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Telstra goes ‘fable-like’ in small business campaign

Why Klook chose a fully independent agency village 1

SBS claims audiences at 50-year high 2

Regional radio network looking for buyers

Havas Media retains Perfetti Van Melle media account

72andSunny’s Wez Hawes makes first major creative hires

Live Nation’s Kristy Rosser promoted following Greg Segal’s departure

QMS to buy rest of Mediaworks in push across Tasman

Bonds taps Robert Irwin and Tkay Maidza for US debut

Google and Meta ‘not held to affiliate marketing standards’

More money, or less freedom: Kim Williams’ news equation

Wired Co acquires ex-Spotify and Omnicom talent as paid media head

Anthony Freedman’s Common Interest acquires Amplify

Google ad tech switch craters Enero’s OBMedia 1

Fate of The Works revealed in LinkedIn update

Julie Dormand to tackle workplace culture with new consultancy

Tom Gleeson on Taskmaster: The days of network stars are over

OMG launches influencer marketing platform Creo

Origin makes switch to ‘useful’ with new brand platform via Special

Google media lead heads to Unltd as new CEO

Dazn takes over at Foxtel as sale completes 5

Outgoing Chep Network chief strategist joins Howatson and Co

New Mumbrellacast: Growthops’ demise, the government’s smoking gun, Darren Woolley on getting CEOs out of pitches

Lady Gaga’s beauty brand Haus Labs appoints local agency partner

News Corp director joins Vudoo as chief strategist

‘It’s a journey you need to get going on’: Using AI to solve PR’s time problem

Nova executive launches AI audio advertising company

News bargaining code tariffs ‘would hurt US more’

Interfering CEOs adding to agency pitch misery 2

Tara Ford relocates, Droga5 names new co-chief creative officers

Own the room with Jonathan Pease at Mumbrella360; the creator economy, TAL and IAG booked

Finale for GrowthOps as liquidators called in 3

Tassie Devils looking for sponsors with grit

Triple M breakfast shakeup worth the pain 1

Sally Branson and Tim Ayliffe launch crisis comms training agency

Clive Palmer goes for Snapchat, green money targets Facebook 1

Government ad spending audit reveals Twitter ban 2

Execs depart as Clemenger BBDO launches 4

‘All guns blazing’: How 36 Months won the Canberra war

Domain approves Costar sale subject to due diligence

‘Better to be inside the tent’: Reasons for working with fossil fuel 1

‘Content dictates success’: Max launches into a crowded streaming market 2

‘It’s a slow road back’: Toning down the Kyle and Jackie O show 1

OMD’s Kenny Stewart departs, Antonia Glezakos promoted

Gen Z turning away from online openness: Snapchat

‘Beyond the bounds of decency’: Kyle and Jackie trashed rules on sexual content 5

ID Collective appoints head of communications

Nova picking up wins on ‘genuine connection’

Ikea’s 7 comms rules you don’t want to break

Eleven, Sefiani, Think take out Best Agency gongs at CommsCon Awards

Racing South Australia launches first-ever national campaign via Emotive

Costar ups bid for Domain, Nine sends positive signal

Third Hemisphere strengthens fintech portfolio with new clients

‘Send them a bottle of champagne’: Secrets of comms success from Tinder

Radio ratings: 2GB takes back Sydney while WSFM fans turn off Gold

We Are Social Australia’s head Suzie Shaw moves to APAC role

Havas Red wins Wise Australia PR pitch

Foxtel Group extends rugby league rights

AEC throws out Gazette complaint 1

New Mumbrellacast: ESPN levels up; the federal budget’s impact on adland; the Gazette blow-up

‘Advertising is lazy marketing’: The creative veteran pushing long-form video 2

‘Best ever revenue’: The Daily Aus expands offering

Clemenger BBDO wins Kmart creative pitch

Budget’s ban on non-competes ‘no cause for alarm’ in adland

ESPN and the future of Australian sports rights

‘A nasty stunt’: Gazette founder denies propaganda claim 2

CoreLogic to become Cotality in global rebrand 2

Tourism NT chief marketing officer departs

Sports marketing veteran joins Wasserman’s local push

‘Wanting comes before buying’: The emotional reimagining of Michael Hill

‘Abuse her’ Marvel game ad slammed for breaching ad standards 3

‘I was under huge pressure’: Seb Costello on toilet chase and leaving Nine 1

DDB’s Andrew Little steps down, Kiwi pair step up 1

‘Nothing beats’ AI monotone in BMEOF’s new Bankwest campaign

ABC News makes big gains in news-heavy year 2

How Revlon passed for an Aussie brand

How one piece of equipment took down the ABC this week

‘Coles and Woolies retail media reporting must change’: ACCC supermarket report 1

Casefile: The case of the missing podcast

What Disrupt Radio owed Libbi Gorr and SEN 1

Emotive shuffles the deck as Ashleigh Bruton jumps to WBD

New teen research backs Albanese’s Youtube exemption 2

‘Bringing them back to beer’: We Are Social wins Lion pitch, accepts youth challenge

Inside ACAM: Australia’s leading CMOs tackle AI

David Sharaz, Brittany Higgins’ husband, joins Third Hemisphere

Neil Ackland moves on after 24-year run with Junkee and Ooh Media

New Mumbrellacast: Roy Morgan’s CEO on retail’s future and media trust; on the ground at our Retail Marketing Summit

The Iconic’s CMO on bringing agencies into ‘the trenches’ 1