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Campaign and Marketing Week to co-host sessions as Campaign House returns to Cannes Lions

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Campaign and Marketing Week will co-host sessions at Cannes Lions 2026 as part of parent company Haymarket’s week of activities at the global advertising festival.

Five APAC leaders among Cannes Lions 2026 jury presidents

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The 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will take place between 22 and 26 June.

Should Cannes Lions’ new AI Craft category be judged by robots?

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“It’s soothing for humans to decide what qualifies as brilliant AI,” writes Leo ECD Hilary Badger. What’s less comforting is deciding who gets to judge creativity that is no longer human.

LePub head creative, co-president departs following Cannes scandal

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Created for New Balance and São Paulo FC, Followers Store won a Bronze Lion in this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Cannes Lions responds to criticism regarding inaccessible stage

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Dom Hyams, global client director at Purple Goat Agency, was unable to access the stage via the usual route.

'If it doesn’t entertain, don’t even enter': Valerie Madon on films, humour, and the power of purpose at Cannes Lions

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Nearly 80% of the Film Lion winners used humour as a narrative style. McCann’s APAC chief creative officer and Film juror Valerie Madon explains why funny works, short-form is trickier than it looks, and why the best films sell more than just a feeling.

Cannes Lions 2025: See all of the Grand Prix winning work this year

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Bookmark this page to watch all of the standout Grand Prix winners from the 72nd Cannes Lions Festival.

2025 Cannes Contenders: Angie Tijam-Tohid's top bets

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Havas Ortega Group's executive creative director handpicks work with meaningful social impact that could win a Lion next week at Cannes.

2025 Cannes Contenders: UltraSuperNew creatives place their bets

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UltraSuperNew's creative chiefs in Tokyo pick the APAC campaigns that stand a good chance of winning a Lion.

Arthur Sadoun calls for ‘different approach’ at Cannes amid economic challenges

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Publicis CEO says Lions festival should not just be about 'AI theory' or 'celebrating creativity for its own sake', given the toughest conditions since the pandemic.

Brands must eradicate the 'insight famine' to find success: Cannes Lions

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The fifth annual 'State of Creativity' report finds that more than half of brands describe their ability to develop high-quality insights as poor or very poor.

Purpose-led ads lead to sales uplift for two in three brands

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Campaign's global survey also showed one in five marketers was unable to measure the commercial impact.

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with Mandy Neo

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Meet Spikes Asia 2025's newly-appointed director as she chats about the new event format, revised award categories, her love of travel and more.

Why Lions is buying Effie: to help brands make ‘better case’ for investing in marketing

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Planned acquisition comes at the same time as Ascential, the parent company of Lions, completes its £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) sale to Informa this week.

An open letter to the men of advertising: Your seven-step plan to end sexual harassment

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Cindy Gallop has spent years calling out the ad industry's darkest secret—systemic sexual harassment. Now, she’s fed up with empty promises and inaction: It’s time for men in power to step up, or step aside.

Lions Creativity Report 2024: Ogilvy Singapore and Colenso BBDO come out on top

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Having won Singapore its first ever Grand Prix with the coveted Glass Lion for Change, Ogilvy Singapore is named Asia's agency of the year. Meanwhile, Colenso BBDO ranked as the top agency across the Pacific region.

Cannes Lions and Warc owner Ascential to be acquired for $1.5 billion

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Deal agreed by boards of Informa and Ascential but subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.