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2Day FM launches new billboards to promote Em Rusciano and Harley Breen

Last tickets remaining for debate on whether Australia’s commercial creativity is falling behind the rest of the world

KPMG seeks more agency acquisitions after purchasing Acuity and appointing Paul Howes to head up new division 1

‘We are no longer talking to an audience’ says US director of Google’s The Zoo 1

Ten goes into ASX trading halt as financial woes grow 5

Nine’s True Story with Hamish & Andy beats Seven’s House Rules for second week 1

Media agencies to become increasingly important during the rise of AI: PHD strategists

Stu Turner departs Havas to join DDB as executive creative director

Magnum & Co appoints Amber Dermoudy to head of social and digital

Yahoo7 launches content and technology offering Yahoo7 Storytellers

What the collision of adtech and martech means for marketers 1

Seven wins Sunday night thanks to news programs and House Rules

‘Clients are uncomfortable with the way their agencies approach them’, agencies warned 10

‘You need the wisdom of Yoda and the strength of Chewbacca’: How to fix today’s broken marketing management

Generation Z and declining revenues the key challenges facing marketers and media over next five years: PwC 1

‘Don’t sit your social media strategist in the corner’: Mozilla Firefox’s Maura Tuohy

How agencies can build offerings against the consultancies which are ‘gobbling up’ agencies

Brands ‘throwing baby out with the bath water’ in search for quick results as consistency continues to decline 2

Leave your inner-city bubble of wine and food festivals and see the real world, advertising industry is told 10

Michelle Guthrie rejects accusations of being a ‘Murdoch-hatchet woman’ and ‘Google-ising’ the ABC

Nine’s True Story with Hamish & Andy most watched show, but Seven wins the week 1

AIME goes global to address inequality in campaign by M&C Saatchi

Sony Pictures commissions Apparition Media to paint Spider-Man mural

‘Oh the places you’ll go!’: Dr Seuss helps Qantas launch credit card

ASB clears Airbnb of ‘borderline sexualisation’ after equality ad airs during children’s show 7

Seven wins Friday night as news programs dominate 2

Supercheap Auto announces Big Break ad competition winner

Former national rugby star’s influencer agency HooZu adds video production unit

Thrive PR wins electronic company ASUS

Australians challenged to ‘go dry’ this July with Australian Bitters 1

Coca-Cola to replace Coke Zero with Coca-Cola No Sugar with plans to drive sampling through Shazam and OOH panels 9

‘95% of brands could disappear and Australians wouldn’t care’: Havas Media’s Maria Garrido 2

Up to 120 jobs go at News Corp as NSW and Victorian contact centres close and The Oz makes redundancies 7

Moko Social Media goes into administration

Brands and agencies urged to lift their game to exploit a ‘new era of marketing and creativity’

DDB Sydney lands Virgin Australia’s creative account

Ten’s Masterchef most-watched non-news program, but Nine wins the night

Ikon Group Sydney retains Horticultural Innovation Australia

Ageism: the ‘forgotten issue’ of the industry diversity debate 7

Brand safety more important than viewability for Westpac 1

Senior editorial and video staff finish up at Fairfax as voluntary redundancies continue

Influencers are ‘extra-fraudinary’ and don’t have enough checks and balances on them: Shelly Horton 2

‘Nobody builds brands anymore’: Harold Mitchell 3

One in three users deleting Facebook app according to new study 7

Bob Mackintosh resurfaces as R/GA’s new regional ECD 3

Former Ogilvy Brisbane MD Russ Vine helps launch consulting service Spur:Labs

Industry associations branded self-serving social clubs who are ‘peddling crap’ 7

Masterchef most popular entertainment program for Wednesday night

Sir Martin Sorrell: ‘Exceptional human talent just as important as AI for commercial success’

Tapview receives $15k grant for content micropayment system

Ooh Media relaunches Hijacked as Uni Junkee

Cummins & Partners wins HBF’s creative account 4

Experts call for a rethink as viewability measures fail marketers 2

Adland out of touch with ‘real Australians’ and doesn’t understand their media habits 26

‘The truth doesn’t matter anymore, Trump has changed PR’: Max Markson 1

Stop striving for perfection and start creating ‘slightly shit’ products, marketers told 5

Hearts & Science to open in Australia within ‘three to four months’ 1

Facebook CMO on bringing creative in-house and why consultancies will make more moves on agencies

Media agencies and clients both ‘complicit’ in transparency issues as trust remains major concern 2

The ad industry has ‘poisoned’ programmatic and it needs fixing fast, Scott Hagedorn warns 3

Forward Agency partners with Wright Communications for NZ expansion

Woolworths launches new food range tested by customers

Motley Fool Australia’s ‘Shall I slit my wrists now?’ article modified after breaching ASB code

Masterchef climbs above 900,000 metro viewers, but can’t beat House Rules

SBS’ comedy platform The Backburner axed due to internal structure changes

FX Australia commissions first local production, Mr Inbetween

The rise of ‘datatainment’ to be decoded by Opta UK expert as full Sports Marketing Summit lineup is revealed

SCA’s Hit Network ‘a disaster around the country’, says Nova’s Paul Jackson 9

Foxtel rebrands and officially launches Foxtel Now after conceding brand was seen as ‘aggressive’ 61

Deloitte hires former Telstra and Leading Edge executive Andy Bateman to head innovation 1

Canstar launches is first above-the-line campaign in 25 years 5

Perth radio ratings: Nova surge in breakfast and drive, but not enough to unseat Mix

Daily Mail censured for video of dog boiling in pot

Brisbane radio ratings: Nova’s Kate, Tim and Marty grab highest audience share of any radio show across the country 1

True Story with Hamish & Andy tops TV ratings on debut 4

Adelaide radio ratings: HIT 107 big winner while Nova 91.3 fades

Sydney radio ratings: Smooth’s breakfast program moves towards Kiis’ Kyle & Jackie O show 6

Moral compass is irrelevant, argues Sportsbet as Ben Johnson ‘putting roid in Android’ ad is banned 29

Melbourne radio ratings: Fox FM climbs back to number one in FM breakfast, drive and overall people 4

Time Out Group acquires Time Out Australia 1

PPR’s executive director and CCO Dena Vassallo exits to start new agency

New PR and marketing agency Example launches

Leggo’s releases new spot featuring Nonna dancing around the kitchen 35

ACU rebrands as it pushes ‘Impact through Empathy’ principles 1

Wonder Woman soars to first place in weekend box office, collecting almost $7m 1

One third of Australians will view advertising in exchange for good-quality news, Galaxy Research suggests 1

Golden urges Australians to be more adventurous with their Crumpet toppings in new TVC 8

Tiger Beer fights illegal tiger trade by launching documentary campaign with artists