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How are the energy levels out there this week?Cannes Lions 2026 is over, and so is this year’s Creative Impact stream. W...
07/01/2026

How are the energy levels out there this week?

Cannes Lions 2026 is over, and so is this year’s Creative Impact stream. We promised the ultimate guide to proving the value and effectiveness of creativity, and with a few familiar, strategy-famous faces in tow, we’re confident we delivered.
 
But we know you’ll be ready for more. That’s why this Friday 3 July, we’re dropping the latest Creative Impact Unpacked report.

All things effectiveness at the Festival. All free. All for you.

Register your interest here 👉 Link in bio.

06/30/2026

What the brand evokes is not equal to what evokes the brand.
 
Even Byron Sharp and Mark Ritson, two marketing heavyweights who often disagree, agree on mental availability’s power as a key driver of effectiveness.
 
Remember, while marketers obsess over brands, audiences don’t – so make sure your brand is easy to recall when it matters most.
 
Catch up with the full Cannes Lions session at lovethework.com or get David Tiltman’s full rundown on The WARC Podcast | Available wherever you get your podcasts.

06/29/2026

The final Daily Tea of Cannes Lions 2026 comes to you backstage from the Debussy Theatre.

David Tiltman, Rica Facundo, Alex Jenkins, Chloe Markowicz, Paul Kemp-Robertson, Natasha W. and Jenni Middleton took the stage to share their top insights from a packed Festival in the brand-new Cannes Lions Wrap-Up Live session. Basically, 90 minutes to send the delegates home with enough evidence to prove they were actually here this year.

The Creative Impact stream has been a roaring success – not least because David Tiltman was name-checked by Mark Ritson AND Les Binet on stage – and we’ve loved meeting our WARC nerds out and about. 

Thank you for coming to the sessions, asking brilliant questions, and making bold moves. It’s what our industry needs.

Now to get the mug back safely home to casa Tiltman. 

Tea-ce out.

06/25/2026

We took a well-deserved break from Festival delivery to celebrate on the Terrace – with colleagues from WARC, , and .

And, of course, David Tiltman drank miscellaneous liquid from his hallowed mug.

We can’t wait to see Les Binet on stage later today, joining Adrian Adaramoye from TikTok to examine one of marketing’s biggest questions: what really drives growth?

One more day to go. What’s on your agenda? 

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06/24/2026

What are you optimistic about?

That’s what we asked a group of top, satiated strategists at WARC’s strategy breakfast this morning.

It’s day three of David T’s Daily Tea with David Tiltman (and a pile of fresh croissants).

Check back in for more tea tomorrow ☕ 

Featuring Chris Cardetti, Beth Rolfs, Marc Binkley, Vassilis K. Douros, Preeti Croke, Amy Daroukakis, Marc Pardy 💙

06/23/2026

If anyone can get Gorbachev and Aerosmith into a video about Cannes Lions, it’s David Tiltman.

Welcome to day two of David T’s Daily Tea at Cannes Lions.

Mark Ritson and Byron Sharp stole the show yesterday – and on today’s WARC Podcast, you can get up to speed on the five marketing effectiveness ideas they actually agree on. We’ll also have Sharp himself in the recording studio. 

If you’re here, stay cool.
If you’re not, sorry.

Stay tuned for more tea tomorrow ☕️

06/22/2026

Do LLMs care about creativity?

Find out on day one of David T’s Daily Tea – where we thrust a mug-shaped mic in Tom Roach’s face before his Festival session.

David Tiltman is back reporting from this week, sharing behind-the-scenes footage from the POV of WARC’s Chief Content Officer.

We’ll be here with the tea all week.

Stay tuned ☕️

Brands aren’t built on instant gratification. ​​India’s digital tipping point is rewriting the rules of marketing – wher...
05/14/2026

Brands aren’t built on instant gratification. ​

India’s digital tipping point is rewriting the rules of marketing – where ROI obsession risks overshadowing sustainable growth. ​

The real win is (and always will be) a bold balance of brand and performance, cultural insight, and a system-wide digital strategy. ​

Learn how to play the long game. ​

WARC subscribers can read it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ej-rbmua

While you’ve been busy constructing your customer journeys…A new audience has emerged.As it muscles into marketing, the ...
04/09/2026

While you’ve been busy constructing your customer journeys…

A new audience has emerged.

As it muscles into marketing, the danger is that marketers lose sight of the
brand-building basics. 

The time for excuses was never, but whether you’re an avid AI user or not –
there’s potential to do more than cut costs. 

Build stronger brands. Move from AI efficiency to AI effectiveness. 
Read The WARC Guide: Brand building in the age of Gen AI. 

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