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Campaign: Agencies June 24, 2017

Publicis Groupe withdraws from marketing and awards to focus on AI-powered platform Marcel Claire Beale Publicis Groupe is pulling out of all marketing activity for the next 365 days - and won't be entering awards at Cannes next year - as it focuses its resources on developing Marcel, described by chief executive Arthur Sadoun as a ground breaking new platform. Cannes Lions to launch committee in response to festival criticism Gideon Spanier Cannes Lions is to launch an advisory committee "to help shape the future of the festival" in response to criticism that the festival has got too big and lost its creative heart. WPP and Omnicom discuss Cannes Lions rethink Gideon Spanier WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell and his Omnicom counterpart, John Wren, have talked about how the ad industry should rethink Cannes Lions or even push for its relocation to another city. Shares in Cannes Lions' owner fall as Publicis pulls out and WPP voices doubts Gideon Spanier Shares in Ascential, the owner of Cannes Lions, fell more than 3% after Publicis Groupe said it would not enter the awards next year and WPP said "the jury is out" on its future participation. Etihad splits with Cheil and takes digital account in-house Emily Tan Cheil London will no longer be Etihad's global digital and social agency following a restructure by the airline. Paul Hammersley launches indie agency collective Gurjit Degun Paul Hammersley, the former chief executive at DDB and Cheil, is setting up an agency collective of independent shops to "level the playing field" and compete against the holding companies. Is Pearman departure indicative of instability at AMV? Jeremy Lee Cilla Snowball resumes CEO role of London agency to steady the ship in the wake of Ian Pearman's surprise exit to TBWA. TripAdvisor launches UK campaign and hires local agency Emily Tan TripAdvisor is rolling out a new campaign in the UK today, featuring its owlish mascot Little Wiser for the first time. French police raid Havas offices over CES Las Vegas inquiry Emily Tan The headquarters of the Havas advertising group was raided on Tuesday by the French anti-corruption police over an inquiry into a visit by president Emmanuel Macron to CES Las Vegas. ManvsMachine London and Nike bring home UK's only gold Design Lion Emily Tan ManvsMachine London and Nike won a gold Design Lion for "Go lighter go longer" a "metaphorical exploration of air and the negative space it occupies" to promote Nike Air Max 2017. Channel 4, JWT and Black Sheep Studios win golds in Entertainment Lions Simon Gwynn Channel 4 has scooped a gold Lion in the Entertainment category for its Paralympics campaign, "We're the superhumans". Cannes 2017: Industry meets at Campaign beach party Staff Campaign once again took over the Carlton Beach, where the great and the good of the advertising and marketing industry met for our annual party in Cannes. Twitter and 'Fearless girl' win Outdoor Grand Prix at Cannes Omar Oakes Twitter has won the Grand Prix at Cannes in the Outdoor category for ads highlighting its ability to provide a forum for political debate, while McCann New York's "Fearless girl" also won the top prize. Pride outdoor campaign will fill London with colourful stories of love and affirmation Simon Gwynn For the out of home component of this year's Pride in London campaign, "Love happens here", WCRS has created more than 30 posters featuring real people's stories of finding love and acceptance in the capital. Promoted Stop predicting the death of anything: no media is a write-off, it's all opportunity Matthew Chapman Marketers need to exploit the proliferation of channels - not fear it, says Campaign-Turner panel Promoted Cannes Perspectives: 'Dream big. Dream big ideas' Jeremy Perrott, McCann Health Don't be afraid to dream, but join the visionaries who turn the seemingly impossible into reality Subscribe now - Limited Cannes offer If you are enjoying this bulletin, subscribe now to get even more news, analysis and insight from Campaign, including unrestricted access to campaignlive.co.uk . Subscribe now for 12 weeks from just £12. 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