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Jane Austin: work with activists and be more like Colleen – five Cannes commandments
Now that Cannes is behind us, it’s worth reflecting on what that was all about and what, if anything, we…
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Jane Austin: Greenpeace for top prize and a four-day-week: my hopes for Cannes 2023
As Cannes week draws to a close, thoughts are already turning to next year’s festival. Assuming the world hasn’t turned…
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Jane Austin: can Ryan Reynolds make advertising fun again?
“Ads should be fun”, Ryan Reynolds told Cannes yesterday. It’s a highly controversial statement for an industry that lost all…
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Jane Austin at Cannes: even with all the talk of purpose, progress is screeching to a halt
It’s the little things like a looming recession, soaring inflation and (for Brits anyway) Boris Johnson in charge that make…
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Jane Austin: confounding clients and alienating friends – Cannes’ top buzzwords
And we’re back, so let’s take some time to overcome our recently acquired social anxiety and mentally prepare ourselves. One…
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Jane Austin: why do people in advertising – especially CMOs – have to speak in riddles?
Trust was the most popular word at Cannes this year, the actual meaning of which covers a multitude of strategies…
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Jane Austin at Cannes: Childish Gambino’s This is America sets the bar for creativity – for everyone
Amid all the noise and nonsense of the three-ring buzzword circus that is the Cannes festival, it’s nice to get…
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