Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, April 1

April 1, 2014 4:08

This is Mumbrella’s live blog, our rolling diary of all the happenings in marketing and media. Refresh the page for the latest updates.

April Fools Day 2014 roundup
Answers for Adam: Should creative agencies get more startup savvy?
Buzzfeed hires Australian Christine Kenneally for its investigative unit
Mass Relevance to launch in Australia
Mumbrella hangout to discuss problems of pitching tomorrow
Russell Crowe’s Noah smashes the weekend box office
TV ratings: Love Child and The Block hand Nine the night
Dr Mumbo: RBT? Just take the police car

5:07pm – Even surf god Kelly Slater is in on the April Fool’s action, with a tongue-in-cheek posting on the ASP World Tour website saying he had split with his sponsor of 23-years Quiksilver.

5:01pm – News.com.au has an interesting piece around Bell’s Palsy, after it was revealed PR agency boss and blogger talent manager Roxy Jacenko has been diagnosed with the condition, which affects facial muscles amongst other things.

4:08pm – This is cute – The Lost Dogs Home is pairing up people with pets, and solving the sedentary office lifestyle problem, with a Human Walking Program scheme in Melbourne on Friday. More details here.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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