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A guide to the best B2B podcast coverage of Cannes Lions - the shows and 13 episodes that go deepest, ranked by substance, not downloads.

Cannes Lions remains a key vetting ground for marketing innovation and creative excellence, where leaders like Dara Treseder and Alberto Hernandez share insights on human creativity's enduring role despite AI adoption. Coverage spans practical takeaways for operators - from brand performance lessons with Starbucks and World Cup campaigns to content strategy trends discussed by William Mellis and Eric Markgraf - alongside broader industry shifts like the CMO AI gap and evolving marketing tactics for 2026.

Best shows on Cannes Lions

Best episodes on Cannes Lions

  1. Same Words, Different Forks: Recap of eMarketer & Sensor Tower Commerce Media Executive Briefing at Cannes Lions

    Retail Media Breakfast Club · 2026-06-26

    87 / 100
  2. Kelly Mahoney (Ulta Beauty) | Trust, Creativity, and the Superpowers of Beauty

    The CMO Podcast · 2026-07-01

    78 / 100

    We are back from an incredible week at the Cannes Lions International Festival Creativity, where one theme seemed to come up in almost every conversation.

  3. Ep 51: Opella's Alberto Hernandez on the commercial payback from curiosity, courage and purpose

    WFA's Better Marketing Pod with David Wheldon · 2026-07-01

    75 / 100
  4. Cannes Lions’ battle of the brands: Starbucks’ stumble, World Cup ads, and more

    Rapid Response · 2026-06-30

    72 / 100

    Dara and I sat down together at the Cannes Lions Festival in France to break down the buzziest stories and trends in the advertising and marketing world, from the industry's flip flop on AI to the growing pipeline from CMO to CEO to the trillionaire brand of Elon

  5. Mini Truck Boom, Kylie and Zuck vs Spiegel and RDJ, Europe Considers AC

    TBPN · 2026-06-26

    69 / 100
  6. Cannes is CES with Rosé

    People vs Algorithms · 2026-06-26

    64 / 100
  7. Marketing Vanguard at Cannes: Human Ingenuity Still Runs the Game ft. Dara Treseder

    Marketing Vanguard · 2026-07-02

    62 / 100
  8. Marketing AI Pulse Brief (June 2026): Cannes Lions, CMO AI Gap, NY Disclosure Law & AI Shoppers

    The Marketing AI SparkCast with Aby Varma · 2026-06-30

    59 / 100

    As expected, one theme dominated Cannes Lions this year, which is everything AI.

  9. College Ambassador Programs, 6 Month Check-In + Founder Fomo

    Female Founder World · 2026-07-02

    51 / 100

    peaker A: A lot of the time when you see these event like, um, like Cannes Lions or the big, like trade shows, you'd be going and you wouldn't be ready.

  10. Retail Media at Cannes, 278 Episodes In & What’s Next for Retail Media Breakfast Club (Break Announcement + New Projects)

    Retail Media Breakfast Club · 2026-06-22

    49 / 100
  11. The Future of Content featuring William Mellis + Eric Markgraf

    Brand Story · 2026-07-02

    45 / 100

    peaker C: Um, and look, uh, I was with Essential, which is a brand that ran Money 2020 and Cannes Lions and part of that role was assessing different markets and we were looking for an acquisition to buy another event of similar stature to uh, Cannes lions and money 2020.

  12. Cannes Lions takeaways: Lessons for marketers to carry through 2026

    Ad Age Insider · 2026-06-26

    43 / 100

    I'm going to take you through the major stories that have come out of the Cannes Lions this week, and what they mean for the industry.

  13. Responsible Marketing is Good for Business: w/ Chad Hickey and Lauren Burke

    The Marketing Mix: Thought-starters for B2B Business Leaders · 2024-04-17