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Kaimera elevates leadership team with exciting senior promotions

‘It’s been a privilege’: Amy Bradshaw steps down as VaynerMedia Australia head 1

Aussie favourite National Pies unveils new branding

New Mumbrellacast: Has Seven News gone too far or is it taking news into the next era?

Another TV reporter departs Seven

Omnicom Group records positive organic growth for Q2 2024

Buddy Franklin kicks off Hahn’s ‘Kick Carbs Not Beer’ campaign, via Thinkerbell

PHD’s Josh McDonnell moves to GroupM

Heath Campanaro and Simon Connell team up with Heckler co-founders to launch new experiential agency

FleishmanHillard wins Aussie tech firm’s public relations pitch

Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit to put F1 and golf brand transformations in the spotlight

News Corp’s latest investigative podcast one of the country’s most popular shows

AFFINITY acquires new general manager from Accenture Song

Foxtel locks in Masters Tournament broadcast rights ‘for years to come’

Senior creative talent returns to DDB Sydney to lead McDonald’s account

Nine informs staff of company’s AI plans, forms oversight committee

Match & Wood’s Anna Camuglia moves to creative, joins indie agency as GM

Seven reshapes its national news desk under new director 11

Movember launches first work developed entirely in-house

Dani Lombard PR splits with Soda Communications and rebrands

Aussie Broadband launches AI-powered challenger telco

Bursty’s Nedd Brockmann documentary to premiere on Foxtel and Kayo

Adventure World looks to News Corp for new head of marketing

‘There is no roadmap’: Optus Sport head says brands are struggling with ‘complexities’ of cross-platform measurement 3

New strategic marketing consultancy launches, first client work unveiled 1

Sparro by Brainlabs wins media pitch for major sportswear brand 1

Nine announces Brooke Boney’s Today replacement 10

Long-time Clemenger BBDO executive creative director moves to VML 1

Val Morgan bolsters strategy team with new national head of strategy and several promotions

Meltwater launches brand campaign highlighting challenges faced by marketers

‘It is theft, plain and simple’: Media union fronts Senate to demand action on AI training

‘They’ve proven themselves time and again’: The Monkeys promotes Danny Pattison and Max Rapley

PHD’s Brittany Crowley joins UM

Hungry Jack’s raises $2.3M for Make-A-Wish Australia to support sick kids

Foxtel teams with TV giant FOX Entertainment to create new shows for Aussie and US markets

Box office: Despicable Me 4 finally topples Inside Out 2

Streaming subscriptions growing in Australia despite cost-of-living crisis

ARIA Chart: Billie Eilish returns to #1 on Albums chart

ARN’s Melbourne indie agency team announces new group business director

‘A community-first approach is important to us’: Times News Group launches three regional newspapers 1

‘We want to make social a better place’: Ex-LADbible leaders launch new digital publisher to combat negativity online 3

Horoscopes start tonight on Seven News 6

It didn’t come home for England, but Optus Sport has scored a ‘substantial increase’ in new subscriptions 1

Teachers Mutual Bank appoints new head of brand and marketing

Bench Media announces head of media innovation and brand strategy lead promotions

Australian digital ad wastage up $50 million from last year 4

Nine CEO Mike Sneesby insists Olympics will make money after claims of $60m in losses

St John Ambulance Victoria spotlights at-home dangers, via Town Square

CX Lavender promotes long-standing employees to creative directors

It’s Friday launches full service media division, appoints ex-Havas, dentsu talent to lead

OMD’s Amanda Watts promoted to Sydney MD 1

Endometriosis Australia launches first TV ad about the disease via HAVAS Red

‘It wasn’t quite how I expected it to end’: Sharyn Ghidella axed by Seven Network 4

‘We’re not a content business, we’re not a media company’: Optus Sport reaping the benefits of EUROs ahead of final 4

‘These cretins feel they have a social licence’: Daily Telegraph takes aim at domestic violence ‘cowards’ 4

‘I’m not nervous’: ARN boss ‘quietly confident’ Kyle & Jackie O can win Melbourne over after lacklustre ratings survey 1

‘I’ve come back to quite a different environment’: Publicis CCO Dave Bowman talks returning to adland

Dan Beaumont passes the crown, departs The Royals 1

7NEWS to launch satirical segment hosted by Mark Humphries 6

Craig Hutchison’s SEG sells major sporting team, shares leap double digits

‘Just incredible’: Dumped duo Jase & Lauren’s quick rise to ‘most listened-to breakfast show in the market’

‘We’ll continue to engage with the government’: Meta open to keeping news on Facebook 3

Aussies’ passion for sports can help brands ‘achieve marketing gold,’ new data suggests

BINGE releases House of the Dragon inspired hot sauces via Thinkerbell

Sunday Gravy welcomes a new head of production

Coles 360 expands to Coles Liquor Group

Sarah James leaves Initiative to become EssenceMediacom’s chief investment officer 4

Wil Anderson to step in as host for Triple M breakfast 3

Initiative’s Megan Davey promoted to head of Melbourne position

New leadership team at The Australian announced 2

Paramount earmarks $3 billion in cuts 1

ACCC takes The Good Guys to court over alleged store credit sham

SNL star to front new Stan Original Series filming in NSW

‘Kyle was talking about networking for 20 years’: ARN boss plays down Christian O’Connell going national

Dan Murphy’s Alexandria to rebrand to Dan Ricciardo’s as part of new campaign via Emotive

Pro Insights: Back to the future – ‘Six Red Hot Marketing Ideas from the 1980s’ by Tim Ross

AiMCO welcomes Mushroom Group’s new talent agency as member

Flight Centre Travel Group announces new global corporate CMO

Virgin Money refreshes brand identity, launches influencer-led giveaway campaign

New Mumbrellacast: More redundancies, more brand controversies – is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Booktopia sacks 165 staffers as QBD Books, Kogan consider takeover

‘We view larger retailers as essential service providers’: Concerns over ANZAC Day trading ban 1

‘People are spending billions of dollars in this space’: Iconic music company Mushroom Group launches talent management & partnership agency

Tourism Tasmania takes creative to pitch 1

SCA’s Dave Cameron slams ‘alpha male’ talent who ‘mansplain how to do good radio’ 7

Another round of speakers locked in for the Marketing Science Ideas Xchange (MSIX)

Paralympian Col Pearse stars in new Woolworths campaign, via M&C Saatchi

WA Govt launches public awareness campaign for flu season, via 303 MullenLowe