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MYOB encourage small businesses to get more socially savvy with #spruik promotion 6

Morning Update: David Beckham promotes scotch in Guy Ritchie ad; Bose to consolidate global media account

Spotify launches family package as music streaming competition heats up 1

Gone Girl well ahead of pack for third week topping weekend box office 1

Tourism Australia chief marketer Nick Baker to quit in January 1

Australian Institute of Management focuses on effects of decisions in new campaign 2

Opera Australia focus on the Sydney Opera House experience in new ad 5

Former Leo Burnett strategy boss takes global Smirnoff planning job under Matt Bruhn 3

MEC boss Vogel calls for ‘more professional behaviour’ in wake of Nestlé account win 6

AANA partners with MEC and Sky News to raise profile of marketing

Graphic WA Heart Foundation LiveLighter campaign rolls out in ACT

Jack Daniel’s taps hologram tech to connect fans with long distance friends for Christmas 3

Yahoo!7 appoints Mindshare chief digital officer as head of strategy and integration 5

Tech firms get ‘Mickey Mouse’ data as they fail to build trust and credibility

Younger listeners the most likely to be influenced by radio competitions 2

Nine’s Gotham audience tumbles as Seven wins the night with X Factor grand final performance show 5

Morning Update: Facebook advertises in Japan for first time; Bollore Group seeks controlling stake in Havas

Jonesy and Amanda the big winners at radio awards 3

Vice News announces Australian expansion 1

Amanda Keller admits size of Kyle and Jackie O’s staff has ‘pissed me off’ 11

Jules Lund: Facebook hooked in marketers like ‘junkies’ 4

Myer unveils first details of Christmas push 3

Bayer moves $11m media account from Mediacom to PHD 6

Networks without a strong national brand are a ‘house of cards’ says Nova marketing boss 1

Eagle Boys forges marketing venture with Fat Pizza movie amid reports of franchisee unrest 1

ZO chief Ian Perrin pens open letter to rival in bid to end ‘vicious cycle’ of bitterness 24

Naked Australia wins Cannes Chimera Award for second year running

Pharmacy Guild highlights range of services in new campaign

Twitter paves way for audio advertising with launch of music streaming

Devondale creates mobile game in a bid to drive customer loyalty 2

Denton: ‘Gruen’s power is it’s a show about us’ 4

Commercial radio industry launches new ‘Radio. It’s a Love Thing’ campaign to woo advertisers 1

TV audiences well down on Thursday as bogans beat geeks 1

Andy Taylor appointed investment director of Starcom Mediavest Group 1

SCA rebrands SAFM as Hit107, announces new breakfast duo Amos and Dani 3

Barnardos seeks to shed myths in search for foster parents 1

GroupM says multi-million dollar YouTube deal could be ‘first of many’ 17

Qantas $20m media pitch sees four agencies line up 3

Nova Entertainment appoints Rohan Brown as program director for Nova 100 2

Ad bookings hit September record with TV the ‘standout performer’ 3

News Corp boss pushes media reform forward arguing consensus is not ‘in media lexicon’ 2

Restoring media buyer confidence will ‘take time’, admits Ten boss McLennan 3

Edelman study claims brands fail to create meaningful relationships with consumers 6

Margaret Zabel to leave Communications Council for role at McDonald’s

Sound Alliance creates separate division to handle native advertising 1

Ten reduces losses but still $170m in the red 2

Audiences down again, The Chaser’s Media Circus wins timeslot 3

Morning update: Virgin America’s six-hour pre-roll; More cats than you can shake a diet coke bottle at; HBO standalone streaming service 1

MEC wins $60m Nestlé media pitch 6

Steamy X Factor cover wins Maggies for Who 2

ACMA releases second video warning children of cyber world pitfalls 1

Telstra launches customers information push to educate on scammers 5

Fairfax Radio GM Shane Healy quits 3AW and Magic 1278 after 25-year career 4

Qantas names Emma Kearns as new head of marketing after two-year stint at Jetstar 11

Compare the Market’s meerkats busy with spring cleaning in new campaign

OMD boss Peter Horgan: I pushed my staff too hard 5

Foxtel gears up for video-on-demand channel BoxSets launch with campaign starring Joanna Lumley 4

Town crier roams Sydney CBD as Christchurch looks to spread the word

TAC and Melbourne Victory’s 10th year partnership focuses on road toll 1

Twitter confirms self-service ad platform to small to medium businesses

TV audiences down but Dancing with the Stars back to 946,000 as Mark Holden meltdown sparks complaints 1

Morning update: Morris the cat trials wearable tech; Virgin Media introduces the Sofa Bear

Today Network to replace The Bump with Shazam Top 20 8

Gone Girl continues to dominate weekend box office

Victa focus on new features and new products in campaign from Core 8

Zoo weekly to ‘retire’ its website and online community this Friday 9

Google appoints The Hallway, with first work focusing on how app can help users in everyday lives 6

MPA recruit family of media agency staff for trade campaign focusing on power of magazines 2

Mediacom Australia picks up US online recruitment listing company Indeed 2

MasterCard takes online payment battle to PayPal with launch of MasterPass campaign

Fashion bloggers to front new series on The Style Network

Rexona aims to deepen relationship with consumers in fitness push with Adam Goodes

IMB Building Society unveils first work from 303Lowe Sydney 3

Stayz aims to highlight privacy a holiday home provides in new brand campaign

SMH retains top spot in news rankings, while the Daily Mail closes in on ABC’s fourth spot 5

ING Direct host retiree-themed party to highlight importance of superannuation

Party Tricks audience falls to 476,000 in second outing

Morning Update: First ad ever for sex, or it could be for office supplies; Fake travel website highlights elephant torture

ABC boss Mark Scott fires back at critics and calls for clarity on size of funding cuts 6

Woolworths launches internal review as ‘racist’ singlets appear on shelves 73

Showpony seeks to create “kick arse” campaign to lure new generation of V8 fans 2

Responsible Gambling Fund aims to reposition seeking help as courageous act in new campaign 5

Holiday Inn searches for Australia’s biggest kid as part of its ‘Big Kids Not Included’ campaign 1

McDonald’s rapped again by ad watchdog for marketing to children 1

Starcom poaches Seek.com.au from Mediacom Melbourne 5

SAGE masterclass on building great agencies returns

Wattyl use father and son relationship to attract younger generation of consumers

Kennards Hire aims to establish brand in NZ with new marketing push 2