INSIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CANNES CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS LIONS WINNERS

7. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Consistency, simplicity and tapping into fandoms at scale are the keys to creative effectiveness success, according to a new WARC report, Creative Effectiveness Lions – Insights from the 2024 winners. What it’s about The report, which is available exclusively to WARC subscribers, analyses the entries and has insights into the jury’s deliberations to provide a commentary on the themes from the work, unearth what makes a campaign both creative and effective, and offer a behind-the-scenes view of the strategies that lead to winning in this category. Why the 2024 winners matter John Bizzell, WARC’s awards lead, explains that the 2024 Creative Effectiveness Lions jury set themselves a mission to “seek causality in every case” – with clear evidence that the campaign had directly caused business impact.

TOP ADS HAVE DISTINCT EMOTIONAL TRAITS

19. 7. 2024 | 2 min read Ads from top-performing campaigns typically have a distinct emotional profile, according to new research by DAIVID, the creative effectiveness measurement platform, and WARC.

WHO’S LAUGHING NOW? HUMOUR BLOWS PURPOSE OUT OF THE WATER AT CANNES

25. 6. 2024 | 2 min read Creative effectiveness platform System1 has found that the ad industry’s shift towards more humour-focused campaigns has continued into 2024, shifting ever further away from purpose.

CANNES BRONZE GOES TO ČAP, MCCANN AND HERO & OUTLAW

21. 6. 2024 | 1 min read The Czech campaign "National Day without Haste", prepared for the Czech Association of Insurance Companies by McCann and Hero & Outlaw, was the top winner at Cannes Lions.

ALL ADS DON’T HAVE TO BE THE SAME, THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

21. 6. 2024 | 4 min read The last day of the Festival of Creativity shone a light on the problems of the industry, how to fix them, but also on the success of Barbie.

THE RECIPE FOR THE MAGIC COCKTAIL FOR BRAND SUCCESS BY KAREN HOWE: BRILLIANT CREATIVE AND TELEVISION

26. 3. 2024 | 9 min read TV is the media channel of choice for top brands. One of the reasons is that it provides unrivalled access to consumers of all ages, including the elusive group of 18-34 year olds. Karen Howe, global award-winning creative director and member of the Cannes Lions advisory board, focused her brand magic webinar on some of the TV ads that have captured the hearts of consumers with compelling creative, providing brands with wider awareness and higher sales. THE STATISTICS ARE CLEAR Research shows that the influence of social networks is overestimated, and we need to stick to the figures. Statistics show that television has a totally unrivalled reach. According to a measurement carried out in Canada between May and September 2023, television reached 83% of adults, 72% of teens, and 68% of kids.

YOUNG LIONS KNOWS THE WINNER.

25. 3. 2024 | 3 min read The judges and organisers of the competition for young creatives in the communications industry have announced the winners of this year's national round of the Young Lions competition.

YOUNG LIONS 2024: 21 JUDGES EVALUATE THE WORK OF 81 TEAMS FOR FOUR ORGANISATIONS

22. 3. 2024 | 4 min read The sixteenth edition of the Young Lions national competition for young communication professionals up to 31 years of age will soon recognize the winning talents.