Cannes Lions

Coinbase's Floating QR Code Wins the Direct Grand Prix at Cannes Lions

The first Creative B2B Grand Prix was also handed out

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Coinbase ran an unusual ad this year.Accenture Interactive, Coinbase
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By Kyle O’Brien & Stephen Lepitak

June 23, 2022

The floating QR code that rocked the Super Bowl received the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Thursday, with Coinbase and Accenture Song grabbing the Grand Prix in the Direct category.

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Kyle O’Brien

Kyle O’Brien is a staff reporter for Adweek and editor of AgencySpy.

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Stephen Lepitak

Stephen is Adweek's Europe bureau chief based in Glasgow.

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