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Comms Declare campaigns against Chevron partnership with Australia Day

Australian adtech firm iion launches ‘immersiion’ to reach audience segments across gaming sector

The results are in: The minimum expectation for displaying past agency work 2

Visa takes Aussie and Kiwi travellers to the ‘ends of the earth’ via Saatchi & Saatchi

Walkley retracts award given to Nine journalists over Andrew Laming story

The Roast of Paul Hogan tops entertainment; 2022 FIFA World Cup ARG vs KSA takes demos

Spotify rounds out product trinity with audiobooks; ‘ubiquity strategy’ to stay in 2023

PwC and IAB Australia: Digital advertising contributes $94bn to Australia’s GDP

M&C Saatchi continues restructure with new AUNZ CEO 1

Ten reveals Carrie Bickmore’s replacement on The Project, after Peter Helliar exits

First report card into TV news’ cultural diversity journey reveals a mixed bag, with a long road ahead

We Are Different wins PR duties for Brown-Forman

Studiospace adds suite of new clients following October launch

Canadian Club asks ‘Who Made Beer King of the Campsite?’ in new work from The Monkeys

Hackers infiltrate digital billboard to display pornography in Brisbane

Australian Story tops entertainment; Seven takes Monday

shEqual launches video series unpacking harmful gender stereotypes in advertising

Roy Morgan enhances its digital audience measurement and cross platform data

ARIA to hand out award for best Australian music in ads

Bastion Insights appoints Kantar talent as managing director

Are Media ceases publication of Real Living

Domestic tourism ad spend booms in 2022, almost tripling pre-pandemic levels

SVOD companies dish out big money on Australian content, ACMA reveals

Kath & Kim tops entertainment programming; Seven wins night and TV ratings week

The Core Agency delivers brand identity for the Field

97% of Australians continue to consume news: ThinkNewsBrands, Roy Morgan 1

Subway delivers a heartfelt ‘Cookiemas’ story via Publicis TeamFresh

Fiona Johnston joins dentsu with plans to bring back the ‘fun and lightness’ of creative comms industry

CFS motivates customers to invest like a pro via It’s Friday

Funlab launches identity refresh via FutureBrand

Lisa Wilkinson steps down from The Project after ‘relentless, targeted toxicity’

Football Australia calls on Australians to join their local football club via Blood Utd

Bond University launches new brand platform via VMLY&R and Wavemaker

UnLtd rallies industry to bring joy to children in hospital

Home and Away takes another win for Seven

Hamish & Andy the injured party as Casefile snatches October podcast crown

DrinkWise and The Monkeys tell parents ‘It’s okay to say nay’

Top dog: Bunnings continues to sizzle with consumers as it tops YouGov best brand ranking

SCHF calls for donations to light up Christmas for sick kids

AANA fast-tracks the Environmental Claims Code review launch

The 2022 Walkley Awards winners announced

Neighbours returns to TV as Amazon and Prime Video swipe rights 1

Dentsu snags Tourism and Events Queensland media account as Bass’ first big win 2

WPP the next to make redundancies ahead of 2023

WeAre8 launches creator fund and ‘friends feed’ to rally users onto the social media startup

All eyes on Summer Bay as Seven wins the night with Home and Away

LinkedIn research finds CMOs pressured to deliver short-term ROI under less budget

Supercheap Auto goes dark for Black Friday via The Monkeys

Cellarbrations the fail-safe Xmas gift in new campaign via Starcom

Christopher Dore steps down as editor-in-chief of The Australian

Sling & Stone picks up PR for Turo ahead of Australian launch

Reddit not ‘another social platform’; brands need to ‘show up’ differently

John Boris appointed as Tripadvisor’s chief marketing officer

Lendi Group appoints Adhesive to lead consumer communications

Home and Away wins entertainment for Seven as Nine takes overall share

ARN’s revenue up by 7% in Q3, says HT&E

One in five Australians makes impulse purchase on social media for the aesthetic: Finder

Emily Harridge joins Cato as general manager

Hootsuite unveils top social media marketing trends for 2023

SIGNET packages up air guitars for Aussie musicians via BRING

Havas acquires health communications agency Bastion Brands

Ex-Bathurst 1000 winner Lee Holdsworth joins Mumbrella Automotive Marketing Summit’s 2023 lineup

S4 Capital’s top-line momentum ‘more than maintained’ in Q3 earnings

The General Store taps Marcus Tesoriero for chief creative officer gig

The Challenge Australia launches to 257k metro viewers; Seven wins Monday

AMP asks Australians to Rewrite their Retirement in first work from CHEP

Community radio station breaches broadcast rules in coverage on Ukraine

Colonial First State helps advisors get a ‘Step Ahead’ in new B2B campaign

Attention-grabbing ads are vital to performance, but context is key as consumer concerns about misleading content surge

M&C Saatchi launches first global brand campaign for Les Mills

Seedooh expands into Europe with ECN verification partnership

Dentsu reports a 3.7% fall in organic revenue in Q3; CEO announces new global management structure

Radio ad revenue keeps winning streak in October, adding 7% YoY

Howatson+Co launches new brand platform for Petbarn

Coopers launches biggest-ever brand campaign via TABOO

17 new group deals for IMAA members

CommBank named official bank supporter of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Bastion Amplify branches into Queensland with Promedia acquisition

Shopper bolsters its Retail Media Network and partners with The District, Docklands

Jackie O steps down from breakfast radio show with co-host Kyle Sandilands for health reasons

Best&Less celebrates the magic of Christmas via 99c

New creative agency launches, helmed by ex-M&C Saatchi CEO Jaimes Leggett

Stockland makes the night before Christmas stress-free via Host/Havas

SBS unveils new show World Cup Daily in time for FIFA 2022

BlueBet hires former Nova CMO for top marketing job

Dan Monheit takes sole ownership of Hardhat as it gears up for new era 1

AGT semi-final draws in 519k metro views; 9Gem hits 16.9% share with T20 World Cup final

Ex-Samsung CMO takes on Colonial First State chief customer officer role