• Haystac Snare TBWA’s Hien Pham To New Head Of Social Role

    Haystac Snare TBWA’s Hien Pham To New Head Of Social Role
    Haystac, part of the BWM Dentsu Group, has rounded out its senior leadership team with the appointment of Hien Pham as H...
  • Australia scores nine finalists in Cannes Health & Wellness Lions; scores four in Pharma Lions

    The
    2018 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity kicked of today with thisyear's first round of shortlists being released just minutes ago.
    Australia has scored nine finalists in the Health & Wellness Lions category out of a total 158 shortlisted, led by Y&R Melbourne with three finalists.
    In the Pharma Lions shortlist, Australia has scored four finalists out of a total 53 - all of which belong to CHE Proximity.
    Australian Finalists in Health & Wellness:McCann Health Sydney, Metamucil, G
  • Cannes Lions 2018: Shortlists for Health & Wellness and Pharma categories released

    The
    2018 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity kicked of today with thisyear's first round of shortlists being released just minutes ago. These can be downloaded below and ananalysis of Australia's performance will follow shortly.Download the Health & Wellness Lions shortlist - Health & Wellness Lions Shortlist.xls
    Download the Pharma Lions shortlist - Pharma Lions Shortlist.xls
    This
    year the Health & Wellness Lions received 1,482 entries, down from2,245 entries submitted last year. T
  • Aussie Creative Director Mike Newman launches 'Don't Die Wondering' crime novel set in Cannes

    A week in Cannes can be murder.The action plunges through the famous hotels and bars of the French Riviera during festival season as Andy Carrick - an ex soldier still doing battle with himself - hunts for the cut-throat razor killer of a decadent advertising guru murdered during a long lunch at La Colombe d'Or.Is it really the crime of passion it's been made to look, he wonders?Or is it actually big business related?Or just maybe it's a brazen art forgery scam?At first the murder seems a real l
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  • Toby Talbot's Cannes Diary #2

    Toby Talbot, chief creative officer
    at Saatchi & Saatchi NZ, is representing New Zealand on theCannes Radio + Audio Lions jury. Talbot, along with most of the otherNZ and Australian jurors writes exclusively for CB.One of the upsides of judging in Cannes is where you get to rest your weary head every night.
    They tend to put the juries up in very nice hotels.
    Well I can categorically say that ours is.
    Having spent three days painstakingly getting to a shortlist, occasionally stumbling across
  • Cannes Contenders: Host/Havas

    How will Australia perform at Cannes
    this year? In the lead up to the Festival, Campaign
    Brief will be showcasing the work we hope will impress the judges...Air New Zealand: A Very Merry Mistake
    Host/Havas
    Kiwis
    have a unique take on the English language. They shift their vowels and
    often make up new words entirely. A Very Merry Mistake celebrated theuniqueness of the New Zealand accent by telling the story of Santa'difficulties understanding the present requests of Kiwi kids. PiggyBanks became
  • Cherie Davies' Cannes Diary #4

    Cherie Davies (right), creative director
    at Sudler Sydney is representing Australia on theCannes Health & Wellness Lions jury. Davies, along with most of the otherAustralian and NZ jurors writes exclusively for CB.
    Our temporary tattoos are looking a little tired, so are the jury after a few long days, but the work is definitely still holding up.
    It's been an intense 2 days of jury sessions with loads of debate. Opinions were shared and the pros and cons of individual entries were voiced. Th
  • Emily Beautrais' Cannes Diary #1

    Emily Beautrais (left), creative director
    at Clemenger BBDO Wellington is representing NZ on theCannes Brand Experience + Activation Lions jury. Beautrais, along with most of the otherNZ and Australians jurors writes exclusively for CB.When we got sent our judging packs earlier in the month, there were three key notes in bold type at the top of the page.1.    Take this with a heavy sense of responsibility - agencies have spent good time and money to enter
    2.    Be u
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  • Josh Mullens' Cannes Diary #1

    Josh Mullens (left), EP and head of projects
    at Will O'Rourke, is representing Australia on theCannes Brand Experience + Activation Lions jury. Mullens, along with most of the otherAustralian and NZ jurors writes exclusively for CB.Pre Cannes Cannes. The Havas Cafe is under construction. Locals' markets still feature. There is still room on the Carlton Terrace. But, there are plenty of signs that madness will shortly ensue. I opened the baguette account immediately and took a stroll up the old t
  • Josh Mullen Cannes Diary #1

    Josh Mullens (left), EP and head of projects
    at Will O'Rourke is representing Australia on theCannes Brand Experience + Activation Lions jury. Mullens, along with most of the otherAustralian and NZ jurors writes exclusively for CB.Pre Cannes Cannes. The Havas Cafe is under construction. Locals' markets still feature. There is still room on the Carlton Terrace. But, there are plenty of signs that madness will shortly ensue. I opened the baguette account immediately and took a stroll up the old to

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