On this special episode of Screaming Creativity, recorded live at the iconic Spotify studio during Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, WPP's Rob Reilly sits down with four-time Olympic champion and Grand Slam Track CEO, Michael Johnson 🥇 From the story behind his legendary golden shoes to his latest venture as a founder and the rise of athletes as brands in the age of social media, this conversation is one you won’t want to miss. 🎧 Listen now: Spotify: https://ow.ly/Lxz850WrnXQ YouTube: https://ow.ly/TZOY50WrnXR
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WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.
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http://www.wpp.com
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Amelia Torode
WPP Open X: Chief Strategy Lead, Europe for The Coca-Cola Company // Chair, Tulse Hill Junior FC, London’s oldest youth football club.
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Glenn Watts
Chief Information Officer | CIO | CTO | IT Director | IT Business Partner | Strategic Business Partner | Executive Leadership | Information…
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Diogo Vidinhas
20+ years of experience in Audit, Risk & Controls, Change Assurance and Business Transformation in large and complex organisations
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Renato de Paula
Global Marketing & Media Executive | Data-Driven Growth | CPG, Luxury, Tech & TelCo | P&L Leadership
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AI is radically transforming how we create – and how we sell. From personalised shopping experiences to smarter commerce strategies, AI is helping us deliver seamless, data-driven solutions that drive results. At WPP, we’re not just embracing AI – we’re using it to redefine the future of commerce. 🎥 See how we’re leveraging WPP Open to revolutionise the way brands connect with consumers. Find out more 👉 wpp.com/ai Learn more about WPP Open 👉 www.wpp.com/open #AI #CommerceInnovation #Creativity #MarketingTransformation #TransformingHowWeCreate
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Coca-Cola x Star Wars is here to unite fans across galaxies with a captivating new film, limited-edition cans and AR holograms. Fandom? Activated. Galaxy? Refreshed✨ Developed by WPP Open X, led by Ogilvy and supported by EssenceMediacom and Hogarth
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We're delighted to appoint Alberto Knapp Bjeren as WPP's new President in Spain 🇪🇸 Alberto will continue to hold his role as Executive Chairman of VML THE COCKTAIL and has over 25 years of experience at the forefront of the digital economy, bringing a wealth of expertise, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a deep understanding of our evolving industry. Read more: https://ow.ly/OYH050WqnJJ
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"We've been amazed to see how the creatives across our business have leveraged gen AI to supercharge their ideation and creative processes. We are generating thousands of images and videos every day with WPP Open." – Peter Gordon, Chief Innovation Officer, WPP Open, speaking at the Google Cloud London Summit 2025. Peter highlighted how integrating tools like Google's Generative AI models into WPP Open, our AI-enabled marketing platform, is unlocking unprecedented creative potential. Learn more about WPP Open 👉 www.wpp.com/open Discover insights from the Summit 👉 https://ow.ly/rJyx50Wpj0a #LondonSummit2025 #GoogleCloud #WPP #GenerativeAI #MarketingInnovation #AI
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We're proud to recognise to the outstanding leaders from WPP who have been honoured in the 2025 Empower Role Model Lists 🎉 The lists, curated by INvolve - The Inclusion People, recognise exceptional individuals who are actively advancing inclusion for people of colour in global businesses. Congratulations to AKQA's Natasha Eng, Burson's Dr. Stacie CC Graham, WPP's CAROL XINYU P., Kantar's Landé Belo, WPP Media's Jamila Lecky, Chartered MCIPD and Hogarth's Apoorva Bapna 👏👏 See the full lists here: https://ow.ly/wc4y50WpQlj
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WPP appoints Baiju Shah as Global CEO of AKQA: bit.ly/44GAis9
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What does it take to spark real cultural change? Ten years ago, This Girl Can set out to get more women moving, without fear of judgement. Today, it’s a benchmark for how inclusive, insight-led media strategy can shift behaviours and break down barriers. Together, Sport England, The TGC Collective and EssenceMediacom showed what true collaboration can achieve. More than a campaign – a movement. 💪 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ew7iQk_v #ThisGirlCan #MediaStrategy #CreativePartnerships
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Ogilvy and Mindshare's Vaseline Verified puts internet beauty tips to the test – turning thousands of community-sourced uses into dermatologist-approved wins. Real tips, real tests, real results ✨ Find out more about this Cannes Lions Grand Prix-winning work here 👉 https://ow.ly/GZjl50WiYFf
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Big news 🎉 See the Linkedin News thread to follow the industry's reaction to WPP's appointment of Cindy Rose OBE 👇 https://lnkd.in/eKd8CDCf
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