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Seems Like Everyone’s, Uh, Hanging Out At Cannes This Year

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Check out Ad Age’s photo diary from Cannes.
But if you’re looking for diversity, you won’t likely find it in this crop of photos. Cannes just seems like a haven for middle-aged white people.
Seriously, though, are the so-called “leaders” of the ad industry too far removed from the real audiences of ads? Would any of these folks be caught dead in a Wal-Mart outside of Tulsa?

About Dan Goldgeier

Dan Goldgeier is a Seattle-based copywriter with experience at advertising agencies across the U.S. He is a graduate of the Creative Circus ad school, and currently teaches at Seattle's School of Visual Concepts. Dan is also a columnist for TalentZoo.com and the author of View From The Cheap Seats and Killer Executions and Scrubbed Decks.

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  2. Carl LaFong says

    Does Wal-Mart sell ManBras? I have to say, that is the most disturbing thing I have seen since “Playboy’s” spread on the Golden Girls back in 1989.