Cannes Lions 2009: Guest Articles & Blogs

Advertising is dead. Long live advertising.
The last few days at Cannes Festival has left me wondering whether I was in a tech conference or an advertising one. There was a time when the likes of Esther Dyson, founder, CNet v 1.0 and board member of WPP would be hosting seminars on User Generated Media and the participants and speakers included a range of techies, developers, marketers, etc. etc. You would accidently come across someone from the Advertising world! Those were not the days of ‘digital’ but ‘interactive’. more...

Advertising’s Biggest Pitch: Indian Juror Agnello Dias@Cannes Lions 2009
Agnello Dias
[Jun 23, 2009]

Agnello Dias, Chief Creative Officer, TapRoot India, is one of the Indian jury members at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Aggi, as he is better known, has the distinct credit of bringing India the only Grand Prix that the country has won at Cannes Lions. In this blog, Dias writes on his experience of being a jury member at the festival. more...

For me, a first time participant to the festival it was both about learning and taking in the environment at the same time. So whilst I absorbed the sessions, I also took time to experience the Cannes Riviera a bit by finding some nice cafes for lunch and dinner. more...