Ideas & Insights

Win a Stressful Trip to Cannes: 2026 Canadian Young Lions Competition Registration Now Open
TORONTO – January 12, 2026 – Registration for The Globe and Mail’s 2026 Canadian Young Lions Competition has officially launched! From now[...]
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Après Cannes: Decoding the trends and celebrating Canada’s impact at Cannes Lions 2025
As the official Canadian Representative for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, The Globe and Mail hosted special Après Cannes[...]
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Creativity Is the Business Strategy: Key Reflections from Cannes
At Cannes, one truth rang louder than ever: creativity is not a “nice to have” – it is the driving force behind value creation, brand[...]
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Cannes: A Love Letter to the Madness, Magic, and Marketing Mayhem
Andrea Hunt is no stranger to the pulse of global marketing As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Canadian Advertisers, and[...]
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Making the Cut: How Two Young Lions Earned Coveted Spot on Cannes Film Shortlist
Canada’s creative talent lit up the global stage at the Young Lions competition in Cannes this year Going from storyboard to the spotlight was[...]
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Vision with Impact: How Marketing Duo Earned Shortlisted Recognition at Cannes
The adrenaline The deadline The brief that changed everything Canadian Young Lions teammates Suzanne Liu, from Uber and Arielle Uwonkunda, from[...]
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From Insight to Impact: How Two Canadian Young Lions Won Bronze at Cannes
With a bold idea and 24 hours on the clock, two rising creatives from Montreal turned a global brief into a podium finish Young Lions teammates[...]
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Design in Motion: How Two Canadian Young Lions Captured Gold at Cannes
Winning the ultimate prize at the global Young Lions competition in Cannes, Zoë Boudreau and Jesse Shaw of Rethink brought home Gold in the Design[...]
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Cannes Lions 2025: How Can You Build a Big Brand from Lots of Littles?
Advertising has entered a new era – but not just an era of artificial intelligence, data-backed strategy, or user-generated content – it’s[...]
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News Beach: How Journalism Showed up at Cannes Lions 2025
This year, the Croisette should have been rebranded to News Beach It’s one of the many signs of news media’s significant and growing presence[...]
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