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CarExpert on the hunt for a CMO

Retail and grocery dominate influencer marketing: HypeAuditor

Seven takes overall network share win of 38%; The Chase tops entertainment

Mumbrella Awards 2022: Hatched scores Media Agency of the Year as Thinkerbell wins Full Service second year in a row 1

‘A modern day world doesn’t feel accurate without brands’: Livewire pitches the new marketing battlefield

VMLY&R nabs Merkle talent for first chief growth officer ANZ

AANA responds to OPC’s claims new ad code ‘fails to protect children from unhealthy food marketing’

Howatson+Company wins TK Maxx account in competitive pitch

Beauty and the Geek’s finale on Nine aired to 478K metro viewers

CHEP banks AMP creative account

Lampoon Group rebrands to Always Human after 20 years

oOh!media expands digital network in Melbourne and Geelong

IPG’s Kinesso/Matterkind sets up new leadership team; expands client offering

Campaign Review: AAMI takes on Ladbrokes

Ivory Coat launches bespoke pet magazine via The Royals

Pedestrian Group’s Vanessa Lawrence links up with Linkby for chief content officer role based in NYC

AAMI extends partnership with Roundhouse Entertainment for additional 2 years

Mindshare gets tick of approval, retaining Nike locally amid global shift 5

LUMO partners with Quividi to launch latest in audience impression measurement

The Hunted finale on Ten airs to 549K metro viewers; wins all 3 key demos

Convenience, value for money key to brands weathering imminent economic downturn: IAB, Pureprofile study

One-third of Australians workers willing to get paid less for better work experience: LinkedIn

Edelman Global Advisory appoints Peter Fraser to head up Australian unit

Wavemaker promotes James Boardman to APAC growth strategy partner

Tag expands end-to-end social media services with acquisition of L&A Social

Andy Fergusson elevated to national ECD for Leo Burnett as Publicis Groupe also lifts Jason Williams

Bastion merges with US PR and digital marketing firm IMW Agency

Mutiny appoints John Sintras to lead US expansion; more hires bolster local offering

Telstra officially owns a majority stake in Fetch TV

More integration at Clemenger BBDO as it names strategy lead across Melbourne and Sydney

ABC appoints ACMA’s Fiona Cameron as its first ombudsman

Tourism Australia invites UK Neighbours fan to experience Australia for themselves

Markets wrap: ASX falls, News Corp signs exclusive OOH deal, positive Q2 inflation data

Cartology gets Googler to lead commercial division

Seven top of the podium as 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4 Night airs to 645K metro viewers

Some global firms ‘won’t survive in Australia’, says Simon Ryan; locals to thrive in new economy

ARN lures Venessa Hunt for its commercial strategy and growth director role

Nine and Seven among top Australian streaming apps as Netflix loses gas: Sensor Tower

Emotive expands with six new hires including brand experience head

Dentsu QLD bolsters local team with three new appointments

Aussie adtech firm Veridooh launches in the UK

Foxtel signs agreement for Disney+ app integration on set top boxes

Anthony Freedman to step down as Havas chairman and CEO; no replacement to come

Uber explains new membership program in star-studded spot via Special

Ad Standards pings Mitsubishi spot for unsafe driving practices 1

Australian ad spend reaches record levels for month of June 2022: SMI

Andy Segal and Chris Hince become ECDs at Hardhat 1

ARN streamlines agency sales structure across metro, regional and digital

Danny Bass confirmed as Dentsu Media boss 4

Thinkerbell launches first work for Farmers Union with new brand platform

Harley-Davidson ANZ appoints Thrive as PR & social media partner

IBG launches new non-alcoholic spirits range ‘Drummerboy’ via Common Ventures

Seven’s ratings gold as 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 3 Evening tops entertainment

WPP’s Rose Herceg on Aussies’ truthfulness, marketing to singles, and being over partisan politics 1

oOh!media inks multi-year partnership with News Corp 2

MPAN creates therapeutic language tool for National Missing Persons Week via whiteGREY

New ad code fails to protect children from unhealthy food marketing

Belong launches refurbished smartphone initiative via Howatson+Company

FutureBrand Australia appoints Jill Hale as strategy director

Opportunity for national brands to advertise directly to regional communities: ACM study

Automotive editorial brand Drive.com.au adds industry journalists to team

Ed Harrison departs Isentia less than a year after Access Intelligence merger

Neighbours finale tops programming while Nine takes overall share

Amazon reports Q2 earnings, beating Wall Street expectations but shrinking staff headcount

SCA’s Grant Blackley on the future of LiSTNR; hints of company name change

Mark Green on why the combination of creativity, consulting and technology is ‘still the mission’

Vivendi Q2 earnings reveal a significant 21.3% boost in revenue for Havas Media Group

Zenith looks within to fill newly created chief investment officer role

New holiday trends set to re-shape the travel industry, finds Nine & The Future Laboratory 1

Continental Sensations launches new brand platform via Bastion Creative

Testing expanded for Google’s Privacy Sandbox

ABC signs heads of agreement for Parramatta office in western Sydney

AMEX ANZ appoints Adam Slattery as director of brand & member experience

AGL to stay with UM after demerger dramas; creative undecided

Mumbrella Publish’s full program is out, including leaders from Are Media, The Conversation and The Brag Media

Meta’s decade-long revenue streak comes to a crashing halt as company slows hiring

Shadowboxer brings in ex-Isobar GM for second venture, web studio Southpaw

Travel Associates launches new brand positioning via BCM Group

Gruen takes entertainment crown; Nine wins Wednesday

Forethought welcomes three new senior team members

Journos vote to take industrial action against Nine with help of the MEAA

Ogilvy leads the noms at the Effie Awards; BMF, Richards Rose follow

VÖOST’s new 3D audio partnership with Mamamia via Starcom

Lindt Australia launches first local TVC in over five years via Richards Rose

Content team changes over at KIIS network

James McManus elevated to Pedestrian Group executive creative director

Google introduces new tool to expose hidden ad tech fees

Edge adds Hearing Australia to media client roster