By Stephen Foster on June 27, 2012
We’re not going to list the number of Lions every agency or agency group won at Cannes (you’ll be relieved to know) but it is interesting that DDB Worldwide, the third best-performing network at the festival after Ogilvy and BBDO, harvested 79. Why? Because worldwide CCO Amir Kassaei (left) has been moaning loudly about alleged [...]
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By Stephen Foster on June 25, 2012
Right, here we go, last winners for Cannes: Grand Prix for Good (awarded by the Titanium jury): ‘Help I Want To Save a Life’ for Help Remedies from Droga5. Ad Agency of the Year: 1/ Wieden+Kennedy Portland 2/Bartle Bogle Hegarty 3/Ogilvy Brazil. Independent Agency of the Year 1/W+K (as above) 2/Serviceplan Munich/3 Jung von Matt [...]
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By Stephen Foster on June 25, 2012
DDB creative chief Amir Kassaei (left) is not one to pull his punches: he’s already accused other holding companies (for which read WPP, the winner of the most-awarded holding company gong this year and last) of vote rigging and now he says DDB (and presumably owner Omnicon) might pull out of the festival if these [...]
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