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Maria Iu
Stories (from Cannes Lions) that mattered: ‘Meaningful’ AI on show, adtech dominance grows
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Editor-in-chief Omar Oakes, deputy editor Maria Iu and reporter Jack Benjamin look back on their time at the 2024 Cannes Lions, from the application of “meaningful” AI to the dominance of adtech, from media owner activity to Media Lion winners.
00:45: Impressions of the 2024 Cannes Lions
4:28: Media owner activity at the event — Amazon, Meta, Reddit, TikTok, Pinterest, Netflix — and what they’re trying to sell to the global advertising community
13:20: The Media Lion Grand Prix and other award-winning work
20:03: Key learnings from the week — sustainability, the value of pacing yourself, the rise of the creator economy, cookies, bringing people into the tent amid a tough market
Stories that mattered this week: Adspend upgrades and fossil-fuel ad bans
Podcast: Digital advertising needs to ‘rediscover joy’ — IAB UK CMO
Stories that mattered this week: Government adspend, M&A, fate of Evening Standard