Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Showed Up at Cannes to Meet With Advertisers After All

Threw a secret party, underscoring 'quiet' strategy

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CANNES, France—Snapchat bought a huge digital ad on the facade of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès here this week, implemented other out-of-home advertising, but didn't do much else to woo festivalgoers this year, right?

"Where's Snapchat?" has been a popular question all week at Cannes Lions because the company didn't have speakers on stage—it seemed to many as if the company completely skipped the gala. But it actually threw a secret party for agency execs on Wednesday night, and CEO Evan Spiegel was in attendance to talk with them, per multiple sources.

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