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Cannes LionsCMO Forum8 CMOs on how AI is changing brand marketing
Read more about "8 CMOs on how AI is changing brand marketing"WFA members reveal how AI is already impacting on their processes and people and how they plan to develop their creativity.
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Cannes LionsCMO Forum8 CMOs: “My big insight from Cannes”
Read more about "8 CMOs: “My big insight from Cannes”"Each marketer will have taken something different from their Cannes experience this year. We asked eight CMOs for their key takeout.
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Cannes LionsCMO ForumCMOs share biggest lessons of 2025
Read more about "CMOs share biggest lessons of 2025"Coping with uncertainty, boosting creativity and focusing on your people are key agenda items for many CMOs.
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Cannes LionsCelebrating creativity with #NotInCannes
Read more about "Celebrating creativity with #NotInCannes"While many in our industry were in Cannes last month celebrating creativity, members of WFA’s Asia Advisory Board supported the movement from Singapore, organising an evening event for those who couldn’t make it to the French Riviera.
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Cannes LionsUncertainty on the Croisette
Read more about "Uncertainty on the Croisette"Talk of AI dominated Cannes, but I believe creativity will continue to make the difference in a world focused on data and tech. Some belated reflections on the rapid pace of transformation and the challenges it creates.
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Cannes LionsKey trends from Cannes jurors and commentators
Read more about "Key trends from Cannes jurors and commentators"Cannes Lions jury presidents and commentators share their views on this year's edition of the festival.
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Cannes LionsWhat do CMOs want from Cannes?
Read more about "What do CMOs want from Cannes?"Delegates at WFA Global Marketer Week were asked what the issues were they would like to see make headlines at Cannes Lions this year.
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Cannes Lions
WFA at Cannes
Read more about "WFA at Cannes"Each year at Cannes, WFA brings together a programme of events available to WFA members, including WFA co-hosted events and WFA speaker sessions (indicated in red) and 3rd party sessions (indicated in blue) taking place across the week. We hope these will help you connect, learn and make the most of your time in Cannes.
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Brand purposeBrand reputationCreativityCannes LionsCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing capabilitiesIs it time for a marketing makeover?
Read more about "Is it time for a marketing makeover?"WFA and The Drum have teamed up to ask marketing leaders about some of the key challenges our profession faces.
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CreativityCannes LionsInclusive marketingAIKey trends from Cannes jurors and commentators
Read more about "Key trends from Cannes jurors and commentators"Cannes Lions jurors and commentators share their views on this year's edition of the festival.
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CreativityMarketing technologyCannes LionsAIMarketing technologyDifferentiating skills in the AI era
Read more about "Differentiating skills in the AI era"Technology does not win awards. Commercial craftsmanship will continue to make the difference, but marketers do need to adapt to succeed in an AI-driven world, as Laura Forcetti explains.
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Brand reputationCreativityMarketing strategyCannes LionsMarketing strategyDoes Asia-Pacific need Lions or Merlions?
Read more about "Does Asia-Pacific need Lions or Merlions?"WFA’s Asia Advisory Board marked the Cannes Lions Festival in Singapore with #NotInCannes, attended by more than 50 senior marketers based in the Asia Pacific region and hosted at the Google Asia Pacific offices. Laura Forcetti, Director Marketing, Asia Pacific at WFA, reveals the debates around creativity and how APAC could get more glory both locally and globally.
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Advertising & policyCannes LionsCMOCMO ForumCMO Forum Meeting Overview, Cannes (June 2024)
Read more about "CMO Forum Meeting Overview, Cannes (June 2024)"Overview of the WFA CMO Forum held in person in Cannes
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Brand purposeCreativityGlobal Marketer WeekMarketing technologyCannes LionsAICMOMarketing technologyWhat do marketers want to see in Cannes?
Read more about "What do marketers want to see in Cannes?"We asked 13 industry experts at Global Marketer Week in Toronto what big issues ad land should prioritise in Cannes this year. Four big themes dominate their demands: creativity, purpose, AI and impact.
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Cannes LionsInclusive marketingKey trends from Cannes jurors and commentators
Read more about "Key trends from Cannes jurors and commentators"Cannes Lions jurors and commentators share their views on this year's edition of the festival.
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Advertising & policyBrand purposeCreativityMarketing technologyCannes LionsInclusive marketingSustainabilityMarketing technologyMedia transformationMy five takeaways from Cannes 2023
Read more about "My five takeaways from Cannes 2023"This year’s Cannes Lions had a real buzz about it. Clients seemed re-energised by the reprioritisation of creative effectiveness and real purpose, and the challenges of addressing sustainability and inclusion. Stephan Loerke, WFA CEO, provides his take-aways from five days in the south of France.
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Advertising & policyBrand purposeValue of advertisingCannes LionsSustainabilityHow seriously is the industry taking sustainability?
Read more about "How seriously is the industry taking sustainability?"WFA asked leading trade press editors to rank the industry on how they're responding to the sustainability challenge.
The first part of this series featured editors from Marketing Week, Warc, Adweek and MediaPost. See here.
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CreativityCannes LionsA look back at Cannes 2021
Read more about "A look back at Cannes 2021"Cannes is the annual celebration of all that is good about marketing and advertising. This year’s awards were virtual but that didn’t mean there weren’t great insights or learnings to share.
Four Lions judges share their experience of what they learned in some of the newer categories that were celebrated this year. From Creative Strategy to Creative eCommerce and Creative Data to Creative Business Transformation, they celebrate where the bar for great work lies in 2021.
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CreativityCannes LionsInnovation at Cannes
Read more about "Innovation at Cannes"Judging this year’s Innovation Lions highlighted both the power of innovation to drive real change and the importance of senior management support, says Natasha Chetiyawardana, Creative Partner and Co-Founder at venturing consultancy Bow & Arrow, part of Accenture Interactive.
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CreativityCannes LionsInclusive marketingThe big questions this year, answered by LIONS Live
Read more about "The big questions this year, answered by LIONS Live"In the absence of the annual industry meetup on the French Riviera, in June WFA asked seven industry experts: “If you were at Cannes Lions this year, what one big question would you put to the industry?” In this follow-up piece, Cannes Lions offers some answers based on the discussions at LIONS Live – their new media platform for people to experience creativity wherever they are.
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Cannes LionsWhat big question would you have asked at Cannes this year?
Read more about "What big question would you have asked at Cannes this year?"Seven experts share their views on the biggest issues the marketing industry needs to reconcile today
