The July 2025 issue of Manifest is out now.

The post-Cannes issue's cover story is around how the organisers of the festival have rolled out 'enhanced measures' to its awards system to keep scam out post the DM9 controversy.

There are chats with Sir Martin Sorrell (S4 Capital), Finn Bradshaw (International Cricket Council), Rana Barua and Joji Jacob (Havas), Gurinder Chadha (film director), Shubhranshu Singh (Tata Motors), Simon Cook (Cannes Lions), Jeff Goodby (Goodby, Silverstein & Partners) from Cannes.

In the media section, we speak with Shemaroo Entertainment's Anuja Trivedi. 

Cheil X's CEO Jitender Dabas and Fundamental's Pallavi Chakravarti debate about how much the 'independent versus network' agency battle and which one is better suited to meet the 'modern marketer's' demands.

There's also a conversation with Navneet Kumar Sehgal, chairperson, Prasar Bharati, on the national broadcaster's recent foray into the OTT and digital space, the future of public broadcasting and more.

In our regular columns, Adyasha Roy Tomar, creative director, McCann Worldgroup, takes on the use of celebrities in advertising; Ruchi Sharma, founder and CCO, HumanSense, sums up the award season with a focus on the 'bees' of the industry; and Sweta Kutty talks about the power of concepts in a visual world.

The fifth episode of 'Marketing Manifest Stations with Manasi' features Hindalco's Nilesh Koul chatting about his journey as a marketer across diverse marketing cultures, including Brazil and Switzerland, and more...

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