Cannes Conversations: Sparking a New Generation of Women in Leadership
CANNES, France--Few conversations have been more high-profile and passionate at this year's Cannes Lions than those about #MeToo, gender balance and the pervasive dangers of toxic masculinity. These...
View ArticleInstagram: Here’s How to Stop Users From Sharing Your Posts to Their Stories
Earlier this year, Instagram introduced the ability for users to share other users' posts to their Instagram Stories as stickers. If you don't want users to be able to share your posts in this way, our...
View ArticleThinking of Hiring Talent From Cannes? Focus on the Skills That Led to the...
Cannes Lions provides a recruiting opportunity like no other; the talent showcased and attending the festival is undeniable. It is a beacon, showing how all aspects of the industry are evolving, from...
View Article6 Insider Tips to Help You Traverse VidCon Like a Pro
It's June, so in my world that means it's time for VidCon! Yes, that's the company Viacom acquired earlier this year. It is yet to be seen how that will impact VidCon, but I am hopeful the event will...
View ArticleJack Daniel’s Unveils Facial Capture Technology on the Side of a Truck for LA...
Jack Daniel's is celebrating Pride Month with a colorful art installation called #FlavorsOfPride--a projection-mapping "showtruck," which it unveiled at the LA Pride festival. The projection truck...
View Article3 Ways Ecommerce Brands Can Use Social to Boost Their Reach and Engagement
Interested in commerce? Hear from Zappos CMO Tyler Williams and other executives at Adweek Ignite: Ecommerce July 10-12 in Seattle--apply here to attend. Omar Zayat, head of industry, ecommerce at...
View ArticleKilling Eve and The Americans Land the Most Television Critics Association...
A series at the beginning of its run (BBC America's freshman drama Killing Eve) and one at the very end of it (FX's The Americans, which signed off last month after six seasons) racked up the most...
View ArticleKid Athletes Are Anything but Fragile in This Upbeat Anthem From Nike China
To hear the team at Nike China describe it, the country's attitude towards children can be woefully coddling. But the young stars in Nike Shanghai's latest campaign, created by R/GA Shanghai, are not...
View ArticleHow Spotify Is Helping to Further Develop Cannes’ See It Be It Initiative
The See It Be It program has been a staple of the Cannes Lions festival since 2014. Each year, the Cannes Lions selects 15 or so women (usually aspiring female creative directors who have never been to...
View Article2 of Fox’s Top Creators Say They’re ‘Embarrassed’ to Work for the Same...
In its quest to hold onto its biggest creators, 20th Century Fox Television is not only dealing with uncertainty over whether it's new owner will be Comcast or Disney, but it must also contend with the...
View ArticleMartin Sorrell Denies All Misconduct Allegations in Contentious Cannes...
CANNES, France--NDAs aside, Martin Sorrell wants to state, for the record, that none of the allegations raised against him in recent months are true. The former WPP CEO made this point in several...
View ArticleInstagram: Here’s How to Create a Channel on IGTV
Instagram launched IGTV, a new video tab within the main Instagram application (a separate IGTV app is coming soon). IGTV lets you share videos up to one hour long, but you'll need to create an IGTV...
View ArticleMars’ Andrew Clarke on the Genius Behind Skittles’ Spot and Promoting a...
Mars global CMO and chief customer officer Andrew Clarke stopped by Adweek's Cannes HQ at the JW Marriott for another installment of our Terrace Talk series in collaboration with Mars. Clarke had much...
View ArticleReprise Brings a Little Taste of Cannes to New York’s Rising Creatives,...
OK, so the French Riviera was not the backdrop for this scene, no Lions were handed out, none of the celebrity speakers making their rounds at Cannes, like Issa Rae, Thandie Newton, Conan O'Brien and...
View Article3 Ways to Determine if Music Festival Sponsorship Is Worthwhile for Your Brand
While Beyonce's epic performance solidified Coachella's cool status on the national stage, it's not the only show in town. Other regional summer music festivals like EDC, Bonnaroo and Firefly take...
View ArticlePaul McCartney Revisits His Childhood Home During Joyful, Emotional Carpool...
Since Carpool Karaoke first became a viral sensation more than two years ago, it seemed as if the Late Late Show and host James Corden would never be able to top their iconic January 2016 segment with...
View ArticleEssence Adds Creative Agency Veteran to Its NBCUniversal Account Team
Essence, a global data- and measurement-driven media agency that's part of WPP's GroupM, found a leader for its NBCUniversal account team with an extensive background at creative agencies. Josh Mandel...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Inspiring Short Films at the Cannes New Directors’ Showcase...
CANNES, France--Typically, the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity's New Directors' Showcase (NDS) is presented by Publicis Groupe's Saatchi & Saatchi. Given Publicis' decision to send just 84...
View ArticleHere’s How Many People Have Streamed the World Cup So Far
New streaming data shows that while millions of people want to tune in to the World Cup, not all of them are successful at doing so. During the course of this week's first 20 games, a total of 486...
View Article4 Campaigns Where Healthcare Embraced Humor
A life-altering health challenge is nothing to laugh about. Until there's nothing left to do but laugh, that is. For years, healthcare marketers have worked to perfect demonstrating their empathy and...
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