PR agencies win just five PR Lions as Swedish creative shop Forsman & Bodenfors bags Grand Prix
An organic food campaign by Swedish creative agency Forsman & Bodenfors for retailer Coop has won the Grand Prix at the Cannes PR Lions - as PR agencies took home just five of the 84 Lions awarded.
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Edelman wins independent agency award as Cannes Lions concludes
Edelman has been named joint winner of an Independent Agency of the Year award based on wins across certain Cannes Lions categories.
Cannes Lions: AMV BBDO takes Titanium Grand Prix for #WombStories
Six other campaigns won Titanium Lions, five of which are from US entrants.
Cannes Lions: See all of the 2021 Grand Prix winners
Campaign US rounded up some of the top winners at the International Festival of Creativity.
Marc Pritchard: ‘Choose equality as the systemic way of bringing creativity to life’
The company’s chief brand officer spoke about the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion in the creative ecosystem at Cannes Lions.
The work: PRWeek's verdict on Cannes 2021
PRWeek does a deep dive on 13 of the most impactful case studies from Cannes and assesses them in terms of creativity, effectiveness and earned media value.
Cannes Lions: Carrefour, Marcel Paris take creative business transformation Grands Prix
AB InBev, Draftline and The Big Issue, LinkedIn and FCB Inferno snagged creative e-commerce Grands Prix.
Send a cheeky ‘Cannes-dolence’ card and help support mental health
Awards season can be a stressful time for creatives, so Mark Kelly decided to inject a bit of fun into it.
Cannes Lions: W&K takes Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix for Nike’s Crazy Dreams
Burger King, Mastercard, Unilever, Woojer and Telenor Pakistan work also wins Grands Prix on day four.
Edelman’s Grand Prix victory highlights industry’s week at Cannes Lions
But judges see bright spots in agencies’ collaboration on award-winning campaigns and high interest in the PR category.
Cannes Lions: #Wombstories takes Grand Prix in Film Craft for AMV BBDO
Fortnite’s Travis Scott collaboration Astronomical takes the top prize in Digital Craft, while Ogilvy scores another Grand Prix for Dove.
Cannes Lions: Tinder, Sinyi Realty pick up entertainment Grand Prix
Dove Men+Care and Coca-Cola among gold Lions winners.
From the editor-in-chief: Ignore the spin, Edelman’s sporting Grand Prix at Cannes reveals an evolving PR industry
The KnowledgeHaving covered the Cannes Lions awards scheme and festival extensively since the PR category was introduced back in 2009, I was pleased to see some PR agencies doing well in categories other than PR and Social & Influencer this year, with at least one massive success and possibly more to come.
Edelman wins Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Asics campaign
Edelman has won a Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions Festival for its work on the Asics Eternal Run campaign.
More PR agencies shortlisted as Cannes Lions enters day three
More campaigns from PR agencies have been shortlisted in non-PR categories at Cannes Lions this morning, with Edelman receiving five nominations for idea creation.
9 top takeaways from the Cannes PR and other Lions
The annual smorgasbord of creativity and case studies is taking place virtually after a two-year hiatus – here’s what every PR pro needs to know about the results and trends so far.
Cannes Lions: Starbucks' story of transgender person's name change wins gold for Iris
The winners of the Creative Strategy and Creative Data Lions were announced on Tuesday.
Cannes Lions: Burger King wins Grands Prix in Direct and Social & Influencer Lions for Stevenage Challenge
R/GA San Francisco also won top prize for Reddit campaign 'Superb Owl'.
Video: Cannes PR Lions jury president Gail Heimann
Weber Shandwick CEO provides her perspectives on this year's winning work and identifies the most important trends for PR practitioners.
Edelman shortlisted in more non-PR Lions at Cannes
Two campaigns by Edelman have been shortlisted in different Cannes Lions awards this morning, ahead of the announcement of the PR Lions winners.
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