The boss of Havas has said sentiment about the global agency sector has “flipped” from negative to positive as investors are no longer questioning the “survival” of agencies in the AI era. There was a notable shift at Cannes Lions in June, according to Ya... See more
Ogilvy has won network of the year and LePub Milan has won agency of the year at Cannes Lions 2026. Other big winners included Rethink Toronto, which won independent agency of the year, and Heineken, which won creative brand of the year. WPP-owned Ogilvy ... See more
Entries to Cannes Lions have tumbled by a quarter, following the introduction of tougher entry rules to improve the integrity of the awards. The festival said it received 20,050 entries ahead of the start of the festival, which runs from 22 to 26 June. Th... See more
Publicis Groupe has called on the agency sector to stop making what it calls the “wrong promises” in pitches and claimed that has been leading to “a race to the bottom” and industry job cuts. Big agency groups have been over-promising on AI and making “un... See more
Rapp is to become part of CRM stablemate Critical Mass in the latest round of internal restructuring in parent company Omnicom’s precision marketing division. Jeannine Falcone, global chief executive of Rapp since 2024, is to leave the business. Critical ... See more
