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Brisbane Airport rejects second outdoor campaign targeting the G20 4

Edelman vows to ‘aggressively’ pursue digital, creates new ECD and strategy roles 5

Kmart kick off retail-led Christmas campaign

Fairfax chairman urges government to take action on media reform 8

Travel Insurance Direct aim to make brand name more memorable with AJF Partnership Sydney campaign 7

Vodafone promotes Spotify partnership with UK ad

News Corp Australia revenues flat amid ‘modest’ ad decline 3

Mercedes-Benz first to partner Sky News as Qantas inflight deal begins

‘It’s not about us’: David Jones switches focus to emotional connection with customers 6

Lung Foundation Australia aim to inspire conversations about lung health with social media campaign

Intel boss Burleigh and Ogilvy CEO Fox join final SAGE lineup

Ten appoints Citi to advise it after speculation around Discovery and Foxtel bids 2

Ad watchdog rules Coles ‘fresh’ Tasmanian apples ad was misleading 3

Ad Standards board rules against Paddle Pop icy pole ad for targeting children 1

Audiences down across the board as cricket season opening helped Nine to win night 2

D&AD unveils awards judging line-up with Jonathan Kneebone to head film advertising jury

Morning Update: GoldieBlox’s latest ad channels Apples iconic ‘1984’; Why GoPro’s Instagram strategy should catch Apple’s eye

KFC celebrate the ‘Home Cricket Ground’ in cricket sponsorship spot 2

Marketers have a one hour ‘sweet spot’ to drive consumer conversion study claims 4

Producers turn to crowd funding to make pilot of online TV show on ‘life and love in Sydney’ 4

Sunny Queen Farms use The Poach Coach in animated ‘how-to’ guide on poaching eggs 1

Optus head of fixed product Sue Bailey handed interim marketing duties at telco

Merrick Watts rules out reuniting with Rosso, admits Drive competition is ‘interesting’ 3

Streaming service Stan to have ‘truly Australian character’, secures exclusive rights to Breaking Bad spin off 14

Pepsi returns to ‘Live life to the max’ in new TV push for Pepsi Max

Peugeot use ‘TV Sync’ technology to target consumers with social media content 1

Gorilla unveil new work for cooking appliance brand ILVE

Perth Racing launches content campaign through 303Lowe

Merrick Watts to take on national Drive show on TripleM network with co-host to be announced 7

Controversial dead horse billboard pulled by Ooh Media given all-clear by ad watchdog 4

Melbourne Cup wins Tuesday ratings with 2.122m tuning in from home to watch the race

David Jones moves from retail to emotion in new ‘Things We Do For Love’ Christmas campaign 14

Nine and Fairfax to announce new streaming venture Stan today 19

Morning Update: Warner Bros begin layoffs; Unilever’s Axe ‘The Look’ tops viral chart

The Hallway’s head of PR Louise Pogmore departs

ABC appoints Jo Mullaley as head of marketing for ABC Television 6

#OnMyAgenda G20 campaign goes ahead despite Brisbane Airport rejecting billboard

Netflix appoints creative and social agencies ahead of Australian marketing blitz 9

Tourism NZ targets WA in latest campaign to grow arrivals to Christchurch 1

Coke revs up digital and social marketing drive in bid to connect with youth market 4

Aldi uses a pirate, a mime and a woodcutter to promote Aldimobile value packs 5

The ABC axes satirical news show The Roast 22

Youth media brand Vice revamps site with ‘journalistic and visual overhaul’

The Big Adventure drops again as the ABC beats Seven in Sydney and Melbourne

Marketers must drive growth and ‘stop hanging out with agencies’, says Virgin Mobile chief 3

Amex funds advertising blitz in Daily Telegraph as small shops look to fight back 1

Morning Update: Pepsi Max’s Halloween prank; Why buy Sapient?; Dove adapt Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ in rugby spot 1

Publicis Groupe set to acquire Sapient in $4.2bn cash deal 2

John Wick can’t displace Fury and Gone Girl at top of box office 1

TAB changes tack with launch of 40-week ‘always on’ strategy 4

Schweppes Australia partners with Diageo for cocktail campaign

Xbox promote launch of game with outdoor augmented reality campaign 1

Mi9 COO Marc Barnett to depart after just five months in the role 6

NIB sounding out agencies in market on $10m media pitch 1

Recipe to Riches’ Carolyn Creswell fronts campaign for her company Carman’s Fine Foods 2

Neil and Gaz replace Rhonda and Ketut for AAMI’s Claim Assist app ad 5

7-Eleven drives loyalty and looks to ‘build value’ in latest slurpee campaign

Hancock’s John Klepec to replace Gina Rinehart on Ten board

Fairfax Media focus on independent, quality journalism positioning in new campaign 15

The Big Adventure hits season low of 597,000 viewers 3

Don Smallgoods speaks telepathically with customers to solve deli dilemmas 2

Golden Circle focuses on families in new campaign introducing new product range

Foxtel paid four agencies for creative ideas for new $10m subscription campaign 40

Morning Update: Most-shared Halloween ads; Mullen wins Patron global creative; Spain moves to protect domestic media with new ‘Google tax’

Nine and Fairfax to launch APEX premium mobile exchange as MCN walks away 11

Golden Chain suggests it keeps travellers well-rested in new campaign

McClymont takes aim at lack of public interest test in government’s new anti-terror laws 7

KFC celebrates Halloween with sign change

Seven investigating incident with Sunday Night EP Mark Llewellyn 1

ABC board criticises government for breaking election funding cut statements 9

Indie publisher launches new fortnightly national paper Australian National Review 1

Tourism Australia names Westpac head of marketing services Lisa Ronson as new CMO 1

Copywriting courses needed after three categories fail to produce winner at ADMA awards 9

Google promotes apps with contextual outdoor campaign from The Hallway 3

Ensemble partner with MLA to produce The Dinner Project 1

Foxtel dismisses online challengers as it unveils more local content ahead of major subs push 2

Marketing agency Cassette launches PR department

Brown Brothers promote new grape cider product with pop-up bar 5

Chief marketers of Visa, Lion, Australia Post, Cotton On, Kimberly-Clark, LG and Goodman Fielder join panels for SAGE conference

ADMA to launch CxO Club for senior executives

Seven wins the night as Beauty and the Geek has a night off, with DWTS airing in its place

Morning Update: Dumb Ways to Die’s Trick-or-Treat for Halloween; Netflix use GIFs in outdoor campaign; Sofia Coppola directs Gap’s holiday ads

Sean Cummins picks up ADMA marketer of the year as Whybin\TBWA wins top gong 3

Sky News boss admits they have ‘ripped the costs’ out of broadcasting 5

Data retention Bill will have ‘chilling effect’ on journalists and press freedom, union warns 3

Domain hires Fairfax Life Media’s Melina Cruickshank for new content role 14

Taubmans Paint appoint Naked Communications following pitch

Women’s Fitness saved from the chop with Citrus Media picking up licence 4