The WARC Podcast

Cannes Lions jury president Bertille Toledano and juror Jane Wakely share tips for aspiring winners of the Creative Effectiveness Lions, including lessons from this year's Grand Prix and Gold winners, how to present data, outline cultural context & and demonstrate brand growth with rigorous evidence.

Hosted by WARC's Amy Rodgers.

Bertille Toledano is CEO of BETC and Havas Creative Middle East, and President of Havas Creative Network.
Jane Wakely is Executive VP, Chief Consumer & Marketing Officer and Chief Growth Officer - International Foods at PepsiCo.

The entries for the 2026 Cannes Lions Creative Effectiveness category are now live on WARC.com for all subscribers.  

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How do you break out of a performance plateau without extra budget? Footwear brand FitFlop is walking the talk (in FitFlops, of course). Fitflop's Brittany Ellam and Ash Singh from Jellyfish join WARC's David Tiltman to discuss how the brand tapped into thinking from The Multiplier Effect, and the impressive results it achieved by embracing a better approach to investing in brand and performance marketing.  

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Land O' Lakes is working to change the cultural narrative around rural America while building B2B and B2C brands trusted by generations of farmers and consumers alike. CMO Heather Malenshek joins WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin to discuss why representation is key to building brand trust, overcoming AI biases, and much more.
 

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CMOs often struggle to secure long-term brand investment, missing out on its multiplier effect on performance. Mike Menkes and Jason McNellis of Analytic Partners explain why performance metrics mislead, how to align with CFOs using incremental measurement, and why scenario planning builds trust and defends budgets effectively, based on WARC's Multiplier Playbook research. Hosted by Ann Marie Kerwin.
 

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Bonsoir from Cannes Lions! On our last daily pod, we chat to Les Binet and Mel Arrow on the new /old rules of brand growth, Coinbase discusses brand building through crypto winter and finally, creative effectiveness themes with Gurdeep Puri and Emma de la Fosse. The WARC Podcast in Cannes is sponsored by Circana. Learn more at circana.com/warc  

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