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AANA heralds euro advertising figures as good sign for local industry

Founder of world’s hottest network among first major speakers revealed for Mumbrella360 4

Omnicom Media Group appoints new chief investment officer to replace Tony Harradine 2

MLA Australia Day ad generates just five complaints to watchdog 10

Cricket triumphs over tennis, but Seven wins the night

Cummins&Partners joins Allianz creative roster

GPY&R Brisbane unveils first work for Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Heineken takes out insurance for 3 Money Back Guarantee campaign 2

Haystac announces new client Sushi Sushi

Toyota appoints new national fleet marketing and strategy manager, Lydia Murdoch

2016 was worst year yet for print industry, new SMI numbers reveal 15

La La Land climbs to second at box office after Golden Globe wins

Virgin Mobile seeking new CEO as Scribner moves to True Local

Spotify helps marketers understand streaming population with launch of white paper 2

Outdoor industry grew by 15.7% in 2016, OMA data suggests

Brisbane’s 97.3FM gives Bianca, Terry & Bob its ‘biggest ever’ marketing push 1

HCF campaign compares Australian health to the rest of the world 4

Adelaide’s KWP branches out with new Darwin agency 1

‘Women can jump up and down all they want’ says Ultra Tune boss as brand launches new ads 80

Sam Kekovich brings back his Australia Day address – for petfood

Creative wins apology over disputed credits for Jalna ‘Little pot of purity’ campaign 6

Cricket smashes Sunday night television as Nine wins the night, while ABC beats Ten

Apple launches first AirPods marketing with dance-led campaign 2

Recruitment site Indeed appoints Fiona Portet as head of communications for ANZ

Cricket the key ingredient in week’s TV ratings as Ten and Nine share honours

Videology to look externally for new boss while Chris Mooney temporarily takes charge

Blue449 picks up Royal Caribbean Cruises as first client win since rebrand

Bel Australia moves creative account to GPY&R Melbourne

MLA ad ‘one of the proudest moments of my life and career’, says director Paul Middleditch 17

Ten wins the night again as Big Bash success continues

Ad agency McCann unveils Playnasium, claiming to ‘reinvent the exercise machine’ for YMCA 5

Seven partners with Twitter to monetise Australian Open tennis highlights

Serena Williams channels Flashdance in Berlei ‘Do it for yourself’ campaign 1

Priceline continues ‘100% Woman’ roll out with new women in sport campaign 2

Text100’s APAC boss Anne Costello to shift to global HR role

Alternative Meat Co. takes on MLA with launch of Australia Day ad 10

Blackmores launches AI Well Bot to help consumers achieve New Year’s resolutions 2

Ten’s winning streak continues with cricket domination

TBWA’s Wes Hawes departs for Marcel as start-up acknowledges industry will ask why it needs more senior hires 1

Air Asia urges Malaysians to ’embrace’ the Gold Coast in new Govt KL campaign 2

World’s Greatest Shave releases 2017 campaign featuring Bon Rurgundy

‘Aren’t we all boat people?’ MLA drops most political ad yet – and avoids the phrase ‘Australia Day’ 95

ESPN records biggest month ever to become number one sports network 4

Strong showing from Aussie agencies on Mumbrella Asia Awards shortlist 1

Eleven to broadcast short film festival Trop Fest

PayPal nabs former Allianz marketing boss, Dominic Brandon 3

Ten dominates ratings with more Big Bash success 1

Fox Sports launches new ‘I am’ promo, the story of the balls that create sport 7

‘Business as usual’ at Ensemble after another boss moves to Initiative 6

Ad wrap: Streets’ talking Cornetto; Air NZ’s destinations; William Hill’s tennis ball; Audi makes ‘everything possible’ 1

Toyota makes music with cars in new ad 10

SBS’ challenge to brands and creatives: show more diversity

Big Bash takes Ten to its first weekday win of the year 6

Allure Media nabs two senior Videology executives

Global PR alliance PROI Worldwide expands crisis team

Eleven PR expands with launch of Melbourne office 6

Communications agencies launch new collective 8

Red Dog: True Blue drops to tenth place in Australian box after just one week 3

PR agency Kreab closes Australian office with 14 job losses 2

Biggest ever CommsCon Awards jury revealed 1

Coffee chain pulls ‘Sticky Boy’ ad after complaints of ‘violence’, ‘bullying’ and ‘paedophilia’ 19

Facts beat sport in Sunday’s television ratings battle

Anytime Fitness says ‘F*ck Unfit’ but tones down outdoor ads to avoid ASB clash

Creative departments subordinate women, says researcher who spent six months inside two Sydney agencies 167

AFR’s Pierpont business column comes to an end after 45 years 4

Cricket dominates first TV viewing week of 2017 with test match and Big Bash both rating strongly

Welcome to a grim world where education and a home may be unaffordable, Westpac tells unborn ‘Bump’ 13

‘Grumpy cow’ ad banned as sexist, ageist and violent by advertising watchdog 8

Rexona uses Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja in new campaign 3

2Day FM ditches Sam Frost and Rove McManus for new breakfast show fronted by Em Rusciano 11

Officework launches new spot in ‘Everything for Growing Minds’ campaign

Big Bash triumphs over the Third Test in Thursday night television

MercerBell and insurer Allianz part ways after seven years 8

Nine secures third consecutive win for 2017 as cricket dominates

AI, arrival of Amazon and Woolies’ loyalty drive to be addressed at Mumbrella’s Retail Marketing Summit

Bouncing babies, jet-skiing dog and dancing hipsters feature in feel-good Toyota campaign 7

Explaining finance is the easy bit in new ANZ advertising campaign 4

Iris appoints David Griffiths MD as Penny Dixon moves to new HR role 4

Warner’s record-smashing century takes Nine to easy ratings win 1

Skippy turns his back on Captain Risky in Budget Direct’s new campaign 2

Open Colleges unveils new ‘Find your awesome’ platform with surprise party for graduate

Ten’s Big Bash popularity continues but Nine wins first Monday of 2017

McGrath Foundation reveals new branding from Hulsbosch

Online retailer slammed for promoting product that may increase cot death risk

Dentsu boss resigns after suicide of overworked employee 16

News Corp completes takeover of APN’s regional newspapers 4

Supercheap Auto’s race through Brisbane banned by ad watchdog 14

Allianz brand shift tells drivers: Unlike some, we don’t want you to lock your car in a garage