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Cannes Lions Award Entries Are Down 38% Compared to All-Time High in 2016

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But looking back to 2016, which holds the record. Whether a matter of time, cost or combination of other factors, the ad world isn't submitting as much work to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as in the past. This year, award entries were down about 1% compared to last year--not a significant decline.

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AI Influencers Can Now Rep Your Brand. Should They?

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Lil Miquela hit the social media scene in 2016 as a virtual 19-year-old Brazilian American. On April 9, social media influencer Miquela Sousa (@lilmiquela) announced her 20th birthday on Instagram to her 2.6 million followers. In fact, it was her first birthday ever.

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Ryan Leslie Hacked Artist Marketing With an SMS. Then Bad Bunny’s Team Called

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When Grammy-nominated artist and multi-platinum producer Ryan Leslie released his 2016 album MZRT, there were no billboards, bells, or whistles. Instead, he promoted it via an inbound SMS campaign, without a record label or intermediary. To do this, he used Superphone, a product powered by his platform Disruptive Multimedia.

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Lo Bosworth’s Reality TV Trauma Sparked Her Entrepreneurial Journey

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Lauren "Lo" Bosworth might have become a household name thanks to appearing on reality TV shows The Hills and Laguna Beach, but her decision to found wellness brand Love Wellness in 2016 stems from wanting to prove that she was more than a TV star. Growing up in the entertainment industry can create a lot.

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Katie Elliott is Mother London’s first MD since 2016

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Katie Elliott is the first person to take on the role since Sara Tate stepped down in 2016, and only the second person ever to be MD at Mother. Elliott, who joined Mother from MullenLowe in 2016, will work with the London partners, The post Katie Elliott is Mother London’s first MD since 2016 first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low

Adweek

Americans' trust in the media--such as newspapers, television, and radio--first fell to 32% in 2016 and did so. Americans continue to register record-low trust in the mass media, with 31% expressing a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in the media to report the news "fully, accurately, and fairly," similar to last year's 32%.

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Advice to Next Gen of Creators: ‘Don’t Be a Walking Commercial’

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The rap superstar first started posting her freestyle videos on YouTube as early as the 2010s before her rap in a Houston artist cypher went viral on social media in 2016. Megan Thee Stallion has always had a front-row seat to the evolution of content creation on social media. The Grammy Award-winning artist's original content.

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