director of Product: Ecosystem and Partnerships, sat down with the amazing Mediashotz team to have an exclusive conversation about our Authentic Consent Service proposition and plans for future growth. He also touches on sustainability - a part of our proposition that is incredibly important to us. As Carlos says: "We are a privacy focused business, but with this respect for privacy comes data minimisation, reduced energy consumption, and naturally a more sustainable way of enabling responsible digital advertising." Not only does Carlos have the best beard in #adtech, he's also one of the nicest people in the industry too, so sit back, relax and listen to the awesome Carlos Molina del Rio :) You can watch more from Carlos and Mediashotz here: https://lnkd.in/eFvwxH2T #cannes2004 #canneslions #teamutiq #yourchoicestaysyours Marc Bresseel Will Harmer Julia Gloning Jana Moran Laurent Norridge Norman Wagner Pascale Arguinarena Richard Finer Sophie Poncin Michail Piperakis Monica Rodriguez Paz Carlos Molina del Rio Boris Weiss julien delhommeau Beatrice Lhopitallier Alexandra Jaspar Sara Vincent Catherine Murray Gunter Everink Kostas Chrysovitsiotis Christina Lundari Paul Evans #adtech #data #digitalmarketing #innovation #technology #marketing #change #digitalsovereignty #brands #publishers #audiences #privacy #trust #people #digital #advertising #media #business #digitaladvertising #tech #telco #cookieless

The steps of creativity according to Deepak Chopra: -What is the intended outcome -Then information gathering -Then information analysis -Incubation is a period of uncertainty. Without uncertainty, there is no creativity. -After this period of uncertainty, there is what we call insight -Once you implement insights, you take the -final steps to new context, new meaning, new stories. #ipsos Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Attending - BVRLA Industry Outlook Conference 2023 at the British Motor Museum. Covering all the challenges that the fleet and rental industries are facing and sharing best practice and solutions.#Bvrla #adept #fleetmanagement #rental #mobilitysolutions

I am really looking forward to chairing this session. If you believe what's written in some media outlets, virtual events are dead; if you read the research undertaken elsewhere, it's very much at the forefront of the marketers' agenda. In between these two, there may be a sweet spot. Join us for an interesting discussion, and bring your questions! #eventprofs #eventprofsuk #hybridevents #marketing #exhibitions #conferences #liveevents