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It's not every week that some of the world's most acclaimed creative leaders get together in one room, much less speak on a dedicated panel to talk about creativity and its growth-driving power in business... But that's what happened last Wednesday, when Goodby Silverstein & Partners's jeff Goodby, Orchard's David Kolbusz, Accenture Song's Nick Law, VMLY&R's Kim Pick and Australian actor, writer and director #MirrahFoulkes, gathered for a #GrowthAgenda event at Advertising Council Australia's #ThisWayUp festival. It's clear that in an information-saturated world, brands can't afford to settle for creative "mediocrity", which the rise of #generativeAI will only further accellerate, according to some panellists. For those who weren't in the room at the MCA in Sydney, catch up on insights from the evening here: https://lnkd.in/gUJXPhM3 In other marketing news.... The Matildas have won the hearts and minds of audiences the world over. And those brands that were clever enough to back them through sponsorships and collaborations are reaping the rewards of record World Cup attendance and TV viewership. Football Australia's Peter Filopoulos, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, Australia's Krystyna Frassetto and other marketing experts explain the growth-driving opportunity for brands taking part in this monumental cultural moment: https://lnkd.in/gusfDq44 Plus, an opinion editorial authored by the brilliant Dave Bowman, who penned his first piece for #TheGrowthAgenda as Publicis Groupe ANZ's newly-appointed chief creative officer. He offers a compelling call to arms to infuse the marketing and advertising with a more collaborative, playful spirit; and why it often yields better business results. https://lnkd.in/gFKz3Q7J More to follow: https://lnkd.in/gAaD9rTU

Need some inspiration for your next creative brief or strategy? 👉On January 31 and February 1, we're hosting The Sweathead Get-Ahead, a FREE livestream from the offices of adam&eveDDB in London. 1500 people have registered so far. We've rounded up a slate of APG and Effie champions and a table full of cultural researchers and strategists to give you plenty to think about. 🔥Day One: 1. Jamie Peate, Global Head of Effectiveness & Retail for McCann Worldgroup, will share McCann's Effie-winning work for Aldi 2. Tom Sussman, Deputy CSO at Leo Burnett UK, will show us how eyebrows sell McDonald's 3. Joan Devereux, Planning Director at Pablo, will reveal game-changing strategy for Flora 4. Loz Horner will take a break from dominating Premier League Fantasy League and his work as Strategy Partner at Lucky Generals to share the long-term brand-building work of Yorkshire Tea 5. Rory Gallery + Jolene D'Souza from Special New Zealand will dial in from New Zealand to show their work for Partners Life 6. Will Grundy (Head Of Planning) will take the stairs to where we're streaming from to share adam&eveDDB's work for CALM x ITV 🔥Day Two:  1. Bruno M. Carramaschi, Senior Strategist, The Gate London, will open up about Replens 2. Gonca Bubani, Global Media Thought Leadership Director, will share the ten trends she believes we all need to pay attention to this year. 2. Amy Daroukakis, Cultural Strategist, will present some practical ways to play with trends  3. Athena Chen (陳瑋璞), Cultural Foresight Strategist, will shine a light on APAC trends that will have global influence 4. Sam Shaw will represent Canvas8 in his presentation "Coping Mechanisms" 5. Carlotta (Charlie) Monzani, Cultural Insights Specialist, will beam in from Ogilvy Italia, with her talk "Reframing 2024" 🚀RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/dX8ZRbhW Mark Pollard, Strategy Friend will be teaching a masterclass in London on Thursday, Feb 1. Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/dGWzvX78 #sweatheadgetahead #freelivestream #casestudies #trends #advertising #strategy #effies #awardwinning

When you understand that 70% of the success of a campaign comes from the creative aspect, you work with WPP. When you realize that you need to integrate creativity and tech to deliver the creativity, you work with Ogilvy One.

The 71st Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity concluded with the penultimate awards night. The awards were presented for the Film Lions, Glass: The Lions for Change, Sustainable Development Goals Lions, The Dan Wieden Titanium Lion, and The Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Good categories. Special awards were also announced to demonstrate Cannes Lions' dedication towards transparent and accurate results. Creative Company of the Year : 1. WPP 2. Omnicom Media Group 3. Interpublic Group (IPG) Network of the Year : 1. Ogilvy 2. Publicis Worldwide 3. DDB Worldwide Independent Network of the Year : 1. Rethink 2. Edelman 3. Serviceplan Group Agenturgruppe Agency of the Year : 1. Publicis Conseil, Paris, France 2. Rethink, Toronto, Canada 3. Ogilvy, New York, United States Independent Agency of the Year : 1. Rethink, Toronto, Canada 2. Edelman, London, United Kingdom 3. Klick Health, Toronto, Canada Palme d'Or : SMUGGLER, United States Creative Brand of the Year : 1. The Coca-Cola Company 2. The HEINEKEN Company 3. Apple Wieden + Kennedy | Superette | DoorDash | Marcel, Paris | Orange | The Monkeys | Accenture Song | Sydney Opera House | Ogilvy Singapore | Vaseline | Publicis Conseil Paris | Renault Group | INNOCEAN Berlin | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Congratulations to all the winners! #Creativity #CannesLions #Advertising #Winners #Adtechtoday

This is WPP picking up Creative Company of the Year at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity last week. In this weird and wonderful world of ours, this is the biggest prize of them all at the biggest show of them all. Now look at the guy holding up the trophy. He's surrounded by some GREAT people - some of the very best ever to do what we do. I'll pick out Rob Reilly, Liz Taylor, Devika Bulchandani, I bet the legendary Pandeys are up there, and Debbi Vandeven, and leaders from across all the group's agencies. Mark Read of course. They're obviously very happy. They're also saying thank you to the guy with the trophy. That's the orchestrator, connector, assessor, right-hand, left-hand and all-round creative excellence mastermind who played a role no-one outside the group will see. WPP won 160 Lions last week. That needs an extraordinary volume of great work of course. But that's not enough. It can't happen without the kind of intelligence, planning and diligence that Eric brings to that team. He and his team have done it before. They'll do it again. And while he might not be as 'visible' as a Rob or a Nils or an Anselmo or a Piyush or a Rob'n'Lol or a Colleen or a Jeff or a Dave or a Liz or a Margaret or a Cindy - everyone on that stage knows it it wouldn't have happened without him. I love the visibility of this industry, and our collective ability to make change happen. I love many of those leading the charge at the front. I also love that there can be less visible heroes too: the quiet influence and the soft power. Eric Monnet - chapeau mon ami.

Need some inspiration for your next creative brief or strategy? Dragging your feet into yet another year? On January 31 and February 1, we're hosting a FREE livestream from the offices of adam&eveDDB in London. The event is called The Sweathead Get-Ahead. 1500 people have registered so far. We've rounded up a slate of APG and Effie champions and a table full of cultural researchers and strategists to give you plenty to think about. Day One: 1. Jamie Peate, Global Head of Effectiveness & Retail for McCann Worldgroup, will share McCann's Effie-winning work for Aldi 2. Tom Sussman, Deputy CSO at Leo Burnett UK, will show us how eyebrows sell McDonald's 3. Joan Devereux, Planning Director at Pablo, will reveal game-changing strategy for Flora 4. Loz Horner will take a break from dominating Premier League Fantasy League and his work as Strategy Partner at Lucky Generals to share the long-term brand-building work of Yorkshire Tea 5. Rory Gallery + Jolene D'Souza from Special New Zealand will dial in from New Zealand to show their work for Partners Life 6. Will Grundy (Head Of Planning) will take the stairs to where we're streaming from to share adam&eveDDB's work for CALM x ITV On Day Two: 1. Kit Altin, CSO @ The Gate London, will open up about Replens 2. Amy Daroukakis, Cultural Strategist, will present some practical ways to play with trends 3. Athena Chen (陳瑋璞), Cultural Foresight Strategist, will shine a light on APAC trends that will have global influence 4. Sam Shaw will represent Canvas8 in his presentation "Coping Mechanisms" 5. Carlotta (Charlie) Monzani, Cultural Insights Specialist, will beam in from Ogilvy Italia, with her talk "Reframing 2024" And we'll confirm one more speaker this week. We're trying to step up our production this year. So, with any luck, this will look professional, we'll be in the same room, and we'll have some fun. A big thanks to these busy minds. I admire them and their companies a lot. RSVP link in the comments. I'll be teaching a masterclass in London on Thursday, Feb 1. Drop a note in the comments or DM me if you'd like details. ** Follow Sweathead for strategy tips. #advertising #marketing #events

🤩 What a beautiful mess. 🏆 Saatchi & Saatchi's "You're Gonna Need More Tide" campaign for Procter & Gamble will be winning plenty of awards this year. And Catch+Release helped Saatchi curate and license the perfect UGC for the campaign. ✏ Want to learn how to get started with UGC 2.0? Check out the step-by-step guide included in this article from the Telly Awards. ➕ You're Gonna Need More Catch+Release. #UGC2dot0 #FoundContent #authenticity Link: https://lnkd.in/emyS3T4g

Every year, I go into Cannes a bit cynical, questioning whether it is all a bit performative. This year, however, I had a very different experience. Sure, there were certainly still aspects that were more spectacle than substance, but on the whole, I was inspired – by the work, by the camaraderie, and by the emphasis on true #creativity. For every benign, redundant mention of AI, there was an impassioned case made for the power of originality and unexpected creativity. I might have expected this from creative agencies, but I was most encouraged by the championing of creativity from the esteemed panel of CMO’s at Forbes' Most Influential CMO Luncheon.     Perhaps, we are collectively over the seduction of predictability and (faux) certainty. Perhaps, we are all realizing the diminishing returns of relentlessly pursued risk mitigation. Perhaps, the extremes of either dull sameness or shallow gimmicks will yield to smart, beautiful, big, bold, important ideas that build real brands and drive real business and if we are lucky, move society forward along the way.     I left Cannes feeling the renaissance has begun and that TBWA is exactly the right place to be for it, where Disruption is not a catchphrase, but an essence and a mandate.   My optimism was a direct result of spending time with Kyle Chayka, Lucia Aniello, Ben Tallon, Flau’jae Johnson, Beatrice Domond, Seth Matlins, The amazing women hosted by The Female Quotient, our ambitious clients, and my fellow Pirates.   As my partner Bruno Regalo says, a new season starts now – so may we all contribute to the renaissance and show up in Cannes next year with work that makes us proud.   Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | TBWA\Worldwide | TBWA\Chiat\Day | Omnicom | Troy Ruhanen | Courtney Nelson | Emily Wilcox | Jen Costello | Anh-Thu Le | Kirsten Rutherford |Jacqueline Redmond | Desmond Marzette | Mark Weinstein | Hilton | Jennifer Murillo | Discover Financial Services | Ryan Ostrom | Jack in the Box | Kate Cronin | Moderna | Brandi Ray | Jane Wakely | PepsiCo    #CannesLions2024 #OmnicomCannes #TheDisruptionCompany

[September Roundup] EBM and IMPACT BBDO’s CCO, Ali Rez, discussed their recent findings on the Cannes festival circuit, in light of EBM's monumental win. Ali breaks down the intricacies of creativity for a purpose. With case studies, campaign breakdowns, and deep dives, the conference concluded with how EBM will gear up to push the boundaries of creative marketing that solely rely on tangible change and purpose-driven results. Ali Rez #EBM #Cannes #PowerofPurpose #SeptemberRoundup

2023: No.1 in the Middle East, No.9 in the world. 2024: No.1 in the Middle East, No.7 in the world.