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Finance Marketing Summit: ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’ – Mastercard’s masterplan for winning business through inclusion

Finance Marketing Summit: ‘Everything is income, they’re thinking about tomorrow’ – How NAB and TBWA nailed Gen Z’s hustle culture

Nike celebrates the Matildas on Australia’s newest 3D digital billboard

Asahi and The Monkeys launch Japanese-style claw machine

Contagious locked in to present Cannes Lions Deconstructed at This Way Up

Pureprofile records first full year positive net profit

‘Give the people what they want’: That Bunnings rave with Peking Duk and What So Not is on

‘Get your priorities right’: Nine CEO Mike Sneesby slammed as Nine journalists reject final offer and move to strike 4

Major sponsors score on-screen partnerships for Deadpool & Wolverine release

Mushroom Group consolidates recording, publishing, rights into one operation

Nine execs make eleventh-hour offer, and ‘remain hopeful of a resolution’ as staff strike looms 1

Finance Marketing Summit: How AAMI became one of Australia’s most iconic brands

‘Communication would have avoided the chaos’: Crisis comms experts weigh in on CrowdStrike debacle

Amazon Prime and the NBA announce 11-year media rights deal

New agency to manage match-day LED signage at Marvel Stadium, MCG

‘Industrial action began this morning’: Nine journalists prepare to walk out as Olympics begin 3

Resolution Design partners with the Australian War Memorial to deliver unforgettable experiences 1

RUSSH Media launches new beauty title

Youi makes one footy fan’s dream come true

Cover-More Travel Insurance unveils refreshed brand identity

Adobe unveils major updates to Illustrator and Photoshop

Jonesy & Amanda, Kyle and Jackie O, and more announced as ACRA nominees

The Contented Copywriter rebrands as Wonderthink

Pilot launches very cheeky ad featuring silver Olympic medallist James Magnussen

New Mumbrellacast: Hurdles ahead of Olympics and A-Leagues openers; What Google’s cookie deprecation news means for Aussie industry

Google parent company posts positive Q2 2024 results

Nine’s director of sales steps down earlier than planned

Former Gumtree and Hireup CMO reveals move into coaching

New ABC head of music, Tones & I and more join BIGSOUND 1

Spotify announces record profits and margins after cutting royalty rates 2

‘Just don’t yet have the support’: A-Leagues need backing on all levels to survive 6

Thinkerbell showcases stories of Genocide Against The Tutsi survivors in new exhibition opening next week 1

Life360 appoints Australian communications agency of record

La Famiglia introduces brand mascot as part of new brand platform, via Connecting Plots

New dedicated esports marketing consultancy launches in Australia

Tourism NT chooses CHEP Network as martech services partner

‘It shows we can compete on the world stage’: MIK Studios drives voting surge for Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Vodka Cruiser and Traffik mix technology and music to launch new flavours

OMG Australia maintains top spot in industry report

Influencer-backed brewery goes offline

AvoFresh appoints creative agency partner, first work launches 1

GumGum appoints new global chief marketing officer 1

DPR&Co announces wave of promotions

‘Australia’s defamation laws are utterly crippling’: Tracey Spicer says some names escaped MeToo movement 2

Cuttable secures over $5 million investment

‘We are proposing an updated approach that elevates user choice’: Google backflips on crushing cookies

HOKA empowers people to fly with latest campaign offering, via Anomaly

Hearts & Science announces new leadership team after Foundation merger

Stephen de Wolf announces next move after leaving DDB

Radio legend and founder of Super Radio Network Bill Caralis passes away

Justin Ruben goes independent, launches ‘a place for different shaped thinking’

BAYLY PR announces new client director

‘We are confident in our ability to accelerate further’: Publicis Groupe reports strong H1 growth

Free matching haircuts for you and a mate to celebrate Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Nine journalists to strike on Paris Olympics opener if deal can’t be reached with management 3

New Breville espresso machine launches with campaign from The Cowboys

Almost half of new Netflix signups opt for ad-supported option

ARIA Charts: Shady’s back at #1 (tell a friend)

AFR’s Michael Stutchbury steps down after 13 years 2

New Pedestrian chief executive named following mass redundancies 5

Lineup for triple j’s One Night Stand revealed

‘It was nice to welcome him on to a real game show’: Denyer vs Gleeson – the comedy TV feud of 2024 1

Inside Out 2 highest grossing Pixar film in Australian history 1

‘This is an incredibly exciting time’: Michael Cassel Group announces key appointments

‘My aim is to add transparency to the entire creative eco-system’: Creative launches new directory

‘It’s a bold declaration’: NRMA Insurance unveils repositioning via Accenture Song

The Butterfly Foundation signs THINK HQ as its new communications partner

Four’N Twenty champions die-hard sport fans ahead of Olympics, via TBWA\Melbourne

Google agrees to renew news media deals… for now 1

News.com.au no longer Australia’s most read news site 7

Seven West Media announces new general counsel to start in September 2

‘Left them with no choice’: Nine journalists set to take industrial action against network 1

Rex Airlines’ sky-high wit on full display in ‘An Airfare to Remember’ campaign, via T&Pm

Media outlets and major brands hit by IT outage

GWS Giants sign Aware Super as official partner

TAC and AFL Victoria encourage players to slow down on the road, via alt/shift/

DDB Sydney’s Matt Chandler gets promoted, Stephen de Wolf to depart

‘Not shocking at all’: Tracey Spicer blasts ‘problematic’ media industry amidst bullying and sexual harassment allegations

Radio revenue sees increase in Q2 2024

McDonald’s ignites nationwide hunt for ‘fan-favourite’ Chicken McNugget, via Mango Communications and DDB Sydney

‘It’s like our version of Die Hard’: How To Make Gravy producers drop new details on film of Xmas classic 1

B Lab strips Havas of B Corp certification globally 1

Pro Insights: Greg Hoffman’s Mumbrella360 keynote is the tip of an inspirational iceberg

Ad Standards pulls ‘degrading’ gambling TV ad from screens

Monks streamlines its services with focus on AI-Powered marketing and technology solutions

Australian Payments Plus selects Third Hemisphere as PR agency partner

LSKD debuts first TV commercial with ‘1% Better Every Day’ campaign

Aussie sports travel company wins legal battle against $50b US giant 1