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51% of Aussies willing to pay more for sustainable items during EOFY sales: Gumtree

CHEP’s Hind: It’s probably most agencies’ or holding groups’ aspiration to play in similar space to us

We Are Social nabs Emotive’s Ben Clare as executive creative director

80% of Australians want brands to use their power for real world change: Nine & FiftyFive5

Mumbrella360 reveals full program, adding international speakers alongside Unilever, Uber and Tourism Australia

Livewire, Activision Blizzard Media sign exclusive partnership in ANZ 1

News Corp’s CDP lets advertisers match and target customers across all of its content 1

News Corp Australia launches shoppable video advertising

SBS to expand live interpreting of upcoming 2022 Federal Election debates

SOCIETY adds Kraft Heinz and Equatorial Launch Australia to client roster

ABC, eSafety commissioner release online safety guidelines for journalists

The Voice sustains high as Seven takes out overall share

Yahoo, JCDecaux expand DOOH partnership with omnichannel integration 1

Starcom’s ‘Open Brief’ innovation product has Jack Daniel’s and Yahoo fizzing with excitement 7

Nine launches its annual pop-up event, The Big Ideas Store

Red Havas appointed to global comms account for me&u

Record March quarter as ad demand lifts 2.8%

IAB Australia launches affiliate and marketing partnership training

Criteo expands into Melbourne with appointment of director regional go-to-market for ANZ

From the Heart call for Indigenous voice to parliament in election ads via Big Red

Suncorp protects Queensland homes from natural disasters in latest work from Leo Burnett

Internal dispute at WPP as no action taken over Grahame Morris and Barton Deakin 3

The Voice tops Sunday entertainment and helps Seven win the week

Don Smallgoods names The Royals as creative agency of record

NAB doubles down on ‘More than Money’ in first work with TBWA; updates brand identity 4

Selfwealth launches fresh logo; rebrands via Big Space Agency

9 out of 10 Aussies expect discount for ads on streaming: Pure.amplify 1

SCA promotes Rebecca Ackland to chief people and culture officer

News Corp buys digital finance group Stockhead to focus on ASX-listed small cap companies

Forethought warns Aussie advertisers of negative impacts of election ads

Lawrence ‘Moonman’ Mooney and SCA settle court case ahead of hearing

Kathmandu launches biodegradable jacket via Special NZ

IPG reports 9.8% revenue growth for Q1 2022, APAC up 9.2%

Paramount/Ten to go at AFL ‘like an 18yo in an all-you-can-drink bar’: Willee

Gogglebox takes entertainment while Seven wins Thursday

Amazon stumbles in Q1 overall, ad revenue up 25%

Woolies appoints M&C Saatchi to paid social creative and production as it continues marketing shake-up

YouTube algorithms exposing young men to the ‘manosphere’: Reset Australia 1

Twitter’s ad revenue up 23% in Q1 2022 financial results

Sarah Ferguson lands prime 7.30 gig on ABC

ARN appoints Mango Communications; Brooke Cashell joins as head of PR & comms

ilume launches locally with spot from Isle of Dogs animator via 72andSunny

Telstra to invest $50m in partnership with Fetch TV; eyes 51% stake

P&O launches first post-pandemic campaign via Bashful

Glenn Dalton joins Akkomplice as chief creative officer

J&J wraps up pitch, appointing One Green Bean as content agency

The Voice Australia keeps Seven on a high note

New international speaker for Mumbrella360, as MediaCom, IAB Australia and Green Collar speakers added

Healthdirect Australia gives Aussies COVID clarity via Bastion

Despite a slowdown in growth, Meta stock soars

Carat Melbourne fills group strategy director role after Bethanie Blanchard departure

Ogilvy Network ANZ creates new cultural role for MONA’s Liana Rossi

WPP reports ‘strong growth’ up 6.7% in Q1 trading update

BeingIconic strategy role for ex-Havas Media chairman Mike Wilson

CarExpert fuels its sales team with new director hire 2

Election spend update: Labor ramps up ad spend in first official campaign week

The Voice Australia continues to strike the right chord for Seven

Alphabet (Google) reveals $76.54bn ad revenue, up on last year

Kellogg’s launches VR experience inside the human gut via TBWA\ Eleven

LinkedIn campaign helps ‘make work work for women’

Red Rooster fuels Aussie P-platers via whiteGREY and Mindshare

All eyes on Netflix as it pivots to survive saturated streaming market

Accenture Interactive rebrands to Accenture Song, drops The Monkeys brand globally 4

GroupM creates EssenceMediacom globally, Pat Crowley to lead merged 550-person agency 1

dentsu expands John Riccio Merkle’s role

Expectations changing fast; customers demand brands keep pace

Half Dome wins Ego Pharmaceuticals full media account following pitch

ABC reporter ‘takes break’ after network investigates controversial Twitter list

Glow launches initiative to help Australian brands to track social responsibility

The Voice wins entertainment while Seven takes Monday

Havas Group reports ‘double-digit organic growth’, up 17.7%

Musk on cusp of $61.4 billion Twitter purchase

Drive appoints newly-created role of media director 1

Federal Court orders Trivago to pay $44.7 million in penalties for misleading consumers

Snap Inc. sees 38% revenue increase in Q1 2022 results

Updated: Grahame Morris, chair of WPP govt relations firm in hot water over trans comments 5

Gogglebox takes entertainment crown while Nine wins Thursday

Superdry pushes sustainability in campaign via Sneaky Studios

MAFS topped Week 14 of VOZ

Snapchat empowers young people to vote in the federal election

Pepperjack Wines joins AFL partnership lineup

Ladbrokes celebrates true mateship with Mates Mode via The Monkeys

GroupM selects Maria Grivas as Rigg-Smith’s Mindshare CEO successor

Lies, flip-flops, and building better futures: a look at the first weeks of the 22 election campaign

Adland is keeping things short and sweet to make you click: Semrush

The Voice Australia keeps entertainment crown while Seven wins Wednesday

Home and office workers adopt different purchasing habits: Criteo

Australia Post, Apple rise on ‘most trusted brands’ list; trust issues with Macca’s