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★ This Week · Cannes 2026
Cannes Lions 2026. The Plan, The People, The Stories I'm Bringing Back.
Founder · June 2026

Cannes Lions 2026. The Plan, The People, The Stories I'm Bringing Back.

Miami to Paris biz class. Train down to Cannes the next day. Five days as credentialed press at the biggest creative festival on the planet. Here's the plan, the prep, and why the work behind it matters more than the pass.

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24 articles
Puma and Lollapalooza: What a Decade of Brand Partnership Actually Looks Like
Agency ·
Puma and Lollapalooza: What a Decade of Brand Partnership Actually Looks Like
Socially Loud Media Most brand partnerships have an expiration date. A campaign launches, numbers get reported, everyone shakes hands, and then the relationship quietly fades....
We Built the Wild Fork SXSW Experience. Here Are the Numbers.
Agency ·
We Built the Wild Fork SXSW Experience. Here Are the Numbers.
Socially Loud Media SXSW is one of the hardest conferences to cut through. Every brand with a budget shows up and tries to make noise. Most of them blend into the same rotating...
25 Creators. 3 Days. Rolling Loud. Here Is How We Ran It.
Agency ·
25 Creators. 3 Days. Rolling Loud. Here Is How We Ran It.
Socially Loud Media Rolling Loud is not a casual event. It is three days of one of the largest hip-hop music festivals in the world, with massive crowds, logistical complexity,...
The PUMA x RS Dinner Generated 2.3M Impressions. Here Is What We Actually Did.
Agency ·
The PUMA x RS Dinner Generated 2.3M Impressions. Here Is What We Actually Did.
Socially Loud Media. Art Basel week in Miami is a different universe. The city fills up with collectors, creators, brand executives, and tastemakers all competing for the same attention. We pulled off a PUMA dinner that turned into 2.3M impressions and $366K EMV.
ComplexCon Is Not a Conference. It Is a Test. Here Is How to Pass It.
Agency ·
ComplexCon Is Not a Conference. It Is a Test. Here Is How to Pass It.
Socially Loud Media Most conferences reward the brands with the biggest spend. ComplexCon is not most conferences. You can have the biggest footprint on the floor and still...
SXSW, POSSIBLE, eMerge, ComplexCon: Which Conference Is Actually Worth Your Budget
Agency ·
SXSW, POSSIBLE, eMerge, ComplexCon: Which Conference Is Actually Worth Your Budget
Socially Loud Media We have produced at and attended all of them. SXSW, POSSIBLE, eMerge Americas, ComplexCon. Each one has a different room, a different reason to be there,...
AI Is Already Running the Best Agencies. Here Is What That Actually Looks Like.
Agency ·
AI Is Already Running the Best Agencies. Here Is What That Actually Looks Like.
Socially Loud Media Most agencies are using AI like a post-it note. One person starts using it for first drafts, shares it in a Slack channel, a few others try it, and then it...
The Influencer Marketing Metric You Keep Ignoring Is the Only One That Matters
Agency ·
The Influencer Marketing Metric You Keep Ignoring Is the Only One That Matters
Socially Loud Media Everyone wants to talk about follower counts. It is the first thing most brands ask when a creator's name comes up: how many followers do they have? It is...
WBENC Certified. MWBE Certified. What That Actually Means for Your Brand's Procurement
Agency ·
WBENC Certified. MWBE Certified. What That Actually Means for Your Brand's Procurement
Socially Loud Media Socially Loud is WBENC certified, MWBE certified, and WOSB certified. We spent years pursuing those certifications, showing up at the conferences, building...
Community Is the New Currency. Here Is What That Means for Your Marketing Budget.
Agency ·
Community Is the New Currency. Here Is What That Means for Your Marketing Budget.
Socially Loud Media Around 2019, follower counts stopped meaning what brands thought they meant. The brands that had been building real communities sailed through every...
From a Food Brand at SXSW to a Rail System Serving Miami: Case Studies in Brand Transformation
Agency ·
From a Food Brand at SXSW to a Rail System Serving Miami: Case Studies in Brand Transformation
Socially Loud Media One of the questions we get asked most often is: what kind of brands do you work with? The honest answer is that we work with any brand that has something...
15 Years. 200 Brands. Here Is What We Know About Building Something That Lasts.
Agency ·
15 Years. 200 Brands. Here Is What We Know About Building Something That Lasts.
Socially Loud Media Socially Loud opened in 2010. The marketing industry in 2010 looked nothing like it does today. Instagram was not a platform. Influencer marketing was not a...
Sociallyloud.com Rebrand Loading. Here Is the Real Story Behind It.
Founder ·
Sociallyloud.com Rebrand Loading. Here Is the Real Story Behind It.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media WOW is this me? Mine? 20+ years in. Building a company before I even knew what that meant. Failing more times than I can count. Operating in...
I Was Told I Was Too Loud, Too Palestinian, Too Much. I Built an Empire With All of It.
Founder ·
I Was Told I Was Too Loud, Too Palestinian, Too Much. I Built an Empire With All of It.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media I have been told I am too loud my entire life. Too passionate. Too emotional. Too opinionated. Too Palestinian. Too much. And for a long...
Confidence Is the Most Important Thing You Will Ever Build. Here Is How I Did It.
Founder ·
Confidence Is the Most Important Thing You Will Ever Build. Here Is How I Did It.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media Confidence is not a personality trait. It is not something you are born with or not born with. It is a practice. It is a daily decision to...
My Daughter Showed Me What Survival Really Looks Like. This One Is for the Moms.
Founder ·
My Daughter Showed Me What Survival Really Looks Like. This One Is for the Moms.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media There are moments in your life that divide everything into before and after. For me, one of them came on an ordinary day when my daughter,...
Fitness Did Not Change My Body. It Changed My Business.
Founder ·
Fitness Did Not Change My Body. It Changed My Business.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media I started working out consistently not because I wanted to lose weight or fit into something. I started because I was unraveling. The...
God First. That Is Not a Sunday Thing. It Is My Business Strategy.
Founder ·
God First. That Is Not a Sunday Thing. It Is My Business Strategy.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media I almost did not write this one. Not because I am not sure of my faith, but because I know how LinkedIn works. I know that saying "God first"...
I Turned My Birthday Into a Solo Trip to Lisbon. Here Is What I Found.
Founder ·
I Turned My Birthday Into a Solo Trip to Lisbon. Here Is What I Found.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media I booked the flight before I let myself think too long about it. Because I knew if I thought too long about it, I would find a reason not to...
People See the Glam. They Don't See What I Do Before 6 AM.
Founder ·
People See the Glam. They Don't See What I Do Before 6 AM.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media The photos look good. The events look fun. The brand looks polished. And all of that is real. But it is not the whole picture, and I think it...
Lead With Grace and Kindness. It Is Not Weakness. It Is Your Edge.
Founder ·
Lead With Grace and Kindness. It Is Not Weakness. It Is Your Edge.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media There is a version of leadership that gets celebrated in business culture that I have never wanted any part of. The sharp-elbowed,...
My Daughters Are Watching Me Build. Here Is What I Want the Business to Teach Them.
Founder ·
My Daughters Are Watching Me Build. Here Is What I Want the Business to Teach Them.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media My daughters watch me work. They see the calls, the late nights, the moments where I am scribbling ideas on whatever surface is nearby. They...
The Shift: From Empowerment Coach to Podcast Host to Agency Founder. The Full Story.
Founder ·
The Shift: From Empowerment Coach to Podcast Host to Agency Founder. The Full Story.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media Most people meet me as a founder. They see the agency, the brand, the events, the clients. They see Socially Loud and they think: marketing...
The Secret Sauce Is This: Love Yourself Enough to Bet on You.
Founder ·
The Secret Sauce Is This: Love Yourself Enough to Bet on You.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media I have hired coaches. I have done the masterminds, read the books, been in the rooms with people who have built things I admire. All of it...
Cannes Lions 2026. The Plan, The People, The Stories I'm Bringing Back.
Founder ·
Cannes Lions 2026. The Plan, The People, The Stories I'm Bringing Back.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media. I'm flying biz class from Miami to Paris in less than three weeks. Train down to Cannes the next day. Five days as credentialed press at the biggest creative festival on the planet...
You Are Not Too Much. You Are Exactly What This World Needs.
Founder ·
You Are Not Too Much. You Are Exactly What This World Needs.
Randa Quraan | Socially Loud Media This one is for you. The one who has been told to dial it back. The one who apologizes for how deeply she feels things. The one who has made...
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