After Cannes and the Ferrari flap, marketing playbooks are changing
Digest Newsletter
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Jun 25, 2026
After Cannes and the Ferrari flap, marketing playbooks are changing
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A week that served equal portions of spectacle and strategy: a luxury brand got burned for its EV debut while Cannes conversations nudged marketers toward creator-led storytelling and cautious AI optimism. Meanwhile, founders and cities are doubling down on places, tools, and teams that actually help startups scale — because ideas need more than vibes.
Marketing
From Ferrari’s public firing to creators winning at scale
A public misstep at Ferrari — Ferrari fired its CMO after backlash over the Luce launch, underlining how product debuts can make marketing careers. [P]At Cannes, execs pushed back on AI as a substitute for brand trust (Axios) while real-world moments — like Olivia Rodrigo’s sellout festival and creator campaigns from Expedia — showed that identity-driven, creator-led strategies still move tickets and metrics.
Entrepreneurship
Startups get tools, places, and optimism — beyond Silicon Valley
Pushes to regionalize innovation got a boost as Steve Case argued the next AI and biotech waves will come from across America, not just SV (Fortune), and San Francisco cut the ribbon on Third Coast Foundry to link Midwestern talent with startup networks. [P]Practical support shows up too — a free, city-specific business Budget estimator and profiles of founders from biotech to Kathy Ireland highlight resilience, mentorship, and access to capital as the new currency for scaling.