Reports: SCA Enlists Executive Search Firm To Help Find Grant Blackley’s Replacement

Optus has named co-boss of NBN Stephen Rue as its new CEO just 6 months after the telco was rocked by an outage impacting 10 million customers. Rue, who has previously held positions at News Corp, will commence the Optus role in November. Former CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin left late last year following the outage. […]

Enigma, one of Australia’s largest full-service independent agencies, today unveiled a bespoke placemaking campaign for URBNSURF – Sydney’s new, world-leading, purpose-built surf park. The creative team behind Enigma’s Property & Place division has developed a unique set of wayfinding and environmental graphics and signage for URBNSURF Sydney, ahead of its opening at Sydney Olympic Park […]

Brand strategy and design consultancy, Houston has strengthened its creative offering, announcing the appointments of Alex Creamer to the role of Creative Director and Michelle Teh as Design Director.

JCDecaux has been awarded the Transport for NSW (TfNSW) bus advertising contract for all buses in the Sydney Metropolitan regions. Lead image: Ben White, general manager. Winning the competitive tender process marks a significant expansion of JCDecaux’s current bus advertising contracts across Sydney. It extends JCDecaux’s Transit reach across the whole of Sydney Metropolitan regions […]

CommBank has today unveiled The Brighter Side, a new television series to be broadcast on 10 and 10 Play to inform and empower Australians with practical tips and bright ideas to help them take control of their financial future. The Brighter Side showcases a diverse range of stories to inspire Australians to make their money […]

The IMAA is celebrating the success of its inaugural Female Leaders of Tomorrow programme for providing a real-world solution to address the gender pay gap at senior levels* with events in Sydney and Melbourne. It has also announced its new 2024-25 programme. The 2023-24 programme’s 16 mentees and mentors, along with mentee leaders, IMAA directors […]

In this latest instalment of the Fast 10 series, Greg ‘Sparrow’ Graham chats with Luke Spano, Managing Director at Avid Collective. You have an intriguing background as a professional poker player plus stints at JR Sports & NightGuru, how did that lead to native content? My previous work in the two startups were focused on marketing […]

Leading digital outdoor company QMS today announced a further expansion of its NSW network, signing a new agreement with the Australian Turf Club to manage key assets at Sydney’s iconic Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. The agreement, which was secured as part of a competitive tender process, takes effect on 3 June 2024 and covers six locations […]

VMO has secured an exclusive agreement with Stockland to manage the operations of 22 large format digital screens, strategically positioned throughout nine Stockland town centres across Australia. These centres include Stockland Piccadilly in Sydney’s CBD, Stockland Merrylands, and Wetherill Park in Western Sydney, Stockland Green Hills in the Hunter region, Stockland Shellharbour on the south […]

Day Management has appointed Tim Wall in a newly-created role of head of talent and publicity. Wall will be responsible for managing and overseeing Day’s broad and impressive portfolio of talent, including Day’s most-recent coup, the highly sought-after breakout star of Married At First Sight Australia, Lucinda Light. Wall was previously senior publicist at Paramount […]

This May the fourth Hahn will celebrate alongside Star Wars fans rewarding their passion via a giant Hahn travelling solo through the sky. It’s the one day of the year when all sci-fi fans rejoice and giggle to themselves and Hahn in partnership with Thinkerbell, UM and Affinity is celebrating with an out of this […]

New creator-led social media agency Feedstar to be aimed directly at Gen Zs. Well, they'd hardly want print, would they?

Seven's AFL numbers almost double that of the NRL last night. The NRL still easily winning for ruptured ACLs.

Hotglue staffers learning their cashflows from their collaterals today after nabbing La Trobe Financial's digital media.

B&T's stopping short of calling it a revolving door at M&C at the present, but there's definitely heat on the hinges.

Yes, B&T may have spent 152 hours failing to get Taylor Swift tickets, but, as you'll read here, it's all behind us now.

Havas Red has debuted its first influencer white paper. Unless you print it out in colour, of course.

New report confirms greenwashing's on the rise. Apparently Mars' 'work, rest & play' claims also under investigation.

PR agency Aruga proves Brisbane is 'so hot right now'. So hot in fact, Adelaide's had to go on anti-anxiety meds.

Cost of living got you eating noodles prepared in the two-minute style? Why not live vicariously through this.

The belt-tightening in adland shows signs of a turnaround soon. Bar the belt-loosening at the all-you-can-eat buffet.

If there was a post-COVID hangover (bar the anti-vax ranters) it was the rise in skills shortages. Here's another one.

Study finds consumers want transparency around AI images. Couldn't care less about photoshopped magazine covers.

Anyone else feel we've exhausted the office morning tea for cancer? B&T proposes the office moonshine still instead.

Why is it mandatory for the media to only publish the nicknames of people in radio & underworld crime figures?

Here, the Hopeful Monsters marketer talks his shift from the classroom to the room wherever marketers congregate.

The Block host promoting sun protection to tradies. Also, don't try getting into the RSL after 6pm wearing high viz.

New study finds retail media 50% more effective than social. B&T says two-for-one Tim Tams trumps the lot.

Can't decide on getting the hedges trimmed or finding a deeper meaning to life? You're in luck with this new venture.

It's strange that Budweiser never found a market among beer-swilling Aussies. Then again, neither did the fluffy duck.

B&T hopes everyone's wearing their Maseur sandals at the Effies, as it's standing room only at the next board meeting.

Special unveils Nigel the penguin in work for energy provider Contact. Apparently Percy the peacock was booked.

The Mad Max film franchise is Australia's cinematic gift to the world. That & Chris Hemsworth's near perfect cheekbones.

Always thought you could do with better 3D immersive measurement? Happy days are ahead here.

B&T is still no closer to knowing who the new Stig is, except that she is a woman and a ridiculously fast.

The 1% club did not live up to its name when it comes to TV ratings last night.