Here’s the roundup of Wednesday’s coverage from our Live@Cannes live blog of the festival.
Breaking news
We spotted Alex Mecklenburg, the , breaking the news of her appointment from OgilvyOne after 17 years.
Famous faces
Wednesday was a good day for celeb spotting: we saw (who reportedly appeared at the ±±¾©Èü³µpk10 party in the evening), and . We’ve nicknamed that last pair Mandy and Mendy.
Harsh words for advertisers
Some strong words from celebrity speakers included Conan O’Brien saying and . Did they know what festival they had come to?
Stats and facts
We continued to analyse happenings at the festival, finding that it has generated and that
Expect the unexpected
Several days at Cannes have started to make visitors go a little crazy. While and "bloody well get on with it", some unnamed media agency leaders
'We lead culture' says Unilever
The Unilever Cannes seminar was to get in. For those who managed to, the company’s marketing chief Keith Weed
Oreo twists a victory in Cyber Lions
Wednesday night was a big one for awards, with cute safety video in the Radio Lions awards. won the Cyber Grand Prix, while TBWA for its iPad mini print work.
UK pulls out of the football
Disappointingly, the the parallel Cannes competition – beach soccer hosted by Eurosport. The reigning champion Denmark then went on to that went to sudden death.
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