This week I attended the #CannesLions and had a chance to talk to some of the most interesting and important people in our industry. What stood out to me: - The real state of AI adoption - the brands leading the adoption and the leading use cases (current use cases all around volume and efficiency, prediction: the use case will soon become quality and personalization). - How the CMOs of tomorrow will look & sound like (spoiler alert: different from the CMOs of today). - How to use content as the glue that connects brand tactics (usually on paid channels) and performance tactics (usually on owned channels). A lot of brands are just starting the journey of bringing that gap through brand publishing. - How to use creativity, data and genAI to create differentiated and relevant storytelling. Brands are embracing new ways of telling old stories (eg the intersection of sports and finance). - How collecting and owning your own audience data is still the best and most strategic move for any brand out there (especially in a world where training LLMs is key to unlocking the right output). But I have to be honest - as an introvert - I also struggled through it. I survived by taking 30 mins breaks between meetings to stare at a wall in silence :) or a solo walk to stare at the Mediterranean 🌊 . But more importantly, I survived because of my incredible lady mafia who made the whole experience feel like one big fun catch up. Rachel Tipograph Lara Vandenberg Marie Gulin-Merle Vidhya Srinivasan Carla Zakhem-Hassan (and Noor!!!) Marla Kaplowitz Marisa Thalberg Nicole Parlapiano Melody Hildebrandt Emily Chang Jinal Shah Michele Barlow Jennifer Berger Anjali Sud and many others ❤️
Sounds like a great week and I love your tips for introverts. These gatherings can be overwhelming. Time alone is key. Xx
We’re in this together!
So great to see you and catch up!
So good to see you!
Sounds like a very productive week Anda. What a powerhouse of female marketing leaders!
Interesting event
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1moFabulous summary!