News

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, March 20

PR bosses: PR recruitment agencies and poorly trained uni graduates are a problem 23

Helloworld moves $14m media account 1

Journalists tell PRs to be quicker, more tailored and ‘make it shareable’ 5

Dan Ilic’s A Rational Fear reaches $50k crowd-funding goal 2

BMW virtually showcases new Series 2 Coupe 2

Pacific Brands appoints McCann to handle Workwear responsibilities 1

LA Dodgers publicity boss says PR must look to their own assets to break and control news 2

Guardian columnist Bronwen Clune to edit StartupSmart for Private Media

MKR and The Blacklist win for Seven as audience picks up for Ten’s Puberty Blues

Government cuts to red tape gives the ACMA more discretion over investigations

Guardian poaches cartoonist First Dog on the Moon from Crikey 6

Morning Update: Dulux imagines a world where colour is banned; Guide Dogs celebrated in ad from Selmore Amsterdam

Showpony Advertising promote South Australian National Football League with ‘This is football’ 7

Blogger agency The Remarkables Group launches joint venture to amplify reach 10

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, March 19

Woolworths looks at ‘smaller agencies’ including Ikon for media support 4

MLC starts interactive exhibit in Australian Museum to save retirement 11

Twitter believed to have hit 4m Australian users as local office turns one 17

Domain general manager takes redundancy in state-based restructure

Nissan positions X-Trail as ‘family proof’ in new ad 2

Dick Smith to appeal decision to strike OzEmite trademark from register 2

Carefree delivers another frank message in latest tampon ads 15

The Biggest Loser drops to lowest ratings as MKR cook-off wins more than 1.6m 2

AKQA’s Phil Dowgierd made MD for Tribal Worldwide Sydney as Darwin Tomlinson joins as ECD 1

Updated: Ten tells Seven ‘we will not be bullied’ amid claims John Stephens was on prescription drugs when he signed contract

Morning Update: Tesla video made my college grads; HBO illustrates Game of Thrones death in online art; Beastie Boys settle GoldieBlox dispute

UM Australia wins agency of the year at Festival of Media Asia

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, March 18

Pete Mitchell takes on global role to innovate Mondelez’s media output

SMI: Ten’s revenue share gets Sochi boost but buyers expect fall in March

RadiumOne and Turn in legal stoush over commercial director 1

The Biggest Loser sheds weight in new print ad 6

MEAA Federal Council votes to move to appointed CEO 15

AAMI wraps up Rhonda and Ketut campaign as actors become ‘unavailable’ 7

Calamity Jane makes an appearance in new Expedia ad by DDB Sydney 1

Unseen becomes seen in new Grey Melbourne campaign for MS

Motivational speaker returns in Aldi campaign

Rhonda and Ketut are finally kaput as AAMI moves to end three year campaign 3

Fujitsu reveal ex-cricketer Mark Taylor’s hidden Mandolin talent

Ten fails to build audience for Secrets and Lies as Love Child holds over 1m 7

Ten and Seven head to court after programmer John Stephens elects to stay with former employer 5

Morning Update: Old Spice ad sees Terry Crews act out stubble; Sarah Silverman in Orbit Gum ad; Earthquake causes mayhem during news broadcast

Seven has stopped Deal or No Deal to ‘focus on Million Dollar Minute’ admits host Andrew O’Keefe 6

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, March 17

George Clooney’s The Monuments Men dominates weekend box office

Hangout with Weekend Sunrise hosts Andrew O’Keefe and Monique Wright 6

SBS pitch down to a shortlist

Majority of industry workers ‘lack digital competence’ claims new report 7

MEAA vote on move to appointed CEO tipped to be approved

Ikea chief marketer Rebecca Darley quits

Mother Energy promote new Revive product with campaign from McCann 3

Channel Nine launches ‘live and local’ breakfast news in Perth 3

VCCP moving into more tailored ads for comparethemarket.com.au 1

Bonds targets men in new ads from Clemenger BBDO Melbourne 1

Former AIMIA boss launches digital consultancy with industry body partnership

MEAA welcomes court decision on Rinehart-Ferguson costs and calls for national shield laws

Lachlan Murdoch to appear at Mumbrella360

Formula One wins 1.3m for Ten as The Block tops the night thanks to Seven’s AFL coverage 3

Managing director of Macquarie Radio Network Rob Lowenthal quits 4

Morning Update: Email turned into ad for World Down Syndrome Day; Should the advertising world boycott Israel? 1

Dentsu Aegis rebrands Mitchell & Partners Brisbane as Carat 2

Nielsen charts show surge in catch up TV viewing as news rankings remain stable

STW chief Chris Savage and ACMA’s Tom Burton complete CommsCon lineup

Coles promote Heston Blumenthal hot cross buns with scented ad 1

NRMA Insurance to launch Crashed Car Showroom next week

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, March 14

Mail Online poaches two more Sunday Telegraph journalists 1

2DayFM wins appeal to suppress an ACMA report into ‘Royal Prank call’

Crikey searches for new editor with Jason Whittaker to launch The Mandarin 1

Joe Hildebrand to host CommsCon Awards

RACV $14m up for review, MediaCom on alert

Ikon Melbourne MD Trudi Sampola moved to national talent role amid restructure 1

AJF Partnership promotes News Corp AFL footy card giveaway 1

Ogilvy Sydney draws on American Beauty to promote Primo bacon 39

Nick Feik promoted to editor of The Monthly, John van Tiggelen to become staff writer

Missing Malaysian Airlines investigation wins timeslot for Seven as The Block records highest ever weeknight audience

Mumbrella Social Media Academy returns for 2014 2

AFP drops investigation into Seven’s Schapelle Corby interview

Morning Update: Another ‘First Kiss’ parody; Princess Diana ‘supplied News of the World with royal phone directory’; Sir David Frost honoured 1

Nib’s latest ad has women falling over their feet

Deloitte asks ‘What would you do?’ in interactive video for NZ graduate recruitment campaign 3

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, March 13

Changed role for in-house PRs to be explored at CommsCon 1

IAB dismisses page impression metric in search for best online measurement

A Current Affair rejects Malaysian journalists suggestions its report was ‘bad journalism’ 3

The Checkout takes aim at Swisse again over claims made to Mumbrella over labels

Foxtel launches Presto ads while Quickflix says new offer is good for the sector 3