Tag: Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions announces 2023 Awarding Jury members

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has revealed the line-up of global experts selected to award the world’s very best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from 19-23 June 2023.  Announced are 290 experts from across 46 markets, representing the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines. Ten new brands represented in the Awarding Juries are; Experian, Globacom, HSBC, Hulu, Kimberly-Clark, Mojang Studios, Nedbank, Safaricom, Suntory Brands and…

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Cannes Lions honours Yvon Chouinard as the 2023 Cannes LionHeart

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour the founder and former owner of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, as its Cannes LionHeart; the award given to a person who has harnessed their position to make a significant and positive difference to the world around us. Philip Thomas, CEO, Ascential Futures, Chairman, LIONS, said, “Yvon Chouinard has made a tireless commitment to environmentalism through his philanthropic contributions and leadership of Patagonia. He embodies the purpose of the LionHeart award and we are humbled to be able to offer the platform of Cannes…

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Cannes Lions honours AB InBev with 2023 Creative Marketer of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) as Creative Marketer of the Year for a second year in a row. 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. AB InBev is the first brand in the Festival’s history to be honoured with the award for two consecutive years after embedding creativity at the heart of their business. Simon…

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Future Lions 2023 Roars for a Safer Planet

Stuart Mitchell

Future Lions, AKQA and Cannes Lion’s annual global competition which celebrates young people’s bold and progressive ideas, is now open for entries. This year’s Future Lions theme is a call for young people to protect what is most important about our home planet – life itself. Celebrating its 17th year, AKQA is proud to announce Volvo Cars as the official client partner and Forbes CMO Network as the media partner for Future Lions 2023. Feeling safe is about much more than physical safety. The rise in awareness of mental health…

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LIONS and WARC launch the Creative Impact Content Stream to the drive effectiveness agenda at Cannes Lions 2023

Stuart Mitchell

LIONS, the global benchmark for creativity, and WARC, the authority on marketing effectiveness, today announced Creative Impact – a co-curated stream of content that will run every day and across multiple stages as part of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Monday 19 – Friday 23 June 2023.  The significant focus on effectiveness at this year’s Festival reflects the extreme pressure on marketing budgets in the current economic climate, and the urgent need to prove the role creativity can play in supercharging sustainable commercial growth.  The launch of Creative…

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