Opinion

Despite an ocean of advertising money, traditional media is still flailing 8

It’s time stop obsessing over likes, comments and shares 2

In defence of the written word: Why the PR industry needs to relearn how to write 4

We’re all living in a social media bubble, and it’s a brand’s job to pop it 1

The five stages of Foxtel’s Game of Thrones grief 6

In defence of Mark Ritson: Digital metrics still have a long way to go 23

Does your agency see you as a guinea pig? 4

Scam ads prove the advertising industry isn’t exempt from fake news 2

The sharing economy works not just for Airbnb, but creative agencies too 5

Remain unprepared, and Amazon and Netflix will devour your marketshare

To work successfully with female athletes, brands need to hand back control to the stars 1

The million-dollar question

I moved from advertising to PR for one reason: social media 10

Don’t panic, you’re not going to lose your marketing job to a robot 5

In the creative versus data debate, brand will always remain king

When the recession finally hits, Australia’s marketers will not survive 14

The hidden value in The Monkey’s $63m purchase price 9

Network Ten’s future is all about media power, not economics 7

It’s about time influencer marketing grew out of its teething phase 2

Cringe-inducing chatbots are the perfect example of why technology isn’t always the answer

How would you spin that? Don’t spin it, bin it 10

Why Mark Ritson is wrong about ‘dodgy’ programmatic buying 49

What I wish someone told me before starting in HR 2

Shiny foreign things – why Australia’s startups are terrible at PR 16

Adland – It’s not just retailers, you need to wake up to Amazon too 2

Why car brands can’t advertise their way out of this one 10

Why brand development needs to move away from the marketing department 2

Snap Maps: For the marketer or the stalker?

When a PR crisis strikes, acting quickly is always better than not acting at all 2

Brand safety promises from the ‘premium’ publishers need to be challenged 13

‘Digital’ will eventually become an obsolete term, but for now it’s here to stay 4

They’re here: Before it’s even launched, Amazon is already at the front of Australian shoppers’ minds 5

‘Agencies are failing to solve actual business problems?’ No kidding! 5

It’s not long now until we’re playing God! 3

The dumbest mistakes you can make with data 5

Australian PR agencies must use the power of creativity to adapt to the 457 visa changes 1

Three lessons for marketers from the UK election and how grime rap almost defeated the status quo 5

Virtual reality homelessness for CEOs – the chasm between intent and outcome 7

If publishers and CMOs can’t work together, native advertising won’t survive 5

With the sacking of Alex Malley, Australia’s biggest content marketing experiment has failed 40

Nick Chan: the dream job, strategic differences (and Rebel Wilson?) 14

It’s not a given big consultancies will succeed in their marketing push 6

My $18,000 journalism degree was a waste of time 57

Alcohol brands are tactically retreating from sports sponsorship, and we should celebrate 1

We’re at the virtual reality tipping point… even if the headsets are still bulky and awkward

What Instagram killing #ad really means 8

Mixed media: how Australia’s newspapers became locked in a war of left versus right 8

Media agencies can survive without Poms, but we don’t want to 14

Ten Network’s problems are history repeating

Will artificial intelligence save publishing? 2

The TV networks have it wrong. Older eyeballs matter most 16

Cut the bullshit about the death of big ideas and the demise of the creative director 1

‘Don’t call us’: Why PRs should stop calling editors and journalists 16

Joe Aston’s war with Alex Malley is a triumph for campaigning journalism 27

The TV industry ain’t out of the woods yet 6

The ABC is not siphoning audiences from Fairfax 12

After the ‘Facebook Files’, the social media giant must be more transparent 5

The lessons from Nine’s Block of Cash giveaway scandal on The Today Show 5

Why marketers and brands shouldn’t turn their backs on digital publishers 2

A clash of civilisations: The challenge of integrating The Monkeys into Accenture 13

Ten ways to make your app a retention machine

What’s going wrong in the world of advertising? 58

The Federal Budget doesn’t do enough to save free-to-air TV 8

Budget papers reveal cut for Screen Australia 2

The journey to digital paradise: A little more conversation, a little less rhetoric 37

Life after redundancy: what happens next for journalists when they leave newsrooms 8

Five emerging trends marketers should watch in 2017

The Biggest Winner of the media reforms is… News Corp as usual 19

The rise of the Media Centaur 5

An open letter to marketers: it’s up to you to save the media industry now 33

Why Fairfax management aren’t the real villains 61

Fairfax strike disrespects journalism’s supporters 15

Five things that could happen now the Fairfax-NZME media mega-merger has been rejected 2

Chasing the audience: is it over and out for cricket on free to air TV? 1

UNESCO report: surveillance and data collection are putting journalists and sources at risk

Quitting Facebook Instant Articles and Apple News: unravelling a Faustian pact 6

An open letter to myself in the year 2000 11

The slow death of Australian children’s TV drama

What can marketers learn from Game of Thrones 6

I’m a Team Australia reject – and the marketing mercenaries who follow will be too 14

457 visa overhaul won’t solve PR skills shortage 23

457 visa changes: The onus is now on agencies to nurture local talent 7

The 457 visa ban is good for Australia and could fix our marketing skills gap 9

Ignore the hype – transparency is a non-issue 7

Australian government axes 457 work visa: experts react

Why is Easter the most disappointing retail season? 9

It takes years to make someone fall in love with a brand – and seconds to make them hate it 22

The most important part of the brief that creative agencies are missing 13