Emplifi, the leading unified customer experience (CX) platform, today revealed the findings of its Q1 2022 analysis of social media spend across thousands of brands worldwide including those in Asia Pacific (APAC). While overall social media ad spend decreased in the first quarter following an impressive holiday showing, it remains significantly higher than a year […]

Audible, a leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced that Wavemaker will be its new agency of record  for paid media worldwide, effective May 25th, 2022. Audible reportedly spends about $US500 million annually on advertising and a reported $A50 million here in Australia. Audible, an Amazon company, is headquartered in Newark, New […]

Paul Hutchison (lead image) will become CEO of Bohemia Australia, after four years as CEO of Wavemaker UK. Hutchison’s appointment comes after a global search to replace Bohemia founder and CEO, Brett Dawson, who announced his plans in March to take on a broader remit within the AUNZ Group. Hutch, as he is known, will […]

Ogilvy’s latest campaign for the NSW Government, “Little Things”, dramatises the idea of the little things that everyone should be doing to make a big difference to COVID safe life this winter. The OLV, social, radio, digital and OOH campaign was brought to life by creating miniature worlds, where COVID safety objects became the hero […]

Reconciliation Australia and Carbon Creative will launch National Reconciliation Week 2022 tomorrow, Friday, 27 May (running through to 3 June) with the theme ‘Be brave. Make change.’ The theme and campaign, developed by social change creative agency Carbon Creative in collaboration with emerging Torres Strait Visual Artist Tori-Jay Mordey, challenges all Australians—individuals, families, communities, organisations, […]

Pearman Media has announced the appointment of Tara Lamond as group business director. “With experience on both the media and agency sides, including a stint in London, Tara brings a wealth of advertising and media expertise to this role, and we are thrilled to welcome her on board,” said Pearman Media founder and managing director, […]

In this guest post, Jonathan Munschi (pictured below), head of sales for Twitter Australia, says initiatives such as Mardi Gras and Pride month give brands the ideal platform to connect with the LGBTQIA+, but, Munschi asks, why ignore the rest of the year? It’s time for brands to rethink their approach to LGBTQIA+ inclusive marketing. […]

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Lux brand Bulgari enlists two Hollywood A-listers for latest campaign. Like, who were you expecting? Sharon Strzelecki?

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B&T would like to take time out from the usual programming to acknowledge National Sorry Day today.

If there's one group sad about ScoMo's defeat it has to be ABC comics decrying the lack of material.

The latest entry in EA and Maxis’ life simulation series, The Sims 4, has released a new update which allows players to customise their character’s pronouns. This new feature is available only in the English version of the game for the time being, with the developers saying that they will soon release it for other […]

Acoustic, a marketing cloud, digital experience and lifecycle pricing and promotion technology solution provider, announced today that Michaela Aguilar has joined the team as head of business partnership ecosystem. In her new role, Aguilar will be responsible for business development and expansion, working with partners and the Acoustic team to create new revenue opportunities in […]

Samatha Armytage is regaling drunken work stories. A refreshing change from her regaling issues in her personal life.

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Is B&T feeling a little worthy and pious today? Confirm it with this important consent campaign.

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Engine Creative has reinvented the missing person poster – re-thinking the standard design and introducing a high-impact live portrait – for UK charity Missing People to coincide with International Missing Children’s Day. The striking, high-tech digital posters show a ‘live’ image of the missing person appearing to move their eyes, smile and make facial expressions. […]

With this new position, Cerqualia has now assembled the digital Infinity Gauntlet, and will wield its power malevolently.

Amplify go for all black motif for accompanying press photo with an ever so subtle dash of rock star grunge.

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LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has today launched the latest iteration of its #ConversationsForChange initiative with a new content series in partnership with Indigenous-led creative consultancy, Campfire X. The three-part series, titled ‘Change Starts With’, aims to highlight the often subtle, everyday moments that can impact Indigenous Australians in the workplace. The campaign encourages […]

Here's all the highlights from Microsoft's Build 2022 conference. Alas, still no sign of teleporting or robot servants.

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Collective Campus, Australian innovation consultancy and start-up accelerator, is spinning off Metarise – a web3 venture fund and tokenized start-up accelerator focused on bringing web3 projects to life across Asia-Pacific. Having run numerous web2 accelerators in partnership with brands such as Microsoft, Village Roadshow, Charter Hall, and Mills Oakley, Metarise’s ANZ Launchpad will be run […]