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You Are About to Have Your Mind Changed at Cannes Lions This Week

A field note for first-timers, veterans, and everyone fighting six hours of jet lag on the Croisette.

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David Adler
Jun 21, 2026
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You landed in Nice, took the taxi along the coast, checked into whatever room you could get at whatever rate the festival week commands, and you are now operating on approximately four hours of sleep and a body clock that believes it is three in the morning. This is the correct condition in which to arrive at Cannes Lions for the first time. Disorientat…

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