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","Get in touch","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fthe-mill\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Fmill__channel","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FMillChannel","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fmillchannel\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@millchannel","GTM-TSWX446J","G-7PY5RT62KG","cce038de85a93758209b9673538157f2","9c5b9101-e481-40b8-8798-2d2ee6c431b6",{"id":64,"status":65,"sort":66,"user_created":67,"date_created":68,"user_updated":69,"date_updated":70,"title":71,"slug":72,"featured_image":73,"published_date":74,"category":75,"description":77,"seo":78,"body_headline":66,"blocks":86},"cd14eb06-0346-447d-ad79-b12f7211896a","published",null,"dbe93a69-3db5-41ae-910d-940d02c562d8","2026-06-27T10:40:24.569Z","4fc39a0b-2f9e-4e7b-b70c-973a508ddcb9","2026-06-29T14:34:29.617Z","Key Takeaways from Cannes Lions 2026","key-takeaways-cannes-lions-2026","aae9f1bc-25b3-46e4-aa06-b51bcb396715","2026-06-29T13:00:00.000Z",[76],"Events","\u003Ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"558\">Cannes Lions 2026 marked a clear shift from experimentation to structure, with the industry increasingly focused on how creativity, data and technology operate together at scale in a more deliberate and integrated way.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"840\">A recurring theme was the need to make scale meaningful. 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Context is a key enabler: without cultural and behavioural grounding, even the most advanced systems risk producing output that lacks relevance.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":102,"news_id":64,"collection":89,"sort":103,"item":104},15,3,{"id":105,"status":65,"sort":66,"image":106,"video":66},"78775889-5706-44f6-bb6f-05dbf434ca7f","d487cef8-04b9-47c3-bd08-73c678e9ee30",{"id":108,"news_id":64,"collection":96,"sort":109,"item":110},16,4,{"id":111,"status":65,"sort":66,"content":112},"7ecc0a21-8fe4-43b7-8835-75829dade15b","\u003Cp data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2163\">Sports is also emerging as a strategic growth platform, driven by fan ecosystems, creator content, women’s sports and live experiences, reinforcing its role in building sustained community engagement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2440\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">We would also like to thank \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flbbonline.com\u002F?edition=international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LBB & Friends Beach\u003C\u002Fa> for hosting us throughout the week as proud sponsors of the event and of the Tuesday night Happy Hour. It was a real pleasure to be part of something so great. We leave Cannes feeling inspired and energised, and we are looking forward to sharing our upcoming projects together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2440\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.themill.com\u002Fcontact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ready to kickstart your next project? Enquire now.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":114,"news_id":64,"collection":89,"sort":115,"item":116},17,5,{"id":117,"status":65,"sort":66,"image":118,"video":66},"9927b156-7636-47a1-9d0e-0dc44474f9bd","f94f65fa-f974-4d3b-b46a-95d6e890101b"]