Campaign’s editors from around the world come together after the Lions festival for the final episode of the Campaign Cannes global podcast in partnership with Ocean Outdoor.

We review the festival and talk about the work that won, the big trends that emerged, the first year of Campaign House and the best parties.

Gideon Spanier (far left), the UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, hosts the podcast and is joined by Maisie McCabe, editor of Campaign UK, David Brown, co-editor of Campaign Canada, and Luz Corona, editor of Campaign US.

Further reading about the work and stories on this podcast:

WPP, DDB and Publicis Conseil win creative company, network and agency of year at Cannes Lions 2025

Channel 4 and L’Oréal Paris scoop Film Lions Grands Prix

Publicis Conseil lands Titanium Grand Prix for Axa campaign helping women escape abuse

Great work should swim against the current, creative chiefs say

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Campaign’s editors from around the world come together at Campaign House at the Lions festival for the second episode of the Campaign Cannes global podcast in partnership with Ocean Outdoor.

Gideon Spanier, the UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, hosts the podcast and is joined by Maisie McCabe, editor of Campaign UK, Nikita Mishra, editor of Campaign Asia, Chris Powell, co-editor of Campaign Canada, and Luz Corona, editor of Campaign US.

We talk about the buzz at the midway point during the festival, including the first Grand Prix winners, how the awards juries reach their decision and speculation about the search for a new WPP chief executive, plus we discuss some of our favourite sessions at Campaign House, our dedicated venue at Canopy by Hilton.

Further reading about the work and stories on the podcast:

Arthur Sadoun: Agencies should be ‘optimistic’ not ‘scared’ about future

Laura Jordan Bambach, Vicki Maguire and Kay Hsu at Cannes: ‘Lack of diversity can shut down incredible ideas’

Scrutiny over media trading will be a top story in next year, Campaign editors say

Vaseline’s “Vaseline Verified” by Ogilvy Singapore wins Health & Wellness Lions Grand Prix

Rimas Music’s “Tracking bad bunny” by DDB Latina Puerto Rico wins Entertainment Lions for Music Grand Prix

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Campaign’s editors from around the world come together ahead of the Lions festival for the first episode of the Campaign Cannes global podcast in partnership with Ocean Outdoor.

We preview the festival and talk about the work we want to win, the mood in the ad industry and Campaign House – our exciting new venue at Cannes.

Gideon Spanier (centre in picture), the UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, hosts the podcast and is joined by Maisie McCabe, editor of Campaign UK, Nikita Mishra, editor of Campaign Asia, David Brown, co-editor of Campaign Canada, and Luz Corona, editor of Campaign US.

We also discuss why Arthur Sadoun, the chief executive of Publicis Groupe and a speaker at Campaign House on day one of the festival, has called for the industry to take a “different” approach at Cannes this year and the introduction of new “safe zones” at the festival.

Further reading about the work and stories on this podcast

• KFC “Believe in Chicken” by Mother London
• Channel 4 “Considering What?” by 4Creative
• Apple TV+ “Severance in Grand Central” by Kamp Grizzly
• KFC “Uncle KFC’s Rice Bowl” by Wolf BKK
• IKEA “U Up?” by Rethink
• Maple Leaf “Look for the Leaf” by NFA

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Group M, the world's largest media buying group, has undergone a titanic course correction and "simplification", re-emerging as WPP Media. While the destination "makes sense", according to Campaign's editor-in-chief Gideon Spanier, the reorganisation is coming at a huge cost to those that work there.

In February this year, The Campaign Podcast asked 'What is Group M?' and in the three months since, the group has merged agency brands into a single P&L, got rid of agency specific jobs titles and begun making roles redundant around the world. More recently, WPP's chief executive Mark Read announced on Monday (9 June) he was stepping down.

In this episode, Campaign's editorial team ask a simple question and dig deeper into why WPP has made the change, what will happen to the individual agencies within it, and whether it really is "simpler".

Tech editor Lucy Shelley hosts the episode which features Spanier alongside media editor Beau Jackson and deputy media editor Shauna Lewis.

Further reading:

‘Something’s gone horribly wrong’: new chair faces calls to ‘fix’ WPP at AGM

WPP launches data solution Open Intelligence

'We know that we have to be simpler': Brian Lesser lays out Group M plans

Group M axes global agency CEO roles in major centralisation push

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Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2025 is only a few weeks away. With the prejudging completed last week, Campaign speaks to three jurors on what they're expecting this year at Cannes and what purpose the festival serves in a year of economic turbulence.

Tech editor Lucy Shelley speaks to Kate Stanners, president of the Film Lions and global chief creative officer and chair of Saatchi & Saatchi; Dan Clays, president of the Media Lions and chief executive officer EMEA at Omnicom Media Group and Noel Bunting, juror on Digital Craft Lions and chief creative officer at Publicis London.

The judging trio talk about the importance of instinct, why Cannes serves as a reminder of the "art of the possible" and how the connection between creativity and technology is used to hack the algorithm in advertising.

Further reading:

Should Cannes Lions be more focused on practical business solutions?

Arthur Sadoun calls for ‘different approach’ at Cannes amid economic challenges

Apple named Cannes Lions Creative Marketer of the Year

Campaign announces agenda for debut of Campaign House at Cannes Lions 2025

Cannes Lions introduces safe zones

'Rewarding work while accepting suffering': IPA, D&AD and Cannes Lions respond

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VCCP London’s chief executive Andrew Peake is the special guest in the studio, joining Campaign’s creativity and culture editor Gurjit Degun, deputy editor Gemma Charles and features editor Matt Barker.

Andrew explains why VCCP are moving out of their home in London’s Victoria after 23 years and heading over to Fitzrovia, prompting a conversation among the quartet around the role that offices – and crucially, office cultures – have to play in attracting talent.

That then leads to further chat about socio-economic factors, career development and other motivating factors that come into play when choosing to work for a particular agency.

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Campaign hosted its star event Media360 in Brighton this week, gathering together leaders from UK media agencies, owners and businesses to discuss and question where media is headed in 2025.

Hosted by the chief executives of Essencemediacom and Hearts & Science, Natalie Cummins and Garrett O’Rielly, the two days covered connecting with gen Z, what to do about AI and urged advertisers to support trusted journalism. Jamie Laing opened the conference in the hot seat questioned by Campaign editor Maisie McCabe.

In this bonus episode you will hear a session from the event which questions whether social media is killing TV, hosted by Debatemate. Before we get to it, tech editor Lucy Shelley is joined by media editor Beau Jackson to chat through a few highlights from the two days.

Further reading:

Media 360: Lloyds Banking Group’s marketing lead on breaking ground in gaming

Media 360: Marketers from Currys, Reckitt and Estée Lauder on how media drives growth

Media 360: Jamie Laing on why brands should 'always have a North Star'

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