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Tag: Indies @ Cannes

1 in 4 Cannes Wins Went Indie. The Better Story Is What Comes Next

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The growing sense of belief, clarity, and earned confidence matters

Cannes Lions Day 5: Indies Dominate Film, Claim Grand Prix for Good

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23 Film Lions and the festival’s top purpose award cap a strong week for independent agencies

Cannes Lions Day 4: Indies Take 16 Lions in Business Categories

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Serviceplan keeps winning as indies show strength in experience and strategy

Cannes Lions Day 3: Indies Win Big Across Media, Direct, PR & Creator Categories

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65 Lions prove indies are built different

Cannes Lions Day 2: INNOCEAN’s Grand Prix Leads 43 Indie Wins

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Car-camera thriller earns South Korea’s first Entertainment Lion as indies claim craft honors

Cannes Lions Day 1: Serviceplan’s Grand Prix Leads Indie Triumph

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IAN members capture Print & Publishing’s top honor as indies claim 24 Lions

Empty Purpose Is Dead: Tom Morton on What Brands Must Do Now

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From the Terrace Stage at Cannes Lions, Narratory Capital’s founder lays out the blueprint

Independent Agencies Storm the Croisette: From Losers’ Dinners to Creator Darwinism

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Indie Spin: The one with Cannes countdowns, Brazilian brilliance, and why 97% deserve a party too

Revisiting Cannes 2024 (With New Members)

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A look at how the numbers changed

Here We Go! Member Agencies Score Big on Cannes Lions Titanium Shortlist

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Serviceplan, OBERLAND, Day One Agency and INNOCEAN Berlin represent indie excellence on advertising’s most prestigious list

A German Farmer Mentioned His Sheep Were Gay. Serviceplan Ran With It.

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How barnyard reality became a billion-impression campaign for LGBTQ+ advocacy

Don’t You (Forget About Your Early-Year Campaign)

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Let’s get your work top-of-mind as we get closer to Cannes

Cannes Lions 2025: We’re Back. We’re Bringing the Indie Energy. And Kyle!

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Find us in the lobbies, cafés, and wherever the Wi-Fi holds

Tapping Into the Cultural Pulse, This Cannes Report Is an Evergreen Must-Read

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The Thought Partnership’s special report illuminated important insights

Serviceplan’s SPARK Academy: Igniting the Next Generation of Creative Talent

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Quietly revolutionizing how young creatives learn, connect, and grow

How Do Indies Feel About AI? The Human Touch Reigns Supreme

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It’s early days, with promise, but things we make as people matters

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