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Mobile brand specialist Kargo launches in Australia with Robert Leach as general manager

Crimsafe urges consumers to weigh-up the cost of robbery in latest work by BCM 1

Seven wins largest audience while cricket remains most popular sport for television 2

Ex DDB’s award-winning Darren Spiller resurfaces as Host’s first chief creative officer

SLSA launches interactive outdoor campaign to encourage donations at bus stops

Victorian Government pushes state’s defence credentials in ‘Mission Possible’ campaign

‘It doesn’t sound right anymore’: Australian Republic Movement launches major brand push 8

Westpac’s Karen Ganschow among three big marketing hires by NAB 5

Racist ad mocking Asian man named ‘Ping Pong’ banned by advertising watchdog 13

Australian Cricket Team challenges young family in Bupa content push

POSmusic offers retailers brand-driven playlists to engage customers

Australia tops global Facebook use, reveals Digital in 2017 report 1

Media reporter Jake Mitchell exits journalism for biz dev role at Stan

Soundcloud launches in Australia, hires former Facebook and Pandora executives 5

Allen’s remixes flavours, hands decision-making to fans

Tennis dominates with cricket absent from Monday night television

The New York Times appoints Damien Cave as Australian Bureau Chief

‘Rules of media, marketing and PR are being rewritten’, says Red Agency’s Predictions 2017 report

Tech, community management and future of influencer marketing on the agenda at CommsCon

CSR Sugar appoints Cummins & Partners Melbourne to creative 1

Lion roars ahead in its box office debut as XXX franchise returns 1

Kiis FM announces new line-up as Yumi Stynes returns to radio alongside Rebecca Judd 6

Ex Crikey publisher Jason Whittaker joins Media Watch 3

NBN campaign urges Australians to discover their ‘side hustle’ 11

Initiative signals it is preparing to relaunch its market position as it unveils new hires 1

Visit California spends $5.6m to entice Australian tourists

NAB launches rewards scheme with Webjet and AFL offerings

BBS Communications appoints and promotes five staff

Unilever’s Jif launches first Australian ad in 19 years with aim to end BBQ neglect 3

George & Matilda Eyecare appoints Mediacom Melbourne as new media agency 1

New sessions and speakers announced for Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit

Competition between Nine and Seven heats up as viewers tune in to tennis and cricket

Fairfax’s SMH.com.au slips below 4m in December as News Corp’s News.com.au reigns supreme 9

Perth’s 96FM invites listeners to ‘experience the change’ as part of brand shift 3

Fairfax Media study finds advertisers have ‘milliseconds’ to capture audience 2

Inaugural Women’s AFL campaign launches with 1994 tagline ‘I’d like to see that’ 12

Former Telstra marketing executive Jarther Taylor to lead Datarati

Em Rusciano: I won’t uproot my family to Sydney when the radio show may not last 11

Cricket and news continue dominance in ratings battle

Cricketer Chris Gayle claims Channel 10 owes him money for Big Bash

Complaint against Fremantle Herald’s article about ‘brutal killing’ upheld by Press Council

Lovatts Media launches new print magazine

Pizza Capers tells diners life’s too short for ‘crap’ food in new ads

Sky News apologises for using Vietnam War napalm image in story about taxi drivers 1

Uber urges mates to look after friends in DrinkWise campaign

Carrie Bickmore unites with comedian Tommy Little for daily Hit Network afternoon show

News Corp’s community publishing director Brett Clegg resigns

ABC TV boss Richard Finlayson quits 2

Press Council finds in favour of Herald Sun over ‘Q&A sob story star’ expose

Match-making initiative Puffling launches, aimed at getting job sharing mums back into agencies 3

Australia’s win against Pakistan more watched than Djokovic’s surprise defeat 1

James Perry leaves Evolve Media to launch pop culture site Fandom in Australia 2

2DayFM appoints new content director Jase Allen as part of series of changes to off air lineup 1

Carsales.com promotes Cameron McIntyre to CEO as founder Greg Roebuck retires

Media agency DWA looks to digital experience as it appoints Tiffany Egan to lead Australian operation

Ex Bauer CEO Matt Stanton to take helm of King Content with brief to push overseas growth 2

Sportsbet increases grip on footy audience with Seven AFL deal 3

Australian movie streaming service Ozflix to launch on Australia Day 30

Joe Hawkins departs 303 MullenLowe Perth for Marketforce 1

Columnist Joe Hildebrand to switch from Tele to news.com.au 3

Holding groups face fight for talent as Facebook and Google tipped to hit acquisition trail

Probe into Dentsu overcharging clients in Japan reveals catalogue of failures

New aged care brand Southern Plus launches with appeal to ‘the independent generation’ 3

Press Council rules against The Age in article about Greens’ leader Richard Di Natale 2

J Walter Thompson wins Murdoch University 1

Diageo to stick with Leo Burnett despite global Beam Suntory win

Annalise Brown to chair PR Council

Kyrgios defeat helps Australian Open top Big Bash in ratings for first time this year 3

Stephen Leeds appointed The New Daily’s commercial director 2

Bega deal returns Vegemite to Australian ownership after 90 years 5

Singapore Tourism Board account to shift to Zenith from April

Journalist criticises Mamamia and Mail over lifting of investigative article into child abuse 38

Women’s clothes brand Moga celebrates diversity for Australia Day

Pepsi Max launches new phase of campaign, offers free rides to Sydneysiders 4

New Zealand Transport Agency thanks drivers for safe speeds in latest campaign

Studio 10 recognises 75th birthday of media pioneer Ita Buttrose with This Is Your Life special

Twinings to launch new tea brand with first Australian pop-up 1

Ancestry unveils Australian-produced digital content series focused on diversity

Haystac’s Tabitha Fairbairn joins Mango Sydney as MD 3

Tennis viewing figures drop by more than 50% as Big Bash maintains popularity

Fuze Tea celebrates Australians’ love of food in brand awareness push

New ‘Dank’ app launches to help advertisers monetise online trends 2

More telco customers to get freebies for renting phone to advertisers

Agency invites clients to outsource CMO role as it widens embedded team model 6

Seventh Street Media acquires Tone Deaf, The Brag and J Play

Vodafone merges sales and marketing roles as CMO departs 13

Audio streaming on the rise with key advertising demographics, new study finds

Trust in traditional media at record low as online sources rise ‘Trust Barometer’ reveals