I Run an Ad Awards Show. They’re Imperfect, But Vital in Creativity’s War Against Mediocrity

Publicis Groupe’s withdrawal from all awards shows for the next 12 months raises some interesting issues about the shows themselves: Are we too big, too greedy, not properly reflective of [...]

For the past several years, everyone with even a passing interest in the marketing and tech disciplines has heard quite a bit about the coming AI wave. But how will artificial intelligence truly [...]

Praise from a client is one of the most rare and precious occurrences in the agency world. But a message of respect and support for all agencies, coming from one of the world’s top [...]

Aftershocks from Publicis’ decision to take a year off from major conferences and awards shows are still reverberating through the cafes and nap rooms of top creative agencies around the [...]

If there was a clear winner at the Cannes Lions who set the tone for the week, it was Fearless Girl, the little statue who launched significantly more than a thousand conversations across any [...]

CANNES, France–The need for a more diverse ad industry is a key theme at each Cannes Lions festival, and when it comes to making actual headway, agency recruiters are often on the front [...]

CANNES, France-A campaign that launched around International Women’s Day is picking up speed at Cannes this week as a team from JWT London continues to look for ways to fight the gender pay [...]

CANNES, France–Before Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun rattled the ad industry by putting a one-year ban on his staff entering award shows, one of the world’s most iconic agencies [...]

A-B InBev has launched a creative review for its Lime-A-Rita brand (formerly Bud Light Lime-A-Rita) and ended its relationship with FCB Chicago, which was previously lead creative agency on the [...]

CANNES, France–During a press interview after WPP CEO Martin Sorrell’s keynote here with Robert Craft and Ron Howard, the executive responded to Publicis’ controversial decision [...]