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McDonald’s campaign by DDB wins Nine’s State of Originality

Newest GoDaddy campaign features Olympian Melissa Wu

Financial literacy a key battleground as new services launch to target younger audiences

Catch.com.au promotes Jason Bagg to marketing & commercial officer

Retail tops industry ad spend in first half 2021, finds Nielsen Ad Intel

Competition, consumer issues in general online marketplaces to be examined

The Bachelor records lowest ever launch ratings as Farmer finale tops non-news

Wunderman Thompson and Mindshare win the University of Melbourne

Junkee has announced its new editor, Jules LeFevre

Bapcor launches new campaign via creative agency AJF

Asics inspires everyone to be like Olympians in latest campaign

Sarge cracks the case in latest Budget Direct instalment

Lauren Phillips replaces PJ Harding on KIIS 101.1 breakfast

Nunn Media creates digital director role, hires Havas Media talent

IPG reports 22.5% increase in Q2 revenue as Australia leads APAC growth

Outbrain bolsters APAC team with 8 new hires

Seven’s Natalie Harvey on the role of VOZ during Tokyo 2020 and a prediction on 7Plus subscriber numbers

Clubhouse drops invite requirement and reveals new branding

Netflix subscriber growth slows as streaming giant flags move into games

Farmer Wants A Wife #1 in non-news as Seven wins the night

Hamish Macdonald returns to Ten after 18 months at the ABC

Omnicom posts financial results for 2021 Q2 showing sustained recovery

The Athlete’s Foot & TikTok launch Australia-first campaign

Optus, Honey Birdette, Doordash ruled to have breached Ad Standards

Maven Dental Group appoints OMD Brisbane alongside Next & Co

TikTok introduces feature for brands to sponsor existing videos

Aus governments turn to Facebook to spread COVID-19 messaging, intelligence platform, AdClarity finds

Match & Wood appoints first national strategy director from Initiative

TMC PR appointed to PR account for GHD and Meshki

St John Ambulance Victoria appoints Town Square after competitive pitch

Havas Media senior talent drive continues with new head of client strategy and planning

Pureprofile reports ‘best growth’ quarter and continued growth for FY21

NBCF launches gaming and streaming based fundraising campaign

Wavemaker expands search strategy team with director appointment

Simon Ryan coy on future RyanCap funding after $5m Foxcatcher boost

Up to 80% of news coverage in 2020 related to COVID-19, finds joint report

Australian Survivor tops entertainment as Ten comes in 2nd to Seven

Former Seven and Nine boss David Leckie dies aged 70

The Lab finds NRMA is Australia’s most socially responsible brand

iSentia scheme booklet details net debt and worth ahead of takeover

Former Annalect boss, Darren Stein appointed Forethought global CEO

Radio’s recovery leaves FY20/21 revenues down just 2.4% on FY19/20

Retail out-of-home provider Shopper Media Group rebrands as Shopper

My Muscle Chef appoints TBWA Sydney to lead creative work

The gaming industry expected to grow 7.5% annually until 2025, PwC reveals

Print advertising expected to decline 10.2% annually until 2025, PwC finds

CareerOne pays tribute to Beethoven in first work from Hardhat

WPP AUNZ’s Rose Herceg says brands need to be clear or ‘shut-up’ amid latest COVID flare-up

FCR appoints Antonino Blancato to board as director

New Papa Giuseppi’s work from The Royals celebrates pizza euphoria post ‘the hungries’

Trust in media and government drop in latest study by Edelman Australia

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra urges Victorians to get vaccinated

Nine’s Love Island Australia to film in Port Douglas for 3rd season

TV Wrap: Australian Survivor launch up on 2020, Nine wins another week

Q+A host Hamish Macdonald departs ABC

Publicis Groupe appoints new managing director to lead Prodigious

The Bonds ‘Cheer Bleeders’ looks to empower through period discomfort

BVOD now FTA’s ‘growth engine’, SVOD offsets subscription TV decline, finds PwC

Volkswagen aims to take over the ad break with the second screen in new Golf campaign

ThinkTV’s latest Payback Series looks at optimising media mix by campaign size

Dairy Farmers acknowledges little sacrifices made for loved ones in new campaign via AJF

Olympians’ social media popularity doesn’t always align with mainstream media coverage, Streem data finds

Online advertising to grow 5.5% to $12.4bn by 2025, says PwC

Verizon Media makes internal promotion for director of content role

Katie Hopkins to be deported after being dumped from Big Brother VIP

Seek taps World Vision for marketing director role

News programs trump entertainment in Thursday night TV ratings

Twitter and Seven announce collaboration for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Toyota leverages safety and cleaner technology with new brand campaign

Hotwire expands its offering with new hires, following recent client wins

Dentsu Australia partners with Thorndyke for DOOH activity verification

Publicis Groupe acquires Australian-owned company, CitrusAd

Melbourne Airport launches campaign to encourage Victorians to get vaccinated

Ashley Earnshaw promoted to head up regional TV sales across Nine and WIN

Jaguar Land Rover appoints new Aus marketing director

News Corp & REA Group launch new commercial property liftout

Nick Cleaver departs 303 MullenLowe post acquisition

Australia’s gaming boom continues post 2020 lockdowns, new research shows

Lumo Digital Outdoor promotes key senior staff

M&C’s Precision makes key hires in first week of operation

State of Origin concludes with 1.746m metro viewers, lower than 2020 and 2019

TikTok prohibits financial services and products branded content

Ryvalmedia goes on hiring and promotion spree after client wins

10 ViacomCBS signs first-party data partnership with LiveRamp

Are Media wants women to ‘escape to their magazine happy place’ with new campaign

Campaign Review: Petbarn charms, Reflections Holiday Parks confuses and 7-Eleven splits

The Brag Media CEO on investing in print despite expecting heavy losses

Country Racing Victoria turns campaign jingle into a full-length song