Omnicom Supports First “China Day” at Cannes
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), a leading marketing and advertising holding company, demonstrated its long-time support for China by hosting a panel discussion at the first “China Day” event held at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
“As the Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary, its org...
The Future of Work? Play
7 billion hours by 1 billion gamers are what’s up for grabs in the Engagement Economy, according to game designer and author Jane McGonigal, speaking at a seminar hosted by PHD at Cannes Lions festival today.
With 1 billion people spending an hour or more a day playing computer and videogames, “it’s good news...
GroupM dominates media winners list at Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity
GroupM agencies have scooped 16 Cannes Media Lions awards at the 60th Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, with wins coming from all four agencies: Maxus, MEC, MediaCom and Mindshare.
GroupM agencies have won one gold, four silvers and 11 bronzes across nine of its 11 shortlisted categories. The wins see over ...
MEC claims two silver and three bronze awards at Cannes Lions last night
MEC, a leading media agency, (www.mecglobal.com), has seen its creative capability recognised with five Media Lions Awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2013. The agency won two silver and three bronze awards for campaigns in Norway, Germany, South Africa and the UK.
Charles Court...
Ogilvy & Mather Scoops Two More Grand Prix at Second Day of Cannes Lions
In the second day of awards at the Cannes Lions Festival 2013, Ogilvy & Mather has been awarded a further two Grand Prix, this time in the Media and Outdoor categories.
The Grand-Prix-winning campaigns were: ‘Why Wait Until Too Late?’ for funeral insurance company, DELA, by Ogilvy & Mather Amsterdam, a...
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Fredrik Bernsel, Sales Director, EMEA + LATAM Partners, LinkedIn
“Our presence in the MENA market is relatively new. Having launched in October 2012, we are currently focused on growing our member base and engaging with them through relevant and meaningful content. We continue to grow our teams in line with the needs of our business.” Said Fredrik Bernsel, Sales Director, EMEA + LATAM Partners, LinkedIn. In an interaction with MediAvataar Middle East, Fredrik talked about this growing social network which is slowly and steadily spreading its wings in the MENA region. With new technologies up its sleeves, LinkedIn is doing pretty well all across the globe. Here is the…
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Cannes Lions celebrates its diamond jubilee
To attend the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is an aspiration for people in the field of communications world- over. As I once again landed in this small but ultra chic town on the French Riviera, I couldn’t stop smiling at being amongst the lucky few who could make it to this Mecca of learning, this annual destination for the movers and shakers of the communications business. This year there was an extra air of expectancy as Cannes Lions celebrates its sixtieth year. To mark this milestone, Cannes Lions broke both its attendance and competition entry records -…











