Shrenik Gandhi’s Post

Last Friday we celebrated the awards. Today, we celebrated the people behind the awards. A grand haul of 18 wins. 7 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze and 1 Grand Prix! Whilst holding bragging rights for ‘effectiveness’, we are beyond ecstatic to also be crowned as most ‘creative’ at the recent 4As Advertising Festival. We are in a business of ideas and people. And thus, these awards are a culmination in the strong conviction of belief in our ideas and pushing to sell through to the client. We salute the 4As for a brilliantly organized and concluded festival, our clients who believe in us, and the team that rallies together - rain or shine - to bring it all to fruition. We believe dissatisfaction is the mother of reinvention. That’s why our icon is the octopus. It’s the only organism on the planet that routinely edits its own genetic material to adapt, innovate, and thrive. It outsmarts the competition by constantly changing. It reinvents, repeats, reinvents, repeats. And so do we. #mullenlowesl #alwaysbeachallenger

Top Tips for #Cannes? Look no further. Our CSO Mel Arrow gives MoreAboutAdvertising the run down of what campaigns she believes will bag some Lions in just a few weeks time. "No article about Cannes 2024 would be complete without saying the word ‘humour’ as quickly as possible, and it only took me thirteen words, so arguably, I should win something for that. With the introduction of a new humour category, the world’s most prestigious advertising awards appear to be encouraging the industry out of its purpose-filled era (and boy has it been a long one…) and into a lighter chapter. Our chortle era, if you will. With that said, however, it’s probably quite telling that only one of my picks is funny. There’s been a lot of humour talk, and not a lot of funny trousers. The others do, at least, still shun purpose. They’re bold, single-minded, iconic and unapologetically branded. C’est simple. In fact, it’s so simple, I feel almost exactly the same way about them all.." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e_jtriS9 #TruthWellTold #McCanners McCann Worldgroup Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Thank you Festival of Media for an amazing opportunity to be a part of the judging panel for the 2024 awards! After reading countless global entries, scoring them, watching case study videos over six hours, and having a spirited dialogue on brand work, here is what I took away: 1. There is an art to debating with people - It's a conversational sparring match in which intellectual intentions yield respectful disagreements and civil resolutions. 2. Human truths add meaning to lifeless products - Not every product from a brand has a needed purpose in our lives. The products aren't the star of the lifestyle show we all individually star in ("Previously on Being Me") and often need an injection of humanity to make it make sense. 3. Internal bias is a reflection of our absorbed experiences - That voice inside your head, the internal dialogue and debate you have within yourself to be heard, to be right, to be loudest, to be fastest, to be better, to be smarter, CONSTANTLY needs to be checked. Shelving my psychological proclivities in place of the actual definition of the award category being judged and listening to my gut instinct when it comes to inclusivity and marginalized experiences being catapulted into the mainstream via advertising. 4. The global outlook on life > the local lens on life - In other parts of the world, brands show up in a way that replaces or challenges the government. They provide philanthropic solutions for those with no way forward or connect people to possibilities that change the immediate quality of their lives. Thank you Leah Mellard for the coordination throughout the entire process! #wavemaker #awards #media #judge #panel #creative

As I head to the airport for this year’s Cannes Lions, I am equal parts bullish, excited, and a little nervous. Not only will this be my first time at the world’s largest advertising festival, it’s also the first official Cannes presence for Kroger Precision Marketing. We're going to Cannes because we can't just watch from the sidelines. Retail sales are the ultimate proof of advertising's power, so we have a responsibility to be at the industry's biggest global event. Measuring true sales impact is a more complex conversation than just talking about impressions and clicks—but the end result is worth the effort. Starting Monday, we will be hosting panel discussions each morning and appearing on stages throughout the festival. In partnership with WPP/GroupM, we've got an all-star lineup of sessions on audience-first planning for Monday morning: 🌟 Cheap Impressions Aren’t Cheap—featuring Scope3’s Brian O'Kelley, IAB’s Jeffrey Bustos, and choreograph’s Rich Astley 🌟 You Are What You Buy—featuring LiveRamp’s Kevin Dunn and Mindshare’s Nancy Hall 🌟 Creating the Happiest Place in CTV—featuring Disney Advertising’s Dana McGraw, Colgate-Palmolive’s Diana Haussling, and Wavemaker’s Alison Karp Stay tuned—I’ll be sharing insights and highlights from Cannes throughout the week. #Advertisingandmarketing #Media #CannesLions #KrogerPrecisionMarketing

Great insights on the evolution of Strategy in Advertising!

Long-term brands and agency relationships WORK BETTER.

the best way to bridge political divides, make people consider different points of view, etc. - make them watch this ad. did it increase sales in the short term? probably. maybe not as much as a price promo though. should the price promo have been executed instead and the hassle of making this avoided?

Since 2016, 74% of Cannes Lions Grands Prix have been purpose-driven. Will this trend continue this year? While more brands embracing purpose is a positive step, System 1 has noted a decline in the effectiveness of winning campaigns, attributing it to a lack of humour. Is purpose draining emotion and effectiveness from ads? According to Revolt's Pippa Morris, Head of Strategy, and Kate McGarrahan, Strategy Director, the answer is 'Yes' if not done correctly. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ehzcBm6G

I read this recently from Anselmo Ramos and Gaston Bigio of GUT. IF THERE WAS ONE THING YOU COULD CHANGE ABOUT THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? AR: I think ad people need to be less cynical about our industry. We need to fall in love with our profession again. We get paid to think and produce brave ideas for some of the best brands on Earth. We need to have more gratitude and confidence. I also think we need to do a better job at capturing the value of our ideas. Okay, that was more than one thing… GB: Awards. I think there are too many. In sports, for example, there is a much clearer path for the main, global competitions. In advertising there are just too many tracks. ME: I couldn't agree more.

Just in case quality is important to you, our very own Sean O'Donnell & Aladdin (Alaa) Selim just won the Award of Excellence from the NJ AD Club for their work in legal marketing ads!! Unique Strategies - Premier Content - Brilliant Adjustments - Client Success #legalmarketing #VideoMarketing #streaming #lawfirmadvertising #branding #lawyermarketing