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  • This new Diwali campaign stems from the thought of Cadbury Celebrations enabling to 'Bring the celebration with you'

    Cadbury Celebrations unveils campaign for Diwali 2016

    By A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising has created a new film for Cadbury Celebrations with the aim to bring to life the joy of togetherness, a feeling that gets heightened during festivities.

     

    Cadbury Celebrations, the chocolate gifting brand in the Mondelez portfolio, operates across the premium and mass premium segments with the Rich Dry Fruit Collection (RDFC), being the growth driver catering to the premium end. This new Diwali campaign stems from the thought of Cadbury Celebrations enabling to ‘Bring the celebration with you.’

     

    Said Kapil Mishra, executive vice-president and executive creative director, Contract Advertising: “This advertisement was driven by the idea that festivals have become very monotonous and a mere ritual. While parents wait for this occasion for the entire family to be together, younger generation is too occupied in their life and routine. By this campaign we aim to reinvigorate the festive feeling among the youth, emphasizing on emotions of togetherness, fun and family bonding.”

     

    The film opens on the son and his family coming back to their ancestral home getting decked for the Diwali festivities. The Diwali party swells, with another son trooping in with his family and what ensues are charming little stories of what the four walls of the house have been witness to. As the stories keep coming out and the togetherness grows on each other.

     

    At such a juncture, the elder son asks his father as to if he is serious about selling the house where they all grew up. It is at this point that the father breaks into a half complaining, half naughty mood to tell that now that everybody is home, he is not going to sell it. The children get the fact that he was playing a prank and the family rejoices in celebrating their togetherness this Diwali.

     

  • The narrative reverberates Bluestone’s USP of a wide choice of designs and modern appeal

    Choose your twinkle, says BlueStone in latest campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Leading online destination for fine jewellery, BlueStone.com launched a new brand campaign ‘Choose Your Twinkle’. Presenting the finest range of modern and contemporary jewellery designs and styles, the campaign promotes the brand as the go-to jewellery destination for today’s women.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Pushkar Jain, CMO, BlueStone.com, said, “We are very excited to launch our new brand campaign that happens to coincide with the festive season. The TVC clearly illustrates our core proposition of choice of designs and modern styles whilst targeting the new age women. Our strong focus on brand building coupled with world class designs and a superior online experience will enable us to expand our footprint in the second largest jewellery market in world.”

     

    Added Ashish Chakravarty, National Creative Director, Contract Advertising: “Jewellery is very close to women. Sometimes closer than their partners. We thought, for this one, let’s tell stories of women, by women. So here it is, a peek into a woman’s mind, her thought process and the moments that trigger off when she discovers choice and gold and love. All at once.”

     

  • It is thus an upgrade for a distemper user who wishes to use an emulsion

    Asian Paints unveils new ad campaign ‘Kam Kharcha, Saalo Saal Charcha’

    By A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising’s new film for Asian Paints Tractor Emulsions aims at highlighting the value factor of the brand’s emulsions which, according to a communiqué, lasts for many years and hence does not require re-painting every year.

     

    Commenting on the new ad film, Amit Syngle, President – Marketing & Technology, Asian Paints said; “The distemper consumer today has a very strong ‘har saal’ or annual paintings cycle. Through an interesting interplay between an old fashioned father-in-law and a progressive son-in-law, this communications challenges this ‘har saal’ painting cycle where on using Tractor Emulsion, the consumer gets not only a plastic paint finish but also a product that lasts much longer than distemper.”

     

    “Tractor Emulsion had always provided value conscious consumers with awesome looking walls. This had made Tractor the paint brand of choice for the Great Indian Middle Class. This year however, we had an exciting new story to tell. The age old tradition of getting the house painted was getting decimated and replaced with something smarter. This clash of old habits and new ideas was the genesis of the commercial. An authoritarian classical music teacher struggling to keep things stay the way they have always been in the face of a smart young man who knows better. It’s an attempt at showcasing real life humour drawn from the lives of real consumers,” added Ashish Chakravarty, NCD – Contract Advertising

     

    The film opens on a father being received by his son in law on a visit to his daughter’s house and thereafter a debate ensues on the importance of painting one’s house every year. In the course of the film he realises that with Tractor Emulsion there is no need to paint the house every year and thereby reinforcing “Kam Kharcha, Saalo Saal Charcha”.

  • Earlier, Aviva Life Insurance was being partnered by BBDO and MRM // McCann

    Aviva Life Ins hands over mandate to Contract

    By A Correspondent

     

    Aviva Life Insurance announced its partnership with Contract Advertising. Following a competitive pitch, Contract Advertising has been selected to handle the advertising portfolio for Aviva Life Insurance India and help build and develop the company’s communication messages, through new propositions and initiatives, over the next two years. Earlier, Aviva Life Insurance was being partnered by BBDO and MRM // McCann.

     

    “We are keen to be seen as Thought Leaders in a category that is otherwise cluttered and largely non-differentiated. Be it our products ideas or communication, our strategy is to find relevance and uniqueness in our offerings, in order to be the insurer of choice. We are delighted to have Contract Advertising on board, as our new creative partner, in building our ambitious journey in India. In them, we have found like-mindedness and an ability to make a difference, in line with Aviva India’s vision to create an impactful customer connect,” said Anjali Malhotra, Chief Customer, Marketing & Digital Officer, Aviva India.

     

    Rana Barua

    On the new win, Rana Barua, Chief Executive Officer, Contract Advertising said, “We are really excited on winning Aviva and look forward to partnering & creating unique ideas & communication that is relevant to the category and thus more impactful for them.  What is also heartening yet again is our understanding & creative during the pitch process was totally aligned with the vision of the entire brand and corporate team. We look forward to a long and enriching relationship with Aviva.”

     

     

    Ashish Chakravarty

    Speaking on the partnership, Ashish Chakravarty, National Creative Director, Contract Advertising said, “A regulatory controlled category is plagued with sameness of product offering, and consumer conversations. Thus the role of brand communication becomes critical. We found Aviva’s new approach a welcome change. So I am happy that they chose us to partner with them, on their plans for India. This should be an exciting one, and we certainly hope to create some memorable work for the brand.”

     

     

     

  • Kapil Mishra, creative head and Sunil Shetty, Planning Head will be partnering Arjun and leading the team in Mumbai

    Contract appoints Arjun Sen as General Manager, Mumbai

    By A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising announced the appointment of Arjun Sen who returns to the agency as Executive Vice President & General Manager – Mumbai operations.

     

    Arjun who is back after a short gap of two years, has worked on some of the leading brands of the agency such as, Cadbury (Celebrations, Crunch, Eclairs, Halls, Bytes), Shoppers Stop, CNBC – Money Control, Crompton Greaves, Edelweiss, Murphy Richards, Bajaj Electricals, Mothercare and Askme amongst others, for six years.

     

    With over 20 years of advertising experience, Arjun has played diverse roles across global and local agencies. He has spent almost a decade leading & building agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, McCann, Quadrant Communications & Capital Advertising. His last assignment was with Famous Innovations, where he headed business nationally.

     

    Rana Barua

    Announcing his appointment, Rana Barua, CEO, Contract Advertising says, “Arjun has a genuine passion for building brands. Helping brands engage and connect with their core TG is what stimulates him the most. He is a natural leader and is very proficient with mentoring and inspiring teams to deliver the highest quality of work. He is an ideas man at the core, who absolutely loves the craft of advertising.”

     

    Arjun will work closely with Rana Barua and the entire senior management to take the agency to greater glory and success. Kapil Mishra, creative head and Sunil Shetty, Planning Head will be partnering Arjun and leading the team in Mumbai.

     

    On his returning to Contract and assuming the new role, Arjun says, “I am delighted to be back at Contract and ride the new wave that has the right mix of legacy and contemporary thinking that makes this agency a powerhouse of talent and ideas. I look forward to partnering Rana in his vision for Contract during my tenure here.”

     

  • Sunil, who joins in from FCB Global, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a seasoned planner

    Contract brings Sunil Shetty as Strategic Planning Head, Mumbai

    By A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising, announced the appointment of Sunil Shetty, as Senior Vice President & Head, Strategic Planning at Contract, Mumbai.

     

    Sunil, who joins in from FCB Global, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a seasoned planner, skilled in delivering effective brand and communication solutions with leading global advertising agencies & corporates.

     

    Announcing his appointment, Rohit Srivastava, Chief Strategy Officer, Contract Advertising said, “Having been on the client’s side, Sunil brings with him a larger marketing & business perspective, which will be an asset, as we plan forward & growth strategies for our clients and their brands. His wider exposure to markets beyond India ensures a fresh, outside-in thinking that we are excited about tapping into, as we forge new forms of communication & engagement to reflect the changing realities of the consumer & media landscape.”

     

    Sunil has successfully led the planning function across offices in India and South East Asia, in an individual capacity and as a team leader. Sunil’s last assignment was working as Strategic Planning Director in FCB Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; prior to which, he was Head of Planning for FCB Ulka, Mumbai. He has also worked with Ogilvy and RK Swamy BBDO in his previous role. Sunil has also been on the client’s side, has worked with companies such as Philips Lighting & ICICI Securities.

     

    Sunil has done his Masters in Marketing from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and brings with him, over 14 years of marketing and communications experience.

     

  • Vectus Industries is one of India’s premier brand of water storage tanks and plastic piping solutions

    Contract unveils brand campaign for Vectus

    By A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising has unveiled a new campaign for Vectus that promises to heat up the battle in the water storage tanks and plastic pipes industry.

     

    Talking about the brief, Ashish Baheti, Director, Vectus Industries Ltd. said, “The challenge for us was to leverage our legacy of 25 years in the industry to get a head start for our flagship brand, Vectus. We wanted Vectus to rise above product features and speak in the voice of a leader – a voice of authority, reason and foresight. We also wanted to reach out to home builders across age groups as well as those from the construction industry with a memorable message which keeps us on the top of their minds”.

     

    Shot on the parched terrain of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat by talented director Sainath Choudhary, the TVC is intense and a refreshing change from the clutter of product advertising today. The cinematography, the cast and the sound design come together to create the excitement of a western thriller, and the entry of the product leaves one nodding in agreement.

     

    “Tanks, pipes, drainage pipes aren’t exactly top of mind for people ever. What we’ve done here is to change the conversation of the category. We’ve taken the usual clichés of durability, longevity, strength etc. and represented them in a totally new and compelling way. The socially responsibleangle presents the case to the consumer in a manner they can’t ignore. It brings the category into the forefront and presents Vectus as a thought leader in it,”said Mayur Hola, Executive Creative Director, Contract Advertising New Delhi.

     

    Vectus Industries is one of India’s premier brand of water storage tanks and plastic piping solutions. Leveraging their massive pan-India retail presence in the water storage tanks domain, Vectus launched their comprehensive piping solutions range successfully, and has made huge strides in the past few years.

     

  • Contract Advertising's Delhi office has bagged the creative duties for Paytm over a strongly contested multi-agency pitch.

    Contract also wins creative mandate for Paytm

    By A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising has also won the creative duties for Paytm over a strongly contested multi-agency pitch.

     

    Confirming the development, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder of Paytm, said: “We are very happy to announce appointment of Contract Advertising, as our new creative agency. Post a competitive evaluation process, in Contract, we have found an able creative partner who understands our target market opportunity very well. We are confident that with their strong creative capabilities, planning strength and a team with vast and varied experiences, Contract will help Paytm become India’s most loved mobile commerce brand.”

     

    The business, won on Contract’s strategic and creative skills, will be handled out of the agency’s Delhi office and will include campaign development across TV, print, radio, and digital media.

     

    “Contract is very excited to partner a brand like Paytm that operates in a very dynamic and competitive category.  Our integrated approach has yet again demonstrated our strength and expertise which clients are clearly seeing as our differentiated and visible edge over other agencies,” said Shivaji Dasgupta, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Contract Delhi

     

    Said Mayur Hola, Executive Creative Director, Contract Delhi: “Paytm interested us from the moment we were introduced to the product. It is meticulously designed yet extremely simple to use. Moreover the team there led by Vijay, the self-confessed ‘funaholic’ sweeps you off your feet with their passion and exuberance. The category is exciting, the product limitless in its ambition. We can’t wait to get cracking.”

     

  • Family and friends held a prayer meeting to pay their final tribute to the man who championed the cause of digital media

    Family and wellwishers bid farewell to V Ramani

    V Ramani

    By A Correspondent

     

    Family and friends of late Mr V. Ramani held a prayer meeting on Friday evening at Bombay Tamil Sangham Hall to pay their final tribute to the man who championed the cause of digital media even before it became a sensation. Apart from family members, friends and other wellwishers from the industry were present at the prayer meeting.

     

    Mr Ishan Raina, MD and CEO, OOH Media, Mr Atul Hegde, CEO Ignitee Digital Services, Ms Harminder K Datta, Co-founder and Principal Correspondent, Pariental Innovative Solutions, Mr Sandip Tarkas, CEO Future Media and other well known dignitaries attended the prayer meeting.

     

    Family and friends remembered him as the man who was a perfectionist – passionate about sports, particularly cricket and a man who was fun loving, hardworking who always wanted to win. The prayer meeting started with a traditional Sanskrit prayer followed by family, friends and colleagues paying their final tribute to Mr Ramani.

     

    Mr Hegde remembered Mr Ramani as a man who got joy from the smallest things; who loved cricket and bonded well with those who loved that sport. He also defined Mr Ramani as a man known for his passion for work and sports. He also observed that it did not matter who his clients were – big or small, the passion remained the same.

     

    Ms Datta said that one of the things she learnt from Mr Ramani was that an idea could come from anyone. She remembered Mr Ramani as a man who was dominating but, at the same time was a childat heart, and very honest. She also said that the journey at Pariental Innovative will not end because Mr Ramani has given them a dream through which he will always be with them.

     

    One of Mr Ramani’s ex-colleague from Contract Advertising, Ms Devika Sharma, now Executive Director, Lowe Lintas remembered Mr Ramani as a man who always enjoyed a good fight; a man who always worked with passion and dedication, always wanting to climb new heights.

     

  • Peers and friends remember V Ramani as a true champion of the digital media, long before most others in the industry

    Industry remembers V Ramani’s path-breaking work

    By A Correspondent

     

    V Ramani

    August 1, 2012 will be remembered as a sad day for  digital media as V Ramani, the man who championed the sector way before most others, , passed away. A prayer meeting will be held in his memory at 6pm on August 3 at the Bombay Tamil Sangham Hall in Sion in Mumbai.

     

    Mr Ramani worked as a media professional for nearly three decades, with years of experience in advertising with stints at Lintas, Draftfcb Ulka, McCann Ericsson, Contract and Euro RSCG.

     

    Mr Ramani helped establish Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and was also the first Indian Cyber Jury Member at the Cannes. He is the Co-founder, Ignitee, and also the man behind the first ever branded programmes (Surf Mashoor, Philips Top 10).

     

    In 2011 he launched Pariental Innovative Solutions, a full service cross media consultancy and planning company, along with Harminder K Datta as co-founder and principal consultant.

     

    Remembering Mr Ramani, Ravi Deshpande, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Contract Advertising said: “From what I recollect during my brief interaction with V. Ramani at Contract, he was truly a passionate person and a professional who would always be committed to the task at hand. Sadly, today media industry has lost an important contributor.”

     

    Ishan Raina, MD and CEO, OOH Media remembers Mr Ramani as an outstanding mediaperson and a loyal friend: “He was an outstanding media person with a high degree of intelligence, and a loyal and an emotional friend. He would be remembered for a lot of path breaking initiatives, right from Philips Top 10 which is the first sponsored programme on television 25 years ago to various internet initiatives. But he would also be remembered as a good friend.”

     

    Said Atul Hegde, CEO, Ignitee Digital Services: “V Ramani was a true trailblazer, always pushing the boundaries to see new ideas come to light. He gave us gems like Philips Top 10; was the first jury member at Cannes for the digital category and always had an eye for great talent. He mentored many a career in the media industry and will always be remembered for making the media function in an ad agency ‘Creative’.”

     

    Even Twitter was abuzz after media professionals heard about Mr Ramani passing away, Former CMO, Tata Teleservices, Lloyd Mathias tweeted: “RIP V Ramani. A man who embraced digital long before it became fashionable.”

     

    Karthik Nagarajan, National Director, Social and Insights, Group M tweeted: “Just heard about V Ramani. Feel genuinely down. Rarely happens with someone you knew only professionally.”

     

    Lakshmipathy Bhat, Advertising Professional, New Media Enthusiast, Vice President, Draftfcb+Ulka - Bangalore tweeted: “Ad Industry veteran V Ramani passes away – he was one of the earliest in the digital space inIndia. Sad.”

     

    Dhunji S Wadia, President, Everest Brand Solutions, tweeted: “Sad to hear the news of V Ramani. RIP.”

     

    Faisal Farooqui, Founder – CEO, Mouthshut.com tweeted: “RIP. Ramani was one of the first who loved Mouthshut. Will miss him.”

     

  • Mr Namchu will join soon, from Contract Advertising where he was senior VP and Executive Creative Director

    Cheil appoints Nima DT Namchu as ECD

    By A Correspondent

     

    Cheil Worldwide SW Asia has announced the appointment of Nima DT Namchu as Executive Creative Director. Mr Namchu will join soon, from Contract Advertising where he was senior VP and Executive Creative Director.

     

    Confirming the appointment, Alok Agrawal, COO, Cheil WW,SW Asiasaid: “Cheil SW Asia has been growing at a rapid pace, gaining traction both on account of new business and current client portfolio. We have been steadily improving our creative product and the proof was the recent win at Cannes. Nima is a highly accomplished creative person and I am happy to have him on board. His joining completes the creative trilogy at CheilIndia, and along with Varun and Ravi, we will be a creative force to reckon with.”

     

    Mr Namchu comes with over 19 years of experience in advertising. Over the years Namchu has worked with a wide range brands including Sony, Indian Oil, LG, Maruti, Mastercard, Nescafe, Perfetti Van Melle, Virgin Atlantic, Reebok, General Motors (OPTRA), XBOX, Hewlett Packard, Aviva Life Insurance, Jim Beam. More recently, he has been involved with Domino’s Pizza, Google, NIIT, SpiceJet Whirlpool, DelMonte Foods, Jaypee , Dabur and British Council among others.

     

  • It's time for the 59th Cannes Lions, the true festival of creativity. Presenting a curtain-raiser and a kickstart of MxMIndia's coverage

    Heading high towards Cannes 2012

     

     

    By Shubhangi Mehta

     

    In its 59th year, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which will take place from June 17 till 23, is considered the largest worldwide gathering of advertising professionals, designers, digital innovators and marketers.

     

    Every year in June, around 9,000 registered delegates from 90 countries visit the fest to celebrate the best of creativity in brand communication, discuss industry issues and network with one another. Thousands of ads from all over the world are showcased and judged.

     

    Inspired by the International Film Festival, staged in Cannes since the late 1940s; a group of cinema screen advertising contractors from the Screen Advertising World Association (Sawa) felt that the makers of advertising films should be recognised similarly. They established the International Advertising Film Festival, the first of which took place in Venice in September 1954, with 187 entries from 14 countries. The lion of the Piazza San Marco in Venice was the inspiration for the Lion trophy.

     

    Cannes Lions juries are drawn from experts in each field from around the world. Each jury is headed by a jury president. They judge submissions in Film, Film Craft, Media, Press, Outdoor, Cyber, Promo & Activation, Direct, Design, Radio, PR, Creative Effectiveness and Titanium and Integrated.

     

    Inspiring creativity is at the heart of Cannes Lions. The Festival is where creative professionals come to debate, learn and be inspired; where the greatest industry honours are bestowed; where those pushing creative communications forward are celebrated. Amongst the featured agencies this year are names such as BBDO India, Leo Burnett India, DDB Mudra, TBWA India, JWT India, BBH India, Taproot India, Publicis India, Contract Advertising, Grey India , Happy Creative Service and Ogilvy India.

     

    Since the past couple of years, India has been doing fairly well at Cannes due to which the expectations are increasing with each passing year. Hence MxM India tried to find out what the experts think are India’s chances in the run for metals at Cannes Lions this year.

     

    Russel Barret
    Ashish Khazaanchi
    Kartik Iyer
    KV Sridhar
    Rajiv Rao
    Senthil Kumar
    Jishnu Sen
    Josy Paul

    Russel Barret, Managing Partner, BBH India, said: “India matches up to any other country when it comes to creativity. What we lack is the space between ideas and execution. The factors that affect it are probably budget and time. I am really hopeful that we will win just like any other agency which sends their work. Though out of all the Indian work that I have seen, the Tide (print) by Leo Burnett India and OOH Iconic poster by Mudra are my favourite works.

     

    Ashish Khazaanchi, NCD, Publicis Ambience was optimistic: “Our country has had some good and some not so good years at Cannes, but there has never been an extremely dreadful year for our country. India is amongst the countries having ‘great creative talent’ and the proof is the Grand Prix in the past. Our agency has done wonderfully at Cannes, but this year our focus was mostly on agency growth. My preferred work for this year would be Fox Crime ad and Gandhi booklet by Leo Burnett.

     

    Karthik Iyer, Owner, Happy Creative Service felt awesome: “Any agency would, to get recognition from the world’s best creative leaders on a global scale. India never lacked ideas, for sure. But I think more attention can be paid to craft. That’s an area we always get beaten, either because of the lack of time, budget or both. When it comes to my favourite work, there are so many it would be unfair to point a few. But a few that come to mind – Coke Studio Entry of the music from Coke bottles DM, I absolutely love that piece, Fox Crime should pick up something, Bajaj Exhaust fans and Sour Marbels to name a few.

     

    KV Sridhar aka Pops, NCD, Leo Burnett, India maintained: “The only place where our country lacks is exploring the new medium ideas such as digital. We focus more on the conventional mediums rather than the non-conventional ones, unlike countries in Latin America. The chances of India collecting metals at Cannes Lions are more in the categories like design, photography and sound design. For me the magic creators are Killer Jeans, Tide and Bajaj. I feel this will be a good year and we might get close to 20 odd metals, but we cannot regard it as a record breaking year. I’m hoping for the best for Leo – especially for properties like Tide, Coke Studio, a couple of Radio spots and Thums Up for branded content.

     

    Rajiv Rao, NCD, Ogilvy India said: “I think Indian work is absolutely fantastic, hence it does so well in the Indian market. The scenario in our country is such that we need to do a specific kind of work to appeal to our consumers, hence we do not appeal to the global jury at times. But that is not because of the quality of our work. All we need is to bridge our work in such a way that we appeal to the local masses as well as the international juries.”

     

    Senthil Kumar, National Creative Director JWT India was of the belief that they can only do their best and hope for God and the jury to do the rest: “Sure we have the potential but until the jury agrees, we won’t be striking heavy metal there. I have always believed that Indians are the most creative people on earth. We have to be more unabashedly Indian in our ideas and even in our ‘God is in the details’ execution. If only we’d stop aping the West and strive to unleash something very Indian every time, we’d have better chance at hunting down Gold Lions. This year, our creative hopes would ride on the following ideas: The Times of India Kerala Launch, RIN Eraser, Lifestyle’s Baddie bags, Nokia Recycle Films, and some other ideas that may just surprise the audience.

     

    From a potential point of view, these ads are the ones that could hunt down a few Lions for India this year: Google Chrome Tanjore, Mumbai Mirror, The Times of India Kerala Film & IPL 5 Carnival in Film Craft, The FOX Crime Series in Digital, the Nokia Recycle Viral Films, the Coffee House print work, the 3D Audi Website…

     

    Jishnu Sen, chief operating officer, Grey India, put forth his view: “The reason that the metal tally for India isn’t as high as some Latin American country is because of the international jury. Our work is always great and creative. Grey has done some great work this year with Killer Jeans and Cupid Condom. We are hoping to pick up some metals.”

     

    Josy Paul, Chairman and NCD, BBDO India felt: “India is a late entrant at Cannes, and taking that in consideration, we are doing fairly well and growing year by year. I am expecting the Gold and Silver winners from Abbys to do well at Cannes as well. As for my agency, Cannes is like a lottery, last year we did not expect to do so well, but we did. This year too, we are hoping our Gillette campaign would do well.”

     

     

    Main image: www.CannesLions.com