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Ten creates sales role to boost cross platform opportunities for brands

Kraft’s $21.1bn bid for Cadbury puts agencies on alert 7

Ad revenue tipped to rise 6.7% in first half of the year 1

Brad Keeling launches social media venture 10

Strong opening for Bran Nue Dae

We’re not like Barbara the bank manager, ANZ tells consumers 23

Optus scraps TV magazine guide 3

Which journo rescued the Haiti baby? 1

CRA launches campaign featuring ‘smart marketers’

Fruit producers turn time bandits in cinema ad 10

Unbranded ads featuring a frog on a goat unveiled as new Trading Post campaign 58

Network Ten attempts to follow success of all-women US chat show The View 17

Golden Globes 2010: Year of Avatar 2

NZ short wins Flickerfest 1

Travel grants for MIPTV

Host bows out of Virgin Mobile ad review 5

ACMA warns radio industry must create safeguards for participants in live shows 2

Dylan Harrison Saatchi & Saatchi NZ’s new ECD

Clemenger creates Road Runner-themed retail ad for Chrysler 18

Morgan, Horne, Lo and May for first Mumbrella Question Time of 2010

Geekdom boss Rushton departs 2

Cab driver to be interviewed over passenger recordings as YouTube videos are pulled down 16

P&O Cruises thinks big (and small) with BMF 9

Government launches latest ad push in first digital switchover region

ANZ launches pampering day for women at Australian Open

Pepsi promotion to rerun after winner exposed as agency staffer 40

Telstra signs as first principal sponsor of Effie Awards 2

Fremantle Media boosts management ranks to grow local content

New OH&S course for the screen industry

New OH&S course for the screen industry

Management restructure at FremantleMedia Australia 2

Will Aussies pay for journalism?

Google takes on Chinese authorities

Mediacom restructures trading department 1

PHD makes major hire out of US with appointment of trading director 7

Foster’s stands by VB’s new brand positioning in spite of decline 59

Take up of 3G mobile and wireless broadband rises 162% 1

Former US VP candidate Palin joins news network Fox

Report predicts video rental decline 1

WA: Business Development Fund/workshop

NZFC finds marketing manager

MySpace Music leapfrogs nearest rival 6

Marketers ‘rely heavily on email marketing, but prioritise speed over relevance’ 12

JWT drafts RMG Connect’s Hopper as national CD, digital and direct 9

News Ltd in major restructure and focuses on “aggressive growth” of The Australian 6

World Movies Channel hunts budding B-grade movie makers 2

Breville launches mobile application to target consumers in stores 18

Mr Kekovich goes to the United Nations 20

Victorian Opposition in plans to stop “improper government advertising” 1

Restored classic still popular after 24 years. 1

News Corp blocks search engine 1

Chapman set for Amnesia

BBC Knowledge launches new positioning line 2

Starlight Cinema signs ME Bank as first naming rights sponsor

Warner Brothers appoints One Green Bean to help launch new games 8

Jacob’s Creek builds floating court to promote Australian Open sponsorship 7

New product innovation body launches in Australia

ANZ unveils campaign to encourage women to save 28

Queensland to boost marketing investment in bid to drive tourism 1

Encore's new web site 2

Encore’s new web site 2

Commercial radio sees ad growth in December despite tough year 1

Saatchi & Saatchi NZ creative director moves to Lavender 1

Digital start-up drafts Dick Smith’s Hilton as head of strategy 3

New Idea gets revamp supported by new brand campaign 52

3D TV next big thing in home entertainment 2

Microsoft CEO on the future of TV 1

Clarks taps into first day of school moments in latest campaign 14

AOL rumoured to be in talks to buy Mashable 3

Austereo appoints new chief executive

Google unveils Nexus One phone

Southern Comfort summer ad campaign celebrates spirit of New Orleans 20

Skype to offer HD video calling on US TV sets

Pepsi launches first major campaign to promote new logo 32

Mitchell-led consortium takes control of fifth Australian Super Rugby team 4

Spike in job ads inspite of traditionally quiet Christmas period 1

Anti-Stephen Conroy website back online 9

Kekovich takes Meat and Livestock message out to the world 2

Nobay to chair at Dubai Lynx Awards

Facebook beats Google in the US

Jackie Frank hits back at critics over unretouched Hawkins cover 33

Weight Watchers in push to make brand more contemporary 9

Government campaign tackles STIs during holiday season 4

NRMA Insurance wins ad stoush against AAMI

Digital marketing in 2010 (part 2)

Digital marketing in 2010 (part 1)

Toyota launches TV ad and new offers to boost early 2010 sales

Twitter and LinkedIn neck and neck, while Bebo and Second Life lag behind 12