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Instacart’s Laura Jones Celebrates Their First Win at Cannes Lions

When Instacart’s CMO, Laura Jones, joined CMO Insider for an interview at the 2026 Cannes Lions Festival, she was celebrating the brand’s first ever Lions awards.Instacart’s “Bananas” campaign, which included a Super Bowl commercial starring Ben Stiller and Benson Boone, and directed by Spike Jonze, won a Silver Lion and…

JPMorgan has to keep paying Charlie Javice’s legal fees, judge rules

JPMorgan Chase must keep paying the legal fees of convicted fraudster Charlie Javice, a Delaware judge ruled Thursday.The ruling came after the bank accused Javice, who was convicted last year of defrauding JPMorgan, of accumulating “astronomical” legal fees, including expenses such as $530 for gummy bears and a $581 dinner…

Jensen Huang’s iconic leather jacket is going up for auction

Jensen Huang superfans: If you have at least $40,000 to spare, you have a shot at owning a valuable piece of hardware from the Nvidia CEO that isn’t a chip.Starting July 7, Sotheby’s will begin accepting bids on one of Huang’s black leather jackets, a Tom Ford piece autographed by…

Sam’s Club rotisserie chicken beats Costco, Consumer Reports says

Costco’s iconic $4.99 rotisserie chicken has earned a cult-like following among shoppers for years, but Consumer Reports says Sam’s Club now has the best bird in the warehouse club business. After evaluating rotisserie chickens from 10 grocery chains, warehouse clubs and big-box retailers, Consumer Reports named Sam’s Club’s Member’s Mark…

Tesla posts record Q2 deliveries, beating Wall Street expectations

Tesla reported strong second-quarter deliveries Thursday, blowing past Wall Street expectations as a rebound in Europe helped fuel hopes that the electric vehicle maker can return to annual growth. The Austin, Texas-based company delivered 480,126 vehicles from April through June, a record for the second quarter, up about 25% from…

Anduril’s Unusual Recruitment Approach Works Says CMO Jeff Miller

Anduril Industries, which manufactures defense systems and technologies, is deploying unusual methods to identify talent. “Very few companies in defense have actively recruited talent in a way that goes beyond the traditional,” said Jeff Miller, the company’s chief marketing, in an interview at the 2026 Cannes Lions Festival. Miller says Anduril’s…

Autodesk’s Dara Treseder Said the Brand Is Investing to Reduce AI Fear

Autodesk is making a $350 million investment in training and tools to help people learn how to use artificial intelligence, said Dara Treseder, the company’s chief marketing officer, in an interview at the 2026 Cannes Lions Festival.Treseder cited insights gleaned from the company’s recent AI jobs report. “It showed that…

Trump Accounts to offer Vanguard, iShares and State Street index ETFs

The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced the lineup of investment funds that will be available in Trump Accounts for families to choose from in the months ahead as they use the accounts to invest in their children’s futures. When the program officially launches on July 4, all contributions to Trump…