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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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On Cannes Lions: A conversation with Jose Papa
Cannes Lions' managing director addresses recent controversies and how he's worked to address pain points.
'I think it's a pity': Cannes Lions Health jury chair on Publicis' sabbatical
The Cannes Lions Health jury leaders also explained changes to the awards at an event in New York this week.
Ogilvy's Stuart Smith named Cannes Lions PR jury president
Smith is the first PR jury president since Cannes Lions revamped the structure of its awards.
Cannes Lions engages Edelman to explain its evolution
Edelman is providing strategic comms support for both the Cannes Lions and its parent company, Ascential.
Terry Savage to leave Cannes Lions after 33 years
Terry Savage, Cannes Lions' longtime leader, chief spokesman, and a figure many viewed as the heart and soul of the global creativity festival, will be moving on after the 2018 event ends.
Lions Health to remain separate after Cannes revamp
Some decried the lack of full integration.
Cannes Lions gets a makeover after holding company complaints
The PR Lions are here to stay, but as part of the festival's new "Reach" track.
Cannes Lions shortens festival to five days with 'simplified' awards structure
Cannes Lions-owner Ascential has announced a host of changes to next year's festival, including plans to a reduce the length of the event and to "simplify" its awards structure.
At last, some data behind what impresses Cannes Lions juries
Key findings from Ace Metrix's research into the emotional components of work that wins at Cannes.
Does winning a Cannes Lion actually help brands?
A new study unmasks the growing disconnect between what juries view as a success and public reaction says Ace Metrix's CEO.
Cannes Lions teams up with UN to create sustainability awards category
Cannes Lions has teamed up with the United Nations to launch a new category of 17 awards aimed at supporting and raising awareness of global sustainable development initiatives such as ending poverty and protecting the planet.
Winning campaigns showed no fear at Cannes
The most decorated initiatives at the annual Cannes International Festival of Creativity highlighted issues such as diversity and the environment, which drew attention and drove conversations around the globe
Isn't it time PRs stop beating themselves up and face up to bullies?
There's a much-laboured impression that journalists don't respect PR agents - that PRs are time wasters whose pitches are unprepared, unfocused and unwanted.
Cannes Lions revenues up seven per cent in 2017 despite delegate decline
The 2017 Cannes Lions festival earned revenues of £62.9m ($82.0m) for its owner Ascential, despite "slightly reduced" award entry and delegate numbers, the company's half-year results say.
The next Cannes invasion: Risk-management experts
As the festival of creativity celebrates fearless work that engages controversy, there will be a growing role for those who handle fallout and debates, writes BlueCurrent Japan MD Tetsuya Honda.
Watch marketing and adland's top names urge industry to fix diversity issue
Hailing from Airbnb and Mars through to Saatchi & Saatchi and Ogilvy, some of the biggest names in marketing and advertising have spoken out in a new documentary designed to highlight how agencies and brands can create a more inclusive industry.
It's time for Cannes Lions to build on political and social themes
Cannes Lions is the much-feted, overpriced - and yes, sorry, probably over-analysed - annual marketing and media splurge on the Côte D'Azur. For many in the UK industries, the event feels increasingly inappropriate amid the strife that has come to dominate political discourse.
Hijacked by shampoo or an increasingly relevant place for PR to shine? Experts dissect Lions Health at Cannes
The Lions Health festival celebrated its fourth birthday this year. With the sun of southern France now a distant memory, we ask four people whether the newest addition to the Cannes schedule is gaining traction and respect in its specialised but lucrative target audience.
Football, Heineken, chicken nuggets... 5 Cannes PR Lions Campaigns We Like
PR Lions Grand Prix winner Fearless Girl may have taken many of the plaudits, but there were plenty of other excellent campaigns recognised at the Cannes Festival of Creativity this year. Here are some of our favourites from the PR Lions category.
Watch: IBM Watson's Mark Simpson on AI and marketing
PRWeek chats with IBM Watson's Mark Simpson at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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June 20 / 4:00PM - 4:45PM Unleashing the Power of Social Commerce
Social commerce is revolutionizing business and revolutionizing the way brands interact with their stakeholders on the road to the point of sale. PRWeek has teamed up with Chinese digital and PR hot shop BlueFocus to convene a discussion about the power of social commerce – and how to be creative in that context. Session Speakers: Joey Bian, Ching Law, Iris Xuan, Holly Zheng, Content Partner: Bluefocus
June 21 /11:00AM - 11:45AM Complete Control Meets Mass Disruption
Welcome to Dis-Integrated Marketing. Here’s the dirty little secret: Most brands’ marketing functions are woefully unprepared to integrate their PR, advertising and social channels - and avoid doing so at their peril. Speaker: Tim Ellis, CMO, Activision Lars Silbauer, global head of social media, Lego, Summer Anne Burton, executive creative producer, BuzzFeed, Aaron Kwittken, global chairman & CEO, Kwittken, Matt Jarvis, chief strategy officer, 72andSunny Partner: Kwittken
June 22 / 10:00AM - 10:45AM Earned Influence and The Power of Integration
Effective integrated communications is not a “bolt-on” to the conversation - it is at the core of the creative process in an age of convergence. Campaign & PRWeek team up with Ogilvy Public Relations to find out. Speaker: Jamshid Alamuti, Managing Director, Berlin School of Creative Leadership UG Content Partner: Ogilvy Public Relations