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The big networks are like bottom-fishing trawlers says Joe Pytka as Cannes debates talent crisis
Cannes 2014: what have Jim Henson, Martin Amis, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dr Seuss got in common? They all started…
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Jane Austin: outdoor is out, proud and on top – but where’s the copywriting?
Cannes 2014: Outdoor is out and proud, but is copywriting dead (again)? The Australians put the camp in campaign this…
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Jane Austin: why WPP boss Sir Martin thinks there should be a Grand Prix for data
Cannes 2014: What do you buy the man who has bought everything? If you’re looking for a present for Sir…
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Sarah Jessica Parker on real advertising to real women
Cannes 2014: Sarah Jessica Parker (below) gets inspired and empowered even when she’s stuck in traffic apparently. At a press…
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Jane’s Diary: adland jargon is suffering from a post-Cannes creativity crisis
Advertising is having a creativity crisis when it comes to buzzwords. Even economists are outshining adland’s finest in this area.…
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Jane’s Diary: does the ad industry really want to upgrade the status and prospects of women?
Marlene Hore (left), the Canadian grand dame of advertising, said that when she was executive creative director at JWT in…
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Film makes it five Grand Prix for McCann Melbourne as Aussies rule Cannes – shame about the rugby..
Metro Trains has won as almost as many Grand Prix as the number of dumb ways to die illustrated in…
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Jane’s Diary: original mad man (and Cannes virgin) George Lois sums up what advertising is all about in his own inimitable way
Creat-fucking-tivity is what it’s all about. Every advertising festival needs a buzzword, and this year’s Cannes may have the best…
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Jane’s Diary: Lou Reed, masturbation and creativity, why P. Diddy hates ads – and, er, Cannes
Free pizza and masturbation: the keys to creativity To be popular in Cannes you don’t have to win a lot…
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