You don’t make the work, you are the work. And other Kinsale Shark tales.
Wow, that was intense. The rebooted Kinsale Sharks 2018 was as raucous and inspirational as ever. Gone was the infamous sit down Gala Awards Ceremony (Bloody right that’s Trevor …
Read ArticleRe-Innovating The Wheel
Innovation is a much-abused word in advertising. With the best of the best from around the world to choose from, I was intrigued to see how the juries would …
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Trick Shots
When I was a kid, back in the 1980s, the Harlem Globetrotters came to Ireland. It was unbelievably exciting seeing the best basketball players in the world play in …
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The Importance of Creating Culturally Potent Work
A big takeout of Cannes 2018, from the talks to the winners, was the importance of creating culturally potent work. Brands have the power to not only impact culture, …
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Breaking Through The Glass
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The Glass Lions, or The Lions for Change, celebrate ideas intended to change the world. The category awards work that set out to positively impact ingrained gender inequality, imbalance …
Read ArticleKeeping It Real
At Cannes 2018, seasoned veterans seemed to be relieved that the main attraction was not another launch or tech announcement, but rather, a return to focusing on creativity.
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Speaker Spotlight: Transformation at Speed
Another day, another talk, another buzz word — Transformation, or rather ‘Transformation at Speed’ was discussed by impressive advertising industry leaders from R/GA.
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Print Ain’t Dead
In the basement of the Palais, the Cannes Lions Festival hub, every piece of shortlisted work is on display. The sheer amount of work was overwhelming...
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