Cannes Lions 2024

Advertisers face a significant challenge as technology gives consumers more control over how they access media content amid an ever-expanding universe of choices. However, the digitization of media content also gives advertisers more tools to reach audiences with greater precision and a higher likelihood of a positive business outcome. In this panel discussion, several experts […]

CANNES – Media and marketing are being transformed by generative artificial intelligence, the technology that powers popular apps such as ChatGPT. Gen AI relies on what are known as large language models, or LLMs, to perform a variety of tasks such as creating text, answering questions and recognizing the context of interactions with consumers. This […]

Generative artificial intelligence has been popularized in the past couple of years by apps such as ChatGPT, which can quickly generate responses to questions in everyday language. In the realm of advertising, gen AI is having a profound effect on marketing and creative processes. This discussion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity focuses […]

CANNES – Connected television is a cookieless media environment, making other kinds of audience identifiers an important part of advertising activation and measurement for marketers. Innovations in privacy, security and decentralized technologies are transforming the addressable marketing world for CTV, as our expert panel discusses in this video. Gareth Davies, senior vice president at TransUnion […]

CANNES — Panelists debate the state of programmatic advertising, with mixed views on whether “walled gardens” are beneficial or detrimental. Some argue for more collaboration and simplified processes to reduce confusion for brands. Others suggest “walled gardens with doors” – controlled access that still allows data sharing and interoperability. Overall, the industry appears to be […]

CANNES — The use of clean rooms in commerce media has progressed from conceptual discussions to practical applications over the past 18 months. Panelists noted a shift from explaining what clean rooms are to focusing on use cases like measurement, insights and activation. While education gaps remain, early adopters are leveraging clean rooms for data collaboration, […]

CANNES — At a morning panel during Beet.TV’s Global Leadership Summit: Data, Identity & Measurement, executives discussed the evolution of media measurement. They highlighted a shift from simplistic demographic targeting and click-counting to more sophisticated, outcome-based approaches. Panelists emphasized the importance of leveraging advanced data and technology to focus on actual business outcomes, such as purchases, […]

CANNES – Alphabet’s Google in July said it was ending its plan to get rid of tracking cookies in its popular Chrome web browser, but identity resolution is still a major goal for marketers and media companies. Audience identifiers form a cornerstone for privacy-safe addressability and measurement. Leading marketers and Intent IQ discuss how these […]

CANNES — Celtra, Annalect and PXP (Fallon) executives highlighted AI’s growing role in streamlining creative workflows, from background removal to predictive asset generation. While AI tools are accelerating ideation and client approvals, panelists emphasized the continued importance of human creativity and craftsmanship. Challenges remain around image quality, talent protection, and IP ownership. Though AI adoption […]

CANNES — At a Beet.TV panel during Cannes Lions 2024, Snap executives emphasized the platform’s ability to recreate intimate shopping experiences with friends, leveraging AR capabilities and close social networks. They positioned Snapchat as a “third place” for users to connect authentically, creating opportunities for brands to become part of Gen Z’s social rituals and purchasing […]

CANNES – Marketers have sought to continually refine their abilities to detect when their digital advertising is seen or spurs an interaction with a consumer. Validating these interactions is an important step toward measuring consumer attention to ads, as digital ad company Infillion has found. “We’re seeing a lot of companies that are saying, ‘An […]

CANNES – Commerce and retail media are poised for expanded reach as they continue to scale up among bigger audiences. Despite a significant surge in recent years, marketers and media owners have only skimmed the surface of the full-funnel potential. This discusses how the key to scaling and seizing more of this opportunity lies in […]

CANNES — CVS Media Exchange (CMX) is launching a new self-service offering in partnership with The Trade Desk, as it looks to solve key challenges for clients and push the industry forward through collaborative innovation. As the industry gathered in Cannes in June, the pair announced the pharmacy chain’s first-party data and loyalty program would power […]

CANNES – Generative artificial intelligence, the technology behind popular apps such as a ChatGPT, still depends on human creativity as the driving force behind true innovation. For marketers, the goal of engaging high-quality audiences with content and experiences that are personal and timely are feasible with time-saving AI tools. Generative AI can boost creative capabilities, […]

CANNES — In a panel at the Global Leadership Summit, industry leaders discussed how AI is reshaping brand safety concerns, particularly around misinformation. While AI-powered tools can rapidly spread false content, they’re also being leveraged to detect and flag problematic material in real-time across social platforms. Lisa Utzschneider highlighted the importance of human oversight in […]

It’s essential in today’s omnichannel world to understand and align user behaviors to your holistic marketing strategy to make confident, comprehensive investment decisions. Social video app TikTok can help brands engage consumers through the entire purchase funnel from awareness and consideration to conversion and final sale. TikTok’s experts on how measurement, data and privacy work […]

CANNES — Charter’s Spectrum Reach is challenging perceptions about cable’s decline, leveraging a massive streaming inventory and local market dominance. The company’s EVP David Kline said that Spectrum Reach trails only Hulu in streaming impressions nationally, despite limited market coverage. With AI-powered creative solutions and granular targeting capabilities, Spectrum Reach says it is attracting both […]

Cannes Lions agreed to host an exhibition of Beet-themed art installed outside Le Palais during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025. It will be the third straight year Beet.TV takes over the coveted barriers encircling the Palais. This video chronicles the installation in 2024 along with other Beet.TV activities during the festival. A […]

CANNES — T-Mobile is aiming to capture a slice of retail media spending by  leveraging its own mobile network and customer base. The company has acquired a business that places screens in the back of rideshare vehicles and is also installing screens in its own 12,000 stores across the US. By connecting these screens to […]

CANNES — Connected TV advertising is maturing but still faces hurdles in scaling innovations across platforms. Panelists highlighted the need for more standardization to enable advertisers to deploy new ad formats broadly. While CTV offers improved targeting and engagement compared to linear TV, fragmentation remains an obstacle. Brands are pushing for faster development of capabilities that […]