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Debate rumbles on about the state of British ad creativity and here’s a short Campaign film from Cannes with some of its advocates. It’s a promoted film so no-one’s going to say it’s in a rut – that’s putting it ...

China didn’t win any Gold Lions at Cannes (as far as I can see) but it will. Here’s another ambitious Nike epic, this time from Shanghai courtesy of Wieden+Kennedy and directeur du moment Ian Pons Jewell. We’ve seen it all ...

Trust was the most popular word at Cannes this year, the actual meaning of which covers a multitude of strategies and intentions. It is usually delivered with a serious face and a slowing of speech, a bit like Esther Rantzen ...

In the blue corner, barefoot Brian Whipple, global CEO of Accenture Interactive, kicked off his shoes and sipped a pint of beer. In the red corner, Martin Sorrell, executive chairman of S4 Capital, drank water with a slice of lemon ...

With Cannes Lions 2019 on the horizon, YouTube has released its Cannes YouTube Ads Leaderboard celebrating the most popular global video ads since last year’s festival. The Cannes Leaderboard shows a distinct trend towards long-form content, with winning ads averaging ...

Apple has been annointed Cannes Lions Creative Marketer of the Year for the first time. Cannes Lions MD Simon Cook says: “The company’s marketing and communications consistently showcases creative excellence. Apple Inc. has created a culture that drives marketing strategies ...

The British Arrows Awards, formerly the British Television Advertising Awards until it all got more complicated, has finished its deliberations and, to no-one’s great surprise Wieden+Kennedy’s ‘Nothing beats a Londoner’ for Nike is its ad of the year. Nike is ...

Advertising’s venerable Gunn Report which provides award rankings has been rebranded as WARC Rankings by newish owner Ascential, which owns and operates the Cannes Lions. Estimable MD Emma Wilkie is stepping down at the end of January. WARC stands for ...

One way or another India features heavily in awards these days and here’s another candidate that surely has a Cannes category in waiting. It’s by Dentsu Webchutney for Chakra Tea and the wheeze in question is a tea kettle that ...