Louise Ridley can t resist Ibis ad: "Bunnies. Cute bunnies. In a pile. Asleep. I know it s appealing to my base instinct to coo over the little rabbits but, my god, it works." The spot was written by Clive Pickering, art directed by Ciara O Meara and directed by Ornette Spenceley through Independent.
Jeremy Lee scoffs at H agen-Dazs latest effort: "What a laughably terrible effort, timed beautifully for Cannes week to show the very worst in global advertising. It s not the translation that s the problem it s the fact that it s a stinker of an idea in the first place."
There are now many emerging markets taking on London, New York and the other traditional advertising strongholds. Here, Campaign's network of international editors profile some of the most vibrant.
Havas Media Group's new global managing director talks for the first time since being promoted last year. By Arif Durrani.
One year on from the announcement of its acquisition by WPP at the 2012 Cannes Lions, AKQA's Ajaz Ahmed talks about the added momentum and renewed focus that the big deal has provided.
Depending on who you speak to, and at what point during the festival, the Lions' importance changes. By Alasdair Reid.
Ahead of his honour at Cannes, Campaign talks to adland icon Lee Clow about Apple, Steve Jobs and the state of creativity.
It wasn t just multimillion-pound inducements that the one-time owners of the Canary Wharf development offered to London s agencies to turn Docklands into a new "advertising village" in the late 80s. For Ogilvy Mather, they also threw in a speedboat. And not just any old speedboat. Christened H2O...
As a multiplatform brand for rock music enthusiasts, Team Rock is looking beyond traditional advertising, its chairman explains to Louise Ridley.
Tell us a few things about this project. AnalogFolk asked if I was interested in creating a series of black-and-white illustrations about men being manly men. As soon as I spoke to them, I kind of got the vibe and knew what they wanted and, luckily, it turned out nice. I m not at all manly. I m 34...
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