The document summarizes key takeaways from the 60th International Festival of Creativity held in Cannes. It notes that 1,200 entries were submitted, 35,500 were shortlisted, and 3,400 Lions awards were given out. Advertising that promotes social causes and looks for real truths, rather than manufactured myths, were honored. Speakers emphasized the importance of authenticity, embracing failure to improve, and harnessing creativity to solve real world problems. The most awarded campaign in the festival's 60-year history was also noted.
4. Creative Effectiveness at Cannes Lions aims to
establish a direct correlation between creativity
and effectiveness. The Festival has always been,
and always will be, a Festival of creativity;
however now more than ever ROI is paramount
to the client and it is important that we
acknowledge and reward this without losing the
essence of Cannes Lions.
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7. Ads that make a
difference honored
in Cannes
The Cannes Lions International
Festival of Creativity honored
advertising and promotion that not
only looks good but does good.
Commercials with a social
conscience took the spotlight...
DO WORK THAT MATTERS
Encouraging organ donation
Promoting safety
Donating blood
Improving self-esteem
Teaching with phonesPreventing suicide
Saving teen drivers
Sharing feelings
Saving for retirement
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8. FIND THE TRUTH
The marketing industry
used to be about creating a
myth then getting people to
believe it but now the onus
is on finding a truth.
MARK DARCY
Facebook
I have to be true to who I am
and do what makes me laugh.
I'd rather stop doing it than
continue to do it in a way that
starts to become manufactured
or fake.
CONAN OBRIEN
Its interesting that
all the work that has
found success this
week has come out of a
real truth. This has
been a clear theme in
virtually every
seminar. Being
authentic as a brand
and keeping it real for
the people you want to
sell to.
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11. EMBRACE FAILURE
A common theme from senior
marketers at Cannes was that if
youre not failing somewhere
along the line, youre not trying
hard enough to succeed. Rather
than seeing failure as a negative,
successful brands will be the
ones that can embrace it, learn
from mistakes quickly and
strengthen a brand as a result.
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36. Most enlightening
THE FUTURE IS
A MASSIVELY
MULTIPLAYER
GAME
JANE
McGONICAL
...how to
harness the
power of games
to solve real-
world problems
and boost global
happiness.
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