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Advanced Medical Institute impotence ad most played TV ad of 2009 1

Marketers more likely to recommend their PR agencies than ad and media agencies 3

Mixed rulings for fast food TV ads aimed at kids 1

Toyota culls Saatchi & Saatchi from social media pitch 13

ACCC takes Panasonic to court over Nintendo Wii promotion 10

TV industry best at self promotion to advertisers

Ad featuring man looking up woman’s dress rapped by regulator

Ashley & Martin in campaign to ‘bring back’ childhood favourites 2

Facebook campaign quashes X Factor dream

Social media ‘here to stay’ in the marketing mix 5

Smith’s unveils Caesar Salad as new flavour following public vote 9

Qantas creates new role to drive online and social media strategy 13

On-demand viewing won’t kill TV ad revenue

Bellamy Hayden to undergo restructure

BMF and Holler deny rift over Caples shortlist 4

Coke and Cornetto latest to launch digital marketing drives 6

Mumbrella Podcast: Highs and lows of 2009; the Toyota Yaris saga; Kyle & Jackie O’s big year; Most complained about ads; Readership fallout 3

Cancer ad features terror attack on Sydney 67

ACMA finds Kyle & Jackie O show in breach of radio codes 13

‘Virtual PVR’ launches for mobile phones, PCs and Macs 15

Commercial radio audience on the up in 2009

Encore magazine joins the Mumbrella stable 6

Australian and NZ agencies well represented in John Caples finalist tally 9

Toyota withdraws award for ‘sexist’ Yaris ad and launches internal review 21

Government to push on with controversial internet filter 18

Publishers sign up to CAB’s reader engagement metric

Austereo’s 2Day ends year on top inspite of Kyle & Jackie O scandals 2

Frost Design set to work on Armani Hotel, housed in the tallest building in the world

Toyota’s sexist ad disaster spreads to the US 16

Nicola Bell new boss of Saatchis NZ 3

Ad complaints rise, while topless women billboard tops list 11

Toyota apologises for ‘sexist’ ad; Creator says ‘Suck my dick’ 111

Photon to make $5.5m loss following restrucure and sale of Geekversity 9

Clemenger parts ways with Chrylser 2

Big W faces PR trial following recall of highly-flammable kids clothes 1

Industry bodies launch search for chief executives 1

Morgan hits back at Hartigan comments over readership survey 1

Seven launches new catch-up TV destination on Yahoo!7 5

How will Tiger’s break from golf affect his sponsors?

Toyota ‘she can take a good pounding’ video accused of sexism and having incest overtones 148

Gatecrasher Advertising and SoDUS to work on launch of 4G broadband network in Perth 2

Hold the phoney

Amnesia’s Graham heads to BMF to drive social media 2

Anne Parsons to quit Mediacom 30

Geekdom becomes latest Photon firm to restructure 25

News Limited makes key commercial and editorial appointments

Founder of failed digital agency Topia Project Nyree Corby moves to Sapient Nitro 12

Jetstar: We’re not the Westpac of airlines 18

Aegis agencies dominate in regional awards

Financial comparison site Mozo launches search for ‘vice’ president 1

Cricket Australia considers reality TV show to find new talent 6

Ben & Jerry’s founders go on free ice cream spree 6

Mumbrella Readers Choice Award Winners 28

Droga5 digital director to head up Adfest cyber jury 4

Twitter creator reveals mobile-pay device

New music act Danimals to write soundtrack for Lion Nathan TV ad 2

Fairfax and magazine body both pull out of print readership project 7

Westpac forced to remove ‘banana’ video following backlash 25

Mumbrella Readers Choice Awards – watch live from your desk tomorrow

Fairfax: Nik Howe didn’t quit. We fired him 49

Fairfax editor Nik Howe quits Sport & Style for agency 10

Global ad spend to see green shoots of recovery in 2010

Domino’s calls in Taste Police to plug new sandwich range 17

Elizabeth Arden launches outdoor campaign with bright pink bow 12

Westpac compares rate rise to cost of bananas 32

Google search goes real time to take on threat from social networks

Job ads for advertising and media sectors fall 4

Mumbrella Podcast: Social media agency folds; Who owns your Twitter profile?; Verdict on The Drum; Radio bounces back; Is Daryl too old?

Unilever appoints European marketer to replace Sparshott

Ten extends F1 broadcast rights to include online, mobile and IPTV 9

Digital agency Market United drafts new business director

Unilever marketing director Sparshott takes on regional role 1

Fonterra’s milk brand gets public to vote on new flavour 5

Social media agency The Population to close 10

Radio turns the corner as Sydney regains its crown from Melbourne

Fremantle Media to grow licensing business through live events

Fleishman-Hillard appoints first head of digital

ABC goes live with commentary and analysis site, The Drum 6

Fairfax Digital creates new role to drive video content 4

Promotional marketing body may join Communications Council 2

OMD leads the pack at B&T Awards 4

Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Dooley to join Merrick at Nova 27

LG consolidates into Ogilvy PR agency 3

303 creative director Watt to depart

Social media strategist Julian Cole quits The Population for TCO 22

Mumbrella Podcast: The year in TV; Westfield Facebook application; a bad day in the office for News.com.au 3

Bennett comes out of retirement to join Ellis Foster McVeigh 1

Maxus wins $2m Network Video media account