Edelman, IPG, Omnicom, and WPP Be a part of Publicis for Working with Most cancers’s Subsequent Motion

Cannes Lions will facilitate a artistic competitors supported by main holding firms inviting all creatives to take a $100m temporary and have the chance to impression billions of lives

Working with Most cancers initiative acknowledged with the Lions Well being Grand Prix for Good in Cannes

CANNES – June 21, 2023: Following a launch at Davos and a mass media international marketing campaign across the Tremendous Bowl, Working with Most cancers is coming into its third landmark second of the 12 months. At this 12 months’s Cannes Lions, Working with Most cancers might be opening up a short to the entire {industry} to assist erase the stigma of Most cancers within the office.

As a real cross-industry coalition, Edelman, IPG, Omnicom, Publicis and WPP will come collectively to ask creatives to hitch the briefing for this pioneering office motion. Members will compete with the most effective artistic minds of the {industry} for the chance to create a marketing campaign that may run on World Most cancers Day 2024, in a world multi-media marketing campaign supported by $100m.

The Working with Most cancers temporary – entitled ‘The Large C’ – might be given on Thursday June 22, at 10am CET within the Lumiere theatre, Palais I. Entrants might be briefed to create a culture-defying marketing campaign for everybody residing and dealing with most cancers.

Cannes Lions will facilitate the judging course of, utilizing their world class methods, with a jury made up of senior artistic and technique leads throughout the 5 holding firms which are supporting the initiative. The group of jurors will embody: Susan Credle (international chair & international chief artistic officer, FCB), Chaka Sobhani (international CCO of Leo Burnett), Luiz Sanches (CCO of BBDO NA), Judy John (international CCO of Edelman) and Debbi Vandeven (international CCO of VMLY&R).

Members will be capable of enter beginning Monday, July 10, with a submission deadline of Friday, September 15. Judging will happen all through October, with the winner introduced on the finish of that month.

Working with Most cancers goals to fully erase the stigma and insecurity of most cancers at work. Immediately, this system initially launched by Publicis Groupe is an alliance of main worldwide firms, with over 600 pledging companies impacting as much as 20 million staff, united by the intention to create an open, supportive and recovery-forward tradition for most cancers victims. This system continues to be powered by partnerships with key most cancers analysis our bodies and influencers, together with Dani Trops, The Stroups, CancerChic and Laurie MacCatskill.

This week, Cannes Lions has already acknowledged Working with Most cancers with the Lions Well being
Grand Prix for Good, which celebrates the highly effective use of creativity to positively impression not solely enterprise and model, but additionally the world at massive.

“LIONS is a proud supporter of the Working with Most cancers pledge and completely happy to lend our world class judging course of to a contest that gives an thrilling alternative for the {industry} to unite and work in direction of eradicating the stigma of most cancers within the office.” – Simon Cook dinner, CEO at LIONS.

“Since launching Working with Most cancers firstly of this 12 months, we now have had an awesome response from our friends and shoppers. This system has advanced into a real cross {industry} coalition and at the moment, alongside Edelman, IPG, Omnicom and WPP, we invite the {industry} to step as much as arguably some of the worthwhile and high-profile artistic challenges they are going to ever work on. In elevating consciousness for Working with Most cancers and inspiring extra pledging firms, we are going to redefine most cancers within the office and allow restoration ahead environments worldwide.” – Carla Serrano, World CSO of Publicis Groupe.

“On behalf of Omnicom, we’re thrilled to help such an vital and significant initiative
alongside our {industry} companions. Nobody chooses most cancers, most cancers chooses you, and the office should be a protected and supportive setting. There isn’t any higher place than Cannes Lions to proceed to drive the mission of Working with Most cancers, and I look ahead to seeing the unimaginable work we’re in a position to do for this particular group.” – Luiz Sanches, Chief Inventive Officer, BBDO North America.

“Promoting is a extremely aggressive {industry}. All of us wish to win. This initiative calls us all collectively to beat the stigma of most cancers within the office. That is going to be a collective win for everybody.” – Susan Credle, World Chair & World Chief Inventive Officer, FCB.

Working with Most cancers hosts quarterly Founding companions conferences to assessment actions taken throughout organizations associated to the pledge. You’ll be able to develop into a pledging firm for Working with Most cancers and encourage others to point out their help right here.