100% Media 0% Nonsense: Cannes Lions remains an essential tentpole in the ad industry calendar. But it can’t cover up the many cracks that need fixing, writes the editor.
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100% Media 0% Nonsense: Does Cannes still matter as a beacon of creative inspiration and collaboration, or it it just the biggest media and tech get-together in the world, asks the editor.
100% Media 0% Nonsense: Media is more important than ever to advertising. But do enough of those working in media really understand it, asks the editor.
Serious media investment and thinking is going into AI for all sorts of use cases. The tech is not particularly new but, critically, our culture is, writes the editor.
Scepticism about our institutions, including the press, is not necessarily cause for alarm in a healthy democracy where we want trust in media to be earned.
Media measurement is a tough topic that generates strong views but it’s crucial that the marketers who fund media through advertising have confidence in what they are buying. So we’ve got something special for our next Future of Brands conference, writes the editor.
Deeper questions around diversity and mental health will inform the updated version of the All-In Census in 2023 as the industry’s trade bodies aim to help advertising and media companies improve staff retention, writes the editor.
This needless stunt by Gary Lineker may be the clarifying moment the BBC needs, writes the editor.
The sector is more digital and opportunities to reach different audiences are expanding each year. But audio still needs to overcome large hurdles in order to unlock new levels of commercial income., writes the editor.
Media buyers and advertisers seem more emboldened to finally ask the right questions over data as tech giants struggle and agencies find their voices, writes the editor.