Marlene Hore (left), the Canadian grand dame of advertising, said that when she was executive creative director at JWT in Canada in the 1980s, she thought: “I’ve opened a door for women – lots will follow. But they haven’t.” Depressingly, ...

Metro Trains has won as almost as many Grand Prix as the number of dumb ways to die illustrated in its animated spot by McCann. The biggest winner at Cannes this year, it has picked up the Grand Prix in ...

Creat-fucking-tivity is what it’s all about. Every advertising festival needs a buzzword, and this year’s Cannes may have the best one ever. Ad legend and original mad man George Lois (left) said at a press conference today that it is ...

Free pizza and masturbation: the keys to creativity To be popular in Cannes you don’t have to win a lot of Lions. Just give away free pizza to tired, drunk and/or stoned people. That’s what Deutsch LA is doing. The ...

Homesick, moi? It’s hard to be homesick in Cannes when the Croisette is full of London ad people talking about data and content. Ah, there’s nothing better than having all the predictable comforts of home, when abroad is there? I ...