'It is hard for women in creative technology to break through the glass ceiling'

In the second of a series of dispatches from Cannes Ina O’ Murchu, a creative innovation technologist, a winner of the GoDaddy scholarship for women in technology explains why equality matters.

Omnicom Media Group's global head of trading Zonfrillo departs for MCap

Independently-owned MCap (formerly known as Mercury Media Group – MMG), has hired Omnicom Media Group’s global head of trading Andy Zonfrillo as its global managing director.

Mars 'accelerates digital focus' by hiring digital leadership duo

Mars, Inc has appointed Marriott International’s senior vice president, digital George Corbin to the new role of chief digital demand officer.

App gives Chanel a Cannes statue to close gender gap in public spaces

Y&R has created a virtual statue of Coco Chanel for the Cannes Lions festival as part of a project to recognise women’s accomplishments in public spaces.

TripAdvisor launches UK campaign and hires local agency

TripAdvisor is rolling out a new campaign in the UK today, featuring its owlish mascot Little Wiser for the first time.

How the art world is inspiring new visions of marketing data

Art offers the potential to arrive at an objective and clear outcome, and we are getting comfortable with displaying our personal data visually.

Campaign TV: Ogilvy's global creative chief calls on marketers to be braver

Ogilvy has dramatically reduced its number of Cannes entries in 2017, and Tham Khai Meng, the global chief creative officer, has called for more bravery from marketers.

The Partners London tops UK Design Lion shortlist

Out of 18 shortlisted entries from the UK, The Partners London earned five, three of which were for its work for the London Symphony Orchestra.

JWT heads UK entries for Entertainment Lions

J Walter Thompson London has picked up five nods in the Entertainment category at Cannes for “Ash to art”, its campaign for Glasgow School of Art.

OMD shops lead UK hopefuls for Cannes Media Lions

OMD agencies lead the UK nominations for a Cannes Media Lion this year, with OMD UK and Manning Gottlieb OMD receiving four shortlisted entries each.

Pepsi’s Clever Multiscreen Ramadan Ad Unfolds Across 3 Phones at Once

Five full days of Ramadan remain. For those unfamiliar with the Islamic holy month–or its Catholic cousin, Lent–it’s a period of fasting and cleansing that dramatically impacts Middle East and North African (MENA) markets. As long as the sun is up, practicians neither eat nor drink. Businesses open late and close early in recognition of…

Gwyneth Paltrow Gets Advice From Walmart, and Other Goop You Didn't Know


Gwyneth Paltrow is the celebrity the internet loves to hate but Cannes loves to host. But in her second year of extensive appearances around the International Festival of Creativity, Paltrow gave more depth about how her lifestyle/media/cosmetics brand Goop works, including that she gets advice from Walmart’s e-commerce guy. Here are four pieces of Goop you maybe didn’t know, revealed during her appearance Monday at the OMD Oasis with the media agency’s U.S. CEO Monica Karo.

She’s as scared as everyone else

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Gwyneth Paltrow Gets Advice From Walmart, and Other Goop You Didn't Know


Gwyneth Paltrow is the celebrity the internet loves to hate but Cannes loves to host. But in her second year of extensive appearances around the International Festival of Creativity, Paltrow gave more depth about how her lifestyle/media/cosmetics brand Goop works, including that she gets advice from Walmart’s e-commerce guy. Here are four pieces of Goop you maybe didn’t know, revealed during her appearance Monday at the OMD Oasis with the media agency’s U.S. CEO Monica Karo.

She’s as scared as everyone else

Continue reading at AdAge.com

Standing up for the long term will drive marketing success

Marketers are charged with building brands but under pressure to deliver now.

Global marketing can be a thankless job but it can achieve great things

There is something noble in the persistence that keeps global marketers going in the face of all odds.

Experiences worth banking on: Clark's marketing lessons from 16 years at HSBC

From financial meltdown to hare-brained ideas, Chris Clark looks back on 16 years at ‘the world’s local bank’.

Is whitelisting the best way to improve brand safety?

Will Vodafone’s response to fake news and hate speech online prove effective, Emily Tan asks

Creatives and artists explain how diversity fuels brands

Actors Idris Elba and Gabourey Sidibe are among the creative voices explaining why diversity is crucial for the advertising and marketing industries.

The 'coming out' of advertising: is LGBT+ representation in ads still falling short?

Campaign spoke to members of the LGBT+ community in the marketing communications industry to explore how they are represented in the mainstream media, and discovered brands still have a long way to go. Sonoo Singh reports.

Snap signs £78.5m global content and ad deal with Time Warner

Time Warner has signed a two-year deal with Snap to make shows for, and buy ads on the platform.