CANNES LIONS WRAP-UP: PART TWO – FROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GROWTH, FROM VOLUME TO TRUST

28. 6. 2026 | 13 min read Another part of the overall round-up of the Cannes Lions festival was a panel discussion featuring the heads of content from three platforms: Lions, Contagious and WARC. They took their seats at a table on stage to review the main themes of the past week.

CAMPAIGNS SEE BETTER BUSINESS EFFECTS WHEN THEY INCREASE BRAND TRUST

28. 1. 2026 | 2 min read Advertising that amplifies brand trust can have an outsized impact on traditional markers of commercial success, including growth in sales, market share or profit, according to new analysis from the IPA.

TRADITIONAL MEDIA PLANNING AND PURCHASING IS CHANGING, BEING REPLACED BY A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

22. 1. 2026 | 2 min read The established model of media planning based on fixed plans and stable channels is coming under pressure. Structural changes in the media, technological developments and changes in consumer behaviour mean that existing approaches are no longer sufficient. This is according to a new study, Future of Media 2026, published by the research organisation WARC.

HOW FRAMING TIME CHANGES WHAT PEOPLE THINK SOMETHING IS WORTH

21. 1. 2026 | 4 min read The way in which time is framed in relation to a service or product, such as the age of a whisky, influences people’s perception of its value, says new research, and how brands use this to their advantage will depend on what they are trying to sell.

THE GLOBAL ADVERTISING MARKET IS GROWING, WITH TECH GIANTS TAKING THE LION’S SHARE

18. 1. 2026 | 3 min read Last year, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta captured 56.1% of the global advertising market, and their share is expected to grow even further this year.

EFFECTIVENESS IS BUILT ON CONSISTENCY AND CREATIVITY, EMERGED FROM THE CREATIVE IMPACT DISCUSSION FORUM AT THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

26. 9. 2025 | 11 min read At the Cannes Lions Festival, leading marketers, prominent creatives, and representatives from research agencies come together each year to explore the relationships between creativity, consistency, and effectiveness. This year, as part of the Creative Impact discussion forum, they focused on finding ways to maintain brand consistency in an uncertain and ever-changing environment, leverage creators and new technologies, and improve customer experience. The takeaway? Consistency is a creative superpower that can protect brand value and increase brand strength over the long term.

ADVERTISING IN PREMIUM MEDIA STRENGTHENS TRUST IN BRANDS

16. 9. 2025 | 2 min read Consumers trust brands more when their advertising appears in premium media, according to international research.

ADVERTISING SPENDING IN LINEAR TV DECLINES DUE TO STREAMING

15. 9. 2025 | 2 min read As TV viewers shift to VOD services, global investment in advertising on linear TV is declining.

WARC CONSUMER TRENDS 2025: FIVE SHIFTS SHAPING CONSUMER SPENDING

4. 8. 2025 | 2 min read A growing cost-of-living gap, consumers’ proactive approach to health, and the emergence of alternative social activities are among the biggest trends influencing consumer spending this year, according to WARC’s 2025 Consumer Trends Report. What the trends tell us In uncertain times we crave control.

STUDY WARC: WHAT MARKETERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RAISING BRAND AWARENESS

30. 5. 2025 | 2 min read Brand awareness might be seen as a “fuzzy” metric – it doesn’t help that it’s often used as a proxy for “top-of-funnel” goals, for example – but it can be a valuable goal in itself and a success indicator for marketers, boosting both ROAS and sales.

WARC: GLOBAL AD SPENDING TO FALL BY $20 BILLION

30. 3. 2025 | 3 min read The global advertising market is slowing down due to growing economic uncertainty, trade barriers and tightening regulation. According to WARC's latest study, ad spending growth will decline by $20 billion over the next two years.

GLOBAL ADVERTISING SPEND TO PASS $1 TRILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR

26. 11. 2024 | 2 min read Global advertising spend is on course to grow 10.7% this year to a total of $1.08trn, with online media leading the charge – the strongest growth rate in six years and the largest absolute rise on record if the post-Covid recovery of 2021 (+27.9% year-on-year) is disregarded - the new forecast represents a 0.2 percentage point (pp) upgrade on WARC’s last global forecast in August.

WARC WARNS: BY FOCUSING ON SHORT-TERM ROI YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON HALF OF MEDIA REVENUES

29. 10. 2024 | 4 min read Research from WARC and Google highlights the importance of investing in solutions such as MMM or attribution, as well as AI, for sustainable growth across the marketing funnel.</strong

BABY BOOMERS SPEND HALF THEIR MEDIA TIME ONLINE

18. 10. 2024 | 3 min read People over 60 are gradually moving to digital content, but brands are not yet able to respond.

GLOBAL ADVERTISING TO CROSS THE TRILLION DOLLAR MARK THIS YEAR

28. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Advertising spending is expected to grow by 10.5% year-on-year this year, with the total value set to exceed $1 trillion.

WARC: THE BIGGEST SCARE OF PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING IS BRAND SAFETY

20. 8. 2024 | 3 min read What are the main trends that will influence programmatic advertising in the coming year? This is the subject of a new report, The Future of Programmatic 2024, prepared by WARC in collaboration with NewtonX. Although two-thirds of respondents are somewhat satisfied with the current state of affairs, they also find a lot of room for improvement.

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

26. 7. 2024 | 7 min read The International Olympic Committee’s Jérôme Parmentier on Olympic viewing habits in the era of TikTok and Netflix, and what this means for media rights.

RITUALS HELP BRANDS STRENGTHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CONSUMERS

22. 7. 2024 | 3 min read Brands that manage to incorporate a ritual into their products and services are able to establish a closer emotional relationship with consumers.