Media AM - Felix Dennis, Unilever's Sure, Cannes Lions, Adam & Eve/DDB, WPP

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23rd June 2014

Felix Dennis, publisher, millionaire, poet and tree lover, dies aged 67 Felix Dennis, the chairman and founder of Dennis Publishing and one of the most well-known characters in the media industry, has died aged 67. Sure runs tactical ad playing on World Cup referees' white spray Unilever's Sure deodorant brand has created a tactical ad that plays on a new phenomenon in football, the referee's white spray, first seen by UK audiences during the World Cup. Failure to award Grand Prix in Branded Content sparks controversy The Branded Content and Entertainment jury failed to award a Grand Prix at last week's Cannes Lions, despite handing out 11 gold Lions. Adam & Eve/DDB wins Agency of the Year The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity named Adam & Eve/DDB its Agency of the Year last night, after the Omnicom shop picked up four Grands Prix. WPP wins holding company of the year in Cannes for fourth time in a row Sir Martin Sorrell hailed "brilliant work for clients" as accolades for 47 agencies, including network of the year for Ogilvy & Mather, helped win holding company of the year for WPP at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2014. Havas' Alan Brydon climbs the backstairs of the Carlton to discuss the value of Cannes Alan Brydon, the head of investment at Havas Media UK, shunned Sir Martin Sorrell's advice to take the backstairs at the Carlton - but there was no talk of mergers, rather what he's taken most from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this year. Cannes excess is here to stay, says Steve King Steve King, ZenithOptimedia's global chief executive, says the extravagance and excess of Cannes from 10 years ago is back and very much here to stay. PHD chief extols outstanding Cannes week Winning two Gold Lions with its all-Lego ad break for the 'Lego Movie' has contributed to an "outstanding" week at Cannes for Mike Cooper, PHD's global chief executive. OMD Worldwide's chief Mainardo de Nardis talks full-service, awards and fascism Mainardo de Nardis, chief executive of OMD Worldwide, says the focus for the Omnicom media network after the proposed merger with Publicis Groupe has collapsed remains the same, on servicing big clients and on harnessing innovation and creativity. Sorrell warns rivals: 'Don't climb the backstairs of the Carlton in Cannes' Sir Martin Sorrell, the founder and chief executive of WPP, revelled in the collapse of the proposed $35 billion Publicis Omnicom Group in Cannes this week. Karen Blackett OBE: 'I don't feel like I've done enough yet' The sun was shining on MediaCom's chief executive Karen Blackett today, in a rare moment of reflection in Cannes after receiving an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Havas Media and McCann win Media Grand Prix in Cannes Havas Media Peru won the Cannes Lions Media Grand Prix with partners McCann last night for media work for Coca-Cola. Do the Cannes Media Lions still matter? Overblown and overrated, or imperative recognition of best in class that propels the industry forward? By Arif Durrani. Data meets creativity in the Lions' den Steve Henry and Oliver Rees showed a Cannes audience how incredible things can happen when data and creativity come together. Omnicom's Marc Bignell to help lead Yahoo's EMEA operation Marc Bignell, global chief investment officer at Omnicom Media Group, is set to take a senior leadership role at Yahoo in Europe. Latest blogs Amazon's Fire phone could help win over the high street With its new Fire phone launched on Wednesday, Amazon has the potential to instantly hijack the high street and make every song, sign, poster and product a point of sale opportunity, says Talon's Richard Simkins Heading the elephants off at the pass I attended a conference this week where the thorny topic of ad blocking received significant airtime. And no wonder, given what we heard. What's in a name? Why Techmedia is now Purch Antoine Boulin, president, media at Purch, explains the reasoning behind the group's recent rebranding. Don't interrupt: publish The priorities of brands and agencies are changing in a content-driven world, says Tim Hipperson, the former chief executive of G2 Joshua and ZenithOptimedia. Why performance delivery means so much more in today's media environment It's time to redefine performance delivery, says AdConnection's chief executive, Catherine Becker.

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