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WARC

How to Thrive in the Age of ‘More with Less’

Monday 22 June, 14:45–15:15

Duration: 30 mins
Location: Rotonde Stage, Rotonde

Description:

We’ve all seen the data – marketing budgets are at historic lows as a percentage of revenues. Meanwhile, there’s no shortage of ‘more’ – more channels, more creative assets, more tools and more data.

So when times are tight, how do you flip the script and escape from an efficiency-first mindset to effective value creation?

This session blends the latest evidence and thinking from WARC with real-world, practical insights from one of the world’s leading marketers. We’ll be exploring the freshest thinking on optimising creativity and media, the messaging you need to give to the C-suite, plus the hidden value marketers can deliver to an organisation that might be hiding in plain sight.

Questions this session will answer:

  • How do you shift from an efficiency focus to an effectiveness focus when resources are constrained?
  • What’s the latest evidence you can take to the C-suite?
  • Are there some real-world hints and tips you can put in practice?

Editor's note

The Creative Impact content stream at Cannes Lions is co-curated with WARC.

Content Stream

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The ultimate guide to proving the value and effectiveness of creativity.

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Speaking
  • David Tiltman

    LIONS Intelligence

    SVP, Chief Content Officer

  • Tariq Hassan

    Light21

    CEO

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Content streams
  • Creative Impact
Type of experience
  • Festival Talks
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  • Live Captioning in 60 languages