Cannes Lions 2024

CANNES — Consumers’ behavior is changing dramatically – and that is prompting advertisers to re-think how they measure effectiveness. On TikTok, the vast majority of users are taking some kind of action after being entertained or educated on the platform, said Adolfo Fernández, Global Product Strategy & Operations, in this video interview with Beet.TV. “Ninety-one […]

CANNES — Could artificial intelligence help TV ads resonate better with surrounding content, thereby improving their performance? That is the premise behind a new contextual ad product from streaming platform Wurl. In this video interview with Beet.TV, VP of advertising engineering Mikey Garcia says the company is using AI to understand and match emotions between […]

CANNES — Connected TV (CTV) is where advertisers need to be to reach addressable audiences in the modern media landscape. But the channel is not without its challenges. Little by little, in the last couple of years, more advertisers, who were previously aware of concerns around online video advertising, have switched on to challenges with CTV. […]

CANNES — The transformative power of AI is accelerating advertising optimization at a rapid pace, reducing the time it takes to understand campaign performance from a month to just 72 hours. “One of the most incredible transformations that I’ve seen is the acceleration of the output,” says Kyle Waxman, EVP of North America at Silverpush, in […]

CANNES — Retail media networks are evolving rapidly, with over 200 now in operation. At a morning panel during Beet.TV’s Global Leadership Summit, executives emphasized the importance of data transparency, self-serve capabilities, and standardization in driving RMN growth. While access to first-party consumer data is valuable, panelists agreed that providing advertisers with transparent insights into audience […]

CANNES — At a morning panel during the Global Leadership Summit, retail media experts discussed the challenges and opportunities in the burgeoning sector. With over 200 retail media networks now operating, panelists emphasized the need for differentiation through unique customer relationships, data capabilities, and value propositions. They highlighted the importance of maintaining consumer trust while […]

CANNES – Going on a trip typically immerses consumers in multiple steps of planning, researching, budgeting, booking and finally setting off. Each stage of this consumer journey is an opportunity for brands to create a shoppable moment for a highly engaged audience. “We look at the travel journey as really fluid across all of the […]

CANNES — The emergence of generative AI could revolutionize how brands create and target ads in connected TV (CTV), according to one of the world’s largest snack companies. Mondelēz International, whose brands include Oreo, Cadbury and Trident, has been impressed at the development of CTV advertising capabilities over the last couple of years. “At Mondelēz, we […]

CANNES – Retailers that sell advertising make up a fast-growing part of the media marketplace. Drugstore chain CVS Pharmacy’s CVS Media Exchange, or CMX, recently began collaborating with demand-side platform The Trade Desk for self-service media buying. “Connected innovation for us is really at the center of everything that we do. It really bridges how […]

CANNES – The automated buying and selling of digital advertising can be frustrating for marketers who want to ensure their media spending generates results. Some of these challenges are evident in the programmatic marketplace for connected-television advertising. “The number one thing that we find that comes up from a buyer perspective is transparency,” Michael Kuntz, […]

CANNES — The rise of retail media is causing a “free-for-all” in the media dollars marketers are deploying as they seek to drive sales performance, says Ji Young Kim, Chief Operating Officer of GroupM. “As retail media matures, brands are looking everywhere,” Kim says in this video interview with Beet.TV. “There’s a lot of pressure between […]

CANNES — Just 18 months since its inception, generative AI has rapidly evolved from a topic of excitement and possibility to a tool being actively experimented with and implemented by the advertising community. “Last year at this time, generative AI was only six months old. And so people were talking about the possibilities, the potential, the […]

CANNES — The mobile app industry has come a long way since the early days of the iPhone, but there’s still a significant gap between the time spent on mobile and the investment in mobile advertising. Despite the fact that 80% of mobile device time is spent in apps, the advertising dollars have not followed […]

CANNES — Connected TV (CTV) is becoming an increasingly attractive advertising channel for marketers by combining the best of traditional television and digital capabilities. And consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands are flocking to the channel. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Dan Mouradian, SVP of Global Client Solutions at Innovid, explains what the company’s latest data shows […]

CANNES — Marketers today want to know that their ads work in delivering business outcomes, sales lifts and incremental results. But marketing measurement is not just about proving the impact of campaigns – it’s also about growing the client’s business. That is according to one man who is running the numbers for one of the […]

The advertising world is in a state of flux as the deprecation of third-party cookies progresses, leaving advertisers and publishers alike grappling with how to maximize reach, performance and monetization. With some audiences still reachable by cookies and others not, the industry is seeking solutions that can bridge the gap. Alternative identifiers that can connect […]

CANNES — As the idea of leveraging first-party’s data grows in prominence, retailers, which have a direct relationship with their customers, look to be in a good position. Now the rise of clean room technology is enabling retailers to share audience insights. As consumers opt-in to share their data, retailers can provide brands with a more […]

CANNES — Mastercard’s marketers have long favored an experiential approach to branding. Now they are adding artificial intelligence into the mix. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, Cheryl Guerin, EVP of Global Brand Strategy & Innovation at Mastercard, explains the company’s new innovations. Adding AI for Creativity Guerin emphasizes the importance […]

CANNES – Retailers that sell advertising make up one of the fastest-growing parts of the media marketplace. Drugstore chain CVS Pharmacy in 2020 set up a retail media network called CVS Media Exchange, or CMX, to provide marketers with a way to reach audiences based on their product searches and membership in its loyalty program. […]

CANNES — Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize the creative and advertising process in the next few years – but what exactly will that look like? AI can make the process of creative supply much faster and easier, as well as improve the quality of the output, Mihael Mikek believes. “Everyone wants to leverage AI to […]