Nick Elliott's "Cannes-Opener" with Dept's Jack Williams in their “Secret Garden”

Nick Elliott reporting from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as a #CannesCorrespondent for The Marketing Society...sharing another " 🌴 🥫 Cannes Opener 🥫 🌴 "

Time to enter an oasis of calm...at DEPT®'s 🌴 Secret Garden with our guide and SVP of Growth for EMEA Jack Thomas Williams.

We cover:

📍 Dept Merch

📍 The Merch souvenir shop with Mara Rooijakkers

📍 The merch getting a bit too popular...

📍 The Path to the Secret Garden

📍 Saying "hi" to Marjan Straathof (the brain behind the "Secret Garden")

📍 The oasis of tranquility for Clients, Partners, Speakers & Friends

📍 Spots of calm for conversations

📍 A peak at the stage for some inspiration

Tour complete

🍽️ I was also lucky enough to be part of The Marketing Society and DEPT®'s Secret Garden Dinner located in the Secret Garden on Tuesday evening, which was an amazing experience.

✨ 🌴 We all sat at one long 'family' table of about 100 people, under the beautifully lit branches of the Secret Garden.

A great chance to meet lots of new people and get to know my "Family" for the evening: Roy Armale, Vuokko Aro, Vaishali Sachdev, Lisa Delaney

🙏 Thank you Jack Thomas Williams and the DEPT® team for the brilliant experiences...and merch of course!