Agency news & analysis

CANNES 2013: UK Radio Lions nominations fall to 12

Ogilvy & Mather London stands a good chance in tomorrow's Cannes Radio Lions category awards, where it has nine shortlisted entries, although the UK's overall tally of 12 is down from 21 last year.

CANNES 2013: BBH London leads UK Promo & Activation winners

BBH London picked up three of the UK's five awards in the Promo & Activation Lions, taking home Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions for its work for Axe (known as Lynx in the UK).

CANNES 2013: In pictures

Catch up with the action in Cannes, including sessions from speakers including Jack Black, Jenson Button and Martha Stewart.

Cannes 2013: John Lewis' Inglis on winning his first Lions

It was the first time Craig Inglis, director of marketing at John Lewis, had attended the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, but it proved to be well worth the wait.

Leith buys Edinburgh rival Newhaven

The Leith Agency has acquired its struggling Edinburgh rival Newhaven Communications for a nominal sum.

CANNES 2013: UK bags 22 digital nominations

Google will lead the UK's tilt at tomorrow night's Cyber Lions awards with eight of the UK's 22 shortlisted entries, five from Google Creative Lab London and three from Google UK London.

Muller Amore to sponsor Channel 4's First Dates

Müller Dairy's recently relaunched Amore yoghurts will sponsor Channel 4's new documentary series 'First Dates'.

WPP invests in micro-blogging platform Muzy

WPP, the owner of JWT and AKQA, has made a number of digital investments, including taking a stake in the micro-blogging platform Muzy and putting money into the YouTube network Fullscreen.

CANNES 2013: Emery talks McLaren and the importance of adapting

Nick Emery, the global chief executive of WPP's Mindshare, has underlined the importance of adapting and embracing the creativity that involves.

CANNES 2013: Monday roundup from Live@Cannes

Day two of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity featured winners, intimate taxi rides and maps made of meat.

Cheeky animations reveal bizarre excuses by TV fee dodgers

TV Licensing has created a series of ads to illustrate some of the most surreal excuses from fee evaders, including one bizarre claim from a dodger who insisted he had "received a lethal injection".

CANNES 2013: Jane McGonigal on the super powers of gamers

Far from the stereotypes of gamers being introverted and susceptible to anti-social behaviour, the latest research conducted by Omnicom's PHD demonstrates the more games you play, the more motivated you are.

CANNES 2013: PHD is a massive multi-player game

Omnicom's PHD media network is attempting to transform its approach to strategy and planning by adopting the principles of "gamification" to its business.

CANNES 2013: Heineken scores Grand Prix for Creative Effectiveness

Heineken has picked up the Grand Prix in this year's Creative Effectiveness Lions for its international campaign, by Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam.

CANNES 2013: UK scoops two Creative Effectiveness Lions

The UK has outperformed the US in this year's Creative Effectiveness Lions, despite receiving half the number of nominations, although the Grand Prix went to a Dutch shop.

CANNES 2013: AKQA and Leo Burnett scoop Direct Lions

UK agencies landed just one Silver and one Bronze in the Direct Lions category.

CANNES 2013: O&M London gets 12 nominations in press shortlist

Ogilvy & Mather London picked up 12 of the UK's 15 nominations in the Print Lions, with the agency's work for the travel website Expedia being nominated eight times.

CANNES 2013: Sunday roundup from Live@Cannes

The first day of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity was action-packed, and Campaign captured the events on our global live blog, Live@Cannes.

#NoCannesDo? Five reasons not to be in Cannes

Lunching al desko rather than on the Croisette this week? Nicola Kemp gives the five reasons why desk is best.

CANNES 2013: UK bags 38 nominations in Outdoor Lions

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO London and Ogilvy & Mather London are strong contenders in the Cannes Outdoor Lions category, with a total of 18 nominations between the two agencies.

CANNES 2013: Google one of six UK Mobile Lions nominations

Google is one of the six UK nominations on the Mobile Lions shortlist, alongside SapientNitro, social and digital shop We Make Awesome Sh, Mother London, Grey London and mobile agency Nimbletank London.