'It's probably going to be a little bit tempered': What marketers expect from Cannes after two-year hiatus

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is back. But marketers say society’s turbulence will make for a somber environment.
June 13, 2022

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is back. But marketers say society's turbulence will make for a somber environment.

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  • By working with entertainment properties with recognizable characters, marketers believe they can help their brands stand out in an increasingly noisy ad environment.
  • Axios' editor-in-chief is creating a playbook to consolidate its coverage into more "high frequency products" in order to streamline audiences.
  • In today's edition of Digiday's DealBook: Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter seems to be advancing slowly but surely, networks fight for Formula 1 rights, Getty Images creates a new interactive visual tool and other deals from last week.
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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is back. But marketers say society’s turbulence will make for a somber environment.

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Axios’ editor-in-chief is creating a playbook to consolidate its coverage into more “high frequency products” in order to streamline audiences.

In the wake of the pandemic and the midst of the Great Resignation, the need for streamlined and straightforward collaboration strategies and tools for marketing teams is paramount.

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Slowly but surely, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter seems to be advancing. Read about this and other deals from last week in this edition of Digiday’s DealBook.

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Google is keeping to its end-of-2023 deadline for disabling the use of third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, the company’s senior director of product management, ads privacy and user trust David Temkin said in the latest episode of the Digiday Podcast.
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