What you missed at Cannes Lions 2025
Here and gone before you know it, here’s what you might have missed from Cannes Lions 2025 across our coverage areas. A fun thing: compare the themes to how they were discussed last year.
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CMOs say AI platforms’ low profile at Cannes won’t happen again
AI was the buzzword of the week at Cannes Lions but platforms behind it were largely out of the public eye. CMOs suspect that won’t be the case for long.
Perplexity, ChatGPT and others may be hol...
Cannes Briefing: Optimism in the margins
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After a week defined by contradictions — lavish $10 million beachfront activations against a backdrop of economy anxiety, ...
Creators turn to agentic AI to manage fan engagement
Creators are increasingly turning to agentic AI to streamline communication with fans — saving time and money — but raising new questions for brands and influencer marketers.
The term “agent...
Why Hearst built an AI voice assistant tool for Delish
What started as a weekend experiment is now a fully-fledged AI voice assistant on Hearst’s recipe site Delish, helping home cooks follow recipes hands-free.
Hearst’s senior director of AI initi...