Tag: Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions to present The Lion of St. Mark, the Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award, to Colleen DeCourcy

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced Colleen DeCourcy as the recipient of this year’s Lion of St. Mark. The award will be presented to DeCourcy for a lifetime of service to creativity in communications at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity which takes place 20-24 June 2022, in Cannes, France. Colleen DeCourcy, former Chief Creative Officer and President of Wieden+Kennedy, is one of the creative industry’s most inspiring leaders. A creative trailblazer, DeCourcy first joined Wieden+Kennedy as global executive creative director in 2013 and announced her retirement from the agency and the…

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Cannes Lions honours AB InBev with Creative Marketer of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) as this year’s Creative Marketer of the Year. The honorary accolade is presented to a marketer that has amassed a body of Lion-winning work over a sustained period of time, and has established a reputation for producing brave creative and innovative marketing solutions. Last year’s Cannes Lions awards, which were given for work from 2020/2021, saw AB InBev amass an outstanding haul of 40 Lions; two Grands Prix, two Titanium, nine Gold, 10 Silver and 17 Bronze Lions…

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Cannes Lions announces its 2022 Jury Presidents

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the names of the Jury Presidents who will lead juries to award this year’s Lions and set the global benchmark for excellence in creativity.  Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “We’re delighted to announce and work with such an exceptional lineup of global talent. Our presidents are essential in maintaining the integrity of the Lions, and having won hundreds between them, this is a role that I have no doubt they will perform exceptionally well. This announcement marks the start of the…

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Cannes Lions announces Paul Hirsch, President, Chief Creative Officer, Doremus as Jury President for the new Creative B2B Lions at the 2022 Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced Paul Hirsch, President, Chief Creative Officer, Doremus, as the inaugural Jury President to lead the newly launched Creative B2B Lions at the 2022 Awards.  Paul Hirsch will lead the jury for the Creative B2B Lions, which celebrate game-changing creativity and effectiveness in work for products and services that are purchased by professionals on behalf of businesses, to recognise creative excellence in the sector.  The Creative B2B Lions were developed with input and research from industry experts, supported by the B2B Institute, a LinkedIn Think Tank and…

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Cannes Lions announces updates to the 2022 Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced changes to the 2022 Awards which include the launch of the Creative B2B Lion and an evolved Creative Commerce Lion. The awards, which each year set the global benchmark for creative excellence in branded communications, will open for entries on 20 January with judging and awarding taking place in Cannes in June.  The newly launched Creative B2B Lion will celebrate game-changing creativity and effectiveness in work for products and services that are purchased by professionals on behalf of businesses. Philip Thomas, Chairman, LIONS, said it was…

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