The TrustMakers is on the ground at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival for Creativity to talk with guests about what they’re up to at the festival and get their reactions to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report on brands and politics. Astead Herndon, National Politics Reporter at the New York Times, sits down with Edelman CEO Richard Edelman to discuss consumers’ political expectations for brands – particularly in the U.S. during an election year. “Consumers and grassroots voters are looking for authenticity and honesty – and then they’re willing to be moved,” Astead says.

See the full findings from the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Brands and Politics: https://edl.mn/4bVyKvs