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Menulog promotes ‘dress down’ in new TikTok campaign via Connecting Plots

Developer Assemble Communities adds new marketing talent

Facebook & Instagram expand ecommerce power, add new tools for content creators

Virgin Money’s creative account pitch underway

Val Morgan Digital hires Urban List alumni as Thrillist editor

Phillip Island Nature Parks appoints HeadlinePR to its public relations account

Carl Witton named chief growth officer at Tangram

New consultancy Shadowboxer attracts further Isobar ANZ talent

Spark Foundry wins media account for beauty retailer Clarins

Petbarn parent company appoints OMD to $10m media account

Early Christmas present for publishers: Government tables news media bargaining code

Tech agency Unbnd adds new talent, doubles in size in 12 months

‘Rewrite the rules’: Carlton Zero celebrates what you can do without alcohol

TBWA Adelaide hires creative duo Patrick O’Reilly and Mark Atherton

Sophie Monk and Matt Okine announce $2 delivery for Jimmy Brings

Perth radio ratings: Nova 93.7 wrestles back the lead from 96FM

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix 102.3 holds top spot overall as Jodie Oddy departs

Mediabrands’ Magna predicts local ad market will grow by 11% in 2021

ARN appoints Emotive as its creative agency covering all network brands

Brisbane Radio Ratings: Nova 106.9 tops final survey of the year thanks to drive

Sydney radio ratings: Ben Fordham gains share, ends the year with breakfast dominance

Melbourne radio ratings: 3AW is still #1 but Gold104.3 continues to deliver

Former Atomic 212 CEO Jason Dooris admits to using fake names to post anti-agency comments on Mumbrella

Online tradie platform Hipages announces Avenue C as media agency partner

Coke’s summer campaign celebrates regional holiday spots in Australia

Clemenger BBDO Sydney ‘Makes It Happen’ for V Energy via TikTok

BWS invites Aussies to ‘Play Summer’ as app-driven campaign returns

GroupM predicts global advertising recovery led by digital growth of 8.2% in 2020

Zenith forecasts Aussie ad spend to grow 8% next year, full recovery by 2022

Kogan fined $350,000 for misleading tax time promotion, ordered to pay ACCC’s costs

A couch falls 15,000 feet from a plane in new Amart TVC from BMF

7-Eleven taps Aussie band Client Liaison for new campaign via CHE Proximity

Bastion Brands announces pro-bono branding initiative for healthcare start-ups

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne strengthens executive leadership team with new addition

Australia’s the ‘best gift shop in the world’ in Tourism Australia’s ‘Holiday Gifting’ campaign

Meltwater IPO makes millions for founder and executive team

Glen 20 spotlights Meals on Wheels partnership in new national campaign

Canstar has appointed Datisan for Google Marketing Platform

Greenroom Digital and CSM launch direct-to-consumer marketing platform

Optus Sport launches latest instalment of Football Belongs series

Never Not Creative calls for regulated and paid internships via new standards

Bupa appoints Thinkerbell to its creative account

Instagram to nab more marketing spend in 2021, says Hootsuite

Creative agency Manifest launches Australian ops with Melbourne office

Samsung launches its free streaming service TV Plus in Australia

ACM installs Tony Kendall as MD as Allen Williams departs

Brand’s EQ measured in new report by Carat

Wavemaker, News Corp & SA Health execute rapid-turnaround mask giveaway

Air New Zealand encourages Aussies to prepare to travel to the 8th Wonder of the World

Bupa pitches its creative account

Ten appoints Yeesum Lo to head up local content development

Advanced Navigation via agency Doublestar launch tech-focused campaign

Full service agency McKenzie Partners announces key senior hires

Atomic 212 wins pitch for BMW media account worth close to $20m

Verizon Media rolls out ConnectID to replace third-party cookies

Ciaté London appoints Sarah Humphries Agency for PR

News Corp teams up with Nova for daily news podcast network ‘News Feed’

VMLY&R NZ promotes Head to MD

Annika Smethurst joins The Age as state political editor

Val Morgan Outdoor launches next-gen screens in Sydney

Football Australia (FFA) and Priceline Pharmacy launch new partnership

Andy Lee to front new game show on Ten, The Cube

Indie agency Mediasmiths adds another senior account planner to ranks

DDB Sydney adds six hires to the creative team

Verizon Media reports bumper year amidst investment in Yahoo and AR

TAC launches giant digital advent calendar for holiday campaign

The trust between guide dog and handler leveraged for Guide Dogs Australia campaign

Ad spend down 4.8% in October: ‘Market is well and truly leaving the COVID crisis behind’

Women’s Health Victoria and The Shannon Company rally against sexism in ads

McCann Melbourne hires Psembi Kinstan as executive creative director

Nine makes first leadership hires for Powered Enterprise unit

TikTok web series gets Screen Australia funding

Seismic acquires social selling platform Grapevine6

SPC announces rebrand, unveils new corporate vision and logo

PepsiCo ANZ appoints new CMO Vandita Pandey

Seven ramps up Cricket Australia dispute with Federal Court action

Communications minister goes after ABC for airing Four Corners ‘Inside the Canberra bubble’ episode

Val Morgan Digital executes Adidas campaign across Fandom platform

Destination NSW taps Aussie musicians for ‘The Long Road’ campaign

Norweigan Cruise Line encourages Aussies to ‘break free’ in new campaign

Google appoints new head of comms for AUNZ

The origin of Amaysim’s Love Machine revealed in music video

Wild Turkey campaign celebrates local legends from bushfire-affected regions

Akcelo builds data and martech strength with appointment of Anne Ngo

VCCP and SomeOne win MyAdbox account after competitive pitch

‘All it takes is a sip’: Reignited taste test challenge continues for Pepsi Max

NRMA Insurance sends message with a twist ahead of holiday travel

A lucky cat stars in new Saatchi & Saatchi campaign for Lucky Nuts