Q&A: Ogilvy’s Worldwide CCO on Today’s ‘Breathtaking’ and Limitless Era of Creativity
Brand Marketing
Tham Khai Meng, worldwide chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather, takes an almost ethereal tone when discussing his creative mission for his clients and agency. But that tone underlies [...]
It’s Good to Be the Star of Cannes: R/GA Wins 33 Lions and Agency of the Year
Brand Marketing
Digital agency R/GA is having arguably its best year ever, leaving last week's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity with 33 shiny new Lions statues, including eight Cyber Lions and [...]
Twitter’s Top Tactician on How Brands Like Coca-Cola Can Win the Moment
Performance Marketing
CANNES, France—Brands know they want to be on Twitter, but they don't always know what to say. That's where Twitter's Ross Hoffman and his team come in.
A Little Fish-Shaped Lump of Iron Just Won the Product Design Grand Prix at Cannes
Brand Marketing
CANNES, France—The most low-tech product imaginable, a simple lump of iron, won the Grand Prix in the Product Design Lions contest here tonight. But while it looks unassuming, this fish [...]
Tragedy Strikes Cannes as Google Exec Dies in an Accident
Performance Marketing
An accident took the life of a Google executive at the Cannes Lions festival this week, though the individual's name hasn't been released and other details about the incident are [...]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hopes Veep’s Success Can Help Confront Inequity for Women
CANNES, France—Veep may be a comedy that revels in double standards, but star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she believes the show might actually be helping solve the gender-imbalance issues that often [...]