How the Ad Industry Responded to Publicis’ ‘Pause’ at Cannes

The festival had a renewed focus on creativity

Ad execs say Cannes felt 'less intense' this year. Marian Brannelly

By Erik Oster, Patrick Coffee & Lindsay Rittenhouse

June 27, 2018

Attendance may have been down—and not solely due to Publicis’ decision to (mostly) sit out the festival—but many at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity this year noticed a positive change.

Erik Oster

@ErikDOster erik.oster@adweek.com Erik Oster is an agencies reporter for Adweek.

Patrick Coffee

@PatrickCoffee patrick.coffee@adweek.com Patrick Coffee is a senior editor for Adweek.

Lindsay Rittenhouse

@kitten_mouse lindsay.rittenhouse@adweek.com Lindsay Rittenhouse is a staff writer at Adweek, where she specializes in covering the world of agencies and their clients.