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Cannes Lions 2012

Cannes Lions is the world's largest annual awards show and festival for professionals in the global creative communications industries. PRWeek is sponsoring the PR category for the first time this year. PRWeek and our guest bloggers will be bringing you all the latest news and photos from Cannes, France.

Steve Barrett on PR

Cannes reminds us we work in a great industry

Steve Barrett June 22, 2012

CANNES, FRANCE: A long week of celebration, inspiration, networking, soul searching, navel gazing, and pure enjoyment is coming to an end on the French Riviera in Cannes.

Twitter suggests the planned campaign is dead

Steve Barrett June 21, 2012

CANNES, FRANCE: One large component of Cannes that has changed in recent years is the ubiquitous presence of the heavyweight digital brands on La Croisette and beyond.

PR can't opt out of Cannes because it shapes CMO views

Steve Barrett June 20, 2012

CANNES, FRANCE: The week on La Croisette rolls remorselessly on as the awards for different disciplines are unveiled each evening at the Palais de Festival.

PR shouldn't beat itself up about Cannes

Steve Barrett June 19, 2012

CANNES, FRANCE: The shortlists seemed promising but PR firms' hopes were largely dashed in the final analysis as the winners of the Cannes PR Lions were handed out in the south of France yesterday.

Is data killing creativity?

Steve Barrett June 18, 2012

The delegates have gathered, the Croisette is packed, and the judging juries are buried in the bowels of the Palais de Festival casting their votes - yes, Cannes 2012 is well under way.

Cannes Lions Video

Video: Weber's Gail Heimann, Cannes PR Lions Judging Chair

Tips on winning at Cannes from PR Lions chair Gail Heimann.

Cannes Lions Blog

Give the people an idea to buy into

Christine Cea, Unilever June 25, 2012

A key learning from the Cannes Lions is to re-imagine the PR plan - from the goal to the results. To ask: What is the galvanizing idea? Is the program predominantly a collection of tactics?

Report from Cannes: Palpable tension between creatives, clients

Susan Bean, Marina Maher Communications June 22, 2012

There was a tension this week in Cannes that was hard to put my finger on.

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A great, big world
Allison Cohen, Hill + Knowlton Strategies June 21, 2012
Growing up in New York City, you sometimes forget there's a world outside of the bright lights of Manhattan.

A seize the moment moment

Christine Cea, Unilever June 19, 2012

Prior to the start of the Cannes Lions Awards for Promo & Activation, PR and Direct, I did a little homework and viewed the entries hanging in the gallery simply called "Work" and perused the day's issue of the Lions Daily News.

Latest News from Cannes

Ad agencies win big at Cannes PR Lions

Lindsay Stein June 18, 2012

CANNES, FRANCE: Advertising agencies won the Grand Prix and the majority of the Gold and Silver awards at the Cannes PR Lions on Monday, with the top prize going to JWT San Juan.

Fleishman-Hillard top US firm in PR Lions shortlist

Steve Barrett June 18, 2012

CANNES, FRANCE: Omnicom's Fleishman-Hillard is the most-represented US PR firm in the shortlisted entries for the Cannes PR Lions, the winners of which will be unveiled in the south of France later today.

Cannes PR entries up 38% from 2011

Frank Washkuch June 06, 2012

The number of PR entries for this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is up 38% compared with last year, the organization behind the awards said Wednesday.