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A look at the new Omnicom group, reactionary ads and pop culture tie-ins, and a whole bunch of Olympic marketing

Season 1, Ep. 12

David Brown, Chris Powell and Emma Johnston-Wheeler break down the new Omnicom group, react to reactionary tech outage ads as well opportune pop culture moments, and delve into the marketing initiatives around the Paris Olympic Games.

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    Emma Johnston-Wheeler chats with Campaign 30 under 30 winner, Kruger marketing manager Natasha Ramsinghani, about demystifying the perception that you should be job ready as soon as you graduate, embracing failure, and balancing an active personal life with work.
  • 14. ACA’s new president and CEO; Subway’s evolution; nostalgia marketing; and the PWHL’s new look(s).

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    David Brown, Chris Powell, and Emma Johnston-Wheeler discuss a major appointment notice for the industry, recent evolutions in Subway's marketing, the ongoing influence of nostalgia, and the PWHL's six new brand identities.
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    Emma Johnston-Wheeler chats with Campaign 30 under 30 winner, Courage ACD/Writer Matt Miller about keeping up with internet culture, creating reactionary content out of ephemeral concepts like "Brat," and moving fast enough to stay relevant.
  • 13. Creative plays from big food brands; the moral considerations hampering ad spend in digital media; & the newest trend that has marketers in a frenzy

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    David Brown, Chris Powell, and Emma Johnston-Wheeler take a look at innovative creative in the food industry, ponder the moral considerations ensuing from X's GARM lawsuit, and dismantle the newest internet buzz word.
  • 11. Reflections on Toronto Pride, Cannes Lions, AI in advertising and the recent innovations of McDonald’s Canada.

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    David Brown, Chris Powell and Emma Johnston-Wheeler get into the thick of it, reflecting on Toronto Pride, Cannes Lions, AI in advertising and the recent innovations of McDonald’s Canada, plus reactions from friends and family to an obscene William Shatner ad.
  • 6. Cannes Daily Global Podcast ep. 6: Festival review, plus call for shorter film ads

    30:15||Season 1, Ep. 6
    In this final episode, we hear from Gideon Spanier, UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, Maisie McCabe, UK editor of Campaign, Alison Weissbrot, editor-in-chief of Campaign US, Rahat Kapur, editor of Campaign Asia, and David Brown, joint editor of Campaign Canada, who review Cannes Lions 2024 and give their verdict on the festival.We discuss the final winners, including the Film Lions where two Grand Prix awards went to Orange and Marcel for “WoMen’s football” and the Sydney Opera House and The Monkeys for “Play It Safe”.We also hear from Tor Myhren, the president of the FIlm Lions jury, who called for the industry to focus on making better shorter ads, plus the Campaign editors analyse the winning work from each of their regions.Campaign hosted the daily global podcast for the second year in a row – with a different mix of Campaign editors and journalists who were on the ground in Cannes talking each day.Listen to the whole of the six-part series to find out who won all of the top Lions awards and other big news from the talks and sessions at the Palais.Make sure you follow the Campaign podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts.More:Cannes Lions names agency, network and most creative company of the yearElon Musk on artistic ads, 'foolish' posts and telling advertisers to go fuck themselvesCannes daily global podcast episode 5: Campaign beach party, plus latest winsUK takes Grand Prix for Audio and Radio at Cannes LionsMagnum work by Lola MullenLowe wins Outdoor Grand Prix at Cannes'Wear comfy shoes!' What’s your one piece of advice for Cannes freshers?Publicis unveils 'BSBot' to help people at Cannes decide 'what's AI or BS'Find all of Campaign's Cannes Lions coverage in one place here
  • 5. Cannes Daily Global Podcast ep. 5: Campaign beach party, plus latest wins

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  • 4. Cannes Daily Global Podcast ep. 4: Elon Musk puts free speech before advertisers

    22:53||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Beau Jackson, media editor of Campaign UK, Lucy Shelley, tech editor of Campaign UK, David Brown, joint editor of Campaign Canada, and Alison Weissbrot, editor-in-chief of Campaign US, join Gideon Spanier, UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, to discuss the third night of awards.The big talking-point of day three was Elon Musk, owner of X and boss of Tesla, who came to talk to advertisers but he was defiant about the concerns of some brands, insisting he will "choose free speech rather than agreeing to be censored for money".At the awards, retailer Mercado Libre and GUT Sao Paolo won the Media Lions Grand Prix for Handshake Hunt and skin care brand Serave and Ogilvy PR New York won the Social and Influencer Lion for Michael Cera-Ve.Plus two UK-based brands have won their second Grand Prix of the week – in each case for the same piece of work. Specsavers and Golin won the PR Lions for The Mishearing Test and Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and McCann London won the Direct Lion for The Everyday Tactician.More:Cannes daily global podcast episode 3: Craft and entertainment winnersCannes daily global podcast episode 2: Big wins in audio, health and outdoorCannes daily global podcast episode 1: Awards preview and new humour category'Wear comfy shoes!' What’s your one piece of advice for Cannes freshers?Publicis unveils 'BSBot' to help people at Cannes decide 'what's AI or BS'Find all of Campaign's Cannes Lions coverage in one place here