STA Travel Slapped With $14M In Fines Over Misleading Ads
If trouble comes in threes, STA Travel must be shitting itself about what's coming next.
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Admittedly, this is a travel-specific piece. But anyone care read it, it's not like it's a union-enforced closed shop.
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Tourism Australia ramps up kangaroo quota in latest campaign to stop people visiting Austria by mistake.
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Tourism Solomons & Solomon Airlines Launch First-Ever Aussie TV Campaign
Why not "escape the winter" with this Solomon Island's holiday package. Or, you could simply turn the heater up.
ABC Apologises After Virgin Passengers Subjected To “Unsuitable Broadcast” Of Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Like 'Titanic' on a cruise liner, this is definitely not the sort of stuff you want to be watching on your next flight.
Tourism Australia Forced To Fix New Ad Campaign After Embarrassing Mistake
Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted a gaffe in this Tourism Australia ad. And trust us, you'd have needed eagle eyes, too.
Nine’s Newspapers Regretful Over “Wrong” Reporting On Prominent Travel Agency
The SMH and Age have issued corrections that read remarkably similar to the corrections B&T often runs.
Ex-Mastercard Marketing Boss Sarah Pike Joins Amazon
Ex-Mastercarder Sarah Pike is now an Amazonian. Or words to that effect.
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It's been two years since the original "jacketgate" scandal, so we're probably due for another "Ubergate" in 2020.
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WA’s Department Of Fire & Emergency Services On The Hunt For Full-Service Agency
Ever had a "burning" desire to work for WA's Department of Fire & Emergency Services? Well, strike a light to this news.
Big Red Chief Bridget Cleary Departs After Five Years
Indie agency Big Red is on the lookout for a new CEO, although B&T understands you don't need to be tall or burn easily.
“It’s Not Stock”: Shutterstock Unveils First Brand Campaign In Six Years
Shutterstock unveils first brand campaign in six years with what appears to be Satan's own cat by the looks of things.
Fan Furore As Kendall Jenner’s “Most Raw Story” Turns Out To Be Another Endorsement
Remember B&T's pledge that 2019 would be the year of no Kardashian stories? To our credit, we lasted more than a week.
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Radio Host Calls For “Idiot” Colleague’s Sacking Over Live Interview With Politician
There's news out of Adelaide today. And as you'll read here, it's certainly not short of testiness and name-calling.
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Nine Re-Hires Alex Parsons As Acting MD Of Events & Entertainment
If there's any lessons to be had in not drunkenly offending everyone at your leaving bash, it's this re-hiring story.
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Such is B&T's indifference to the cricket at the moment, many of the staff are doing actual work today.
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Vodafone Unveils Controversial Ad Featuring Banned Aussie Cricketer Steve Smith
Vodafone is trying to help brand ambassador and disgraced cricketer Steve "Sandpaper" Smith rebuild his reputation.
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“The Ceiling Is High, But We Need To Raise The Floor”: whiteGREY Chief Lee Simpson
Did you have little faith in B&T delivering an in-depth read like this the day before the hols? So did we!
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QMS Confirms Sports Marketing Agency As Acquisition Target
Fresh from merging its NZ business with MediaWorks, out-of-homer QMS now has an acquisition lined up in its crosshairs.
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Dave King Steps Away From Role At The Royals To Focus On AI Start-Up
The Royals founder Dave King has demoted himself to court jester as he looks to get better acquainted with the AI world.
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Radio Ratings: Nova’s Kate, Tim & Marty Gain Ground In All Five Metro Markets
B&T has sliced and diced this morning's radio numbers with similar finesse to people who prune bushes to resemble dogs.
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Tourism WA Launches Tender For Creative Advertising
Tourism WA all set to tender its creative advertising. One could almost say it's looking for a new Broome, really.
NSW Electoral Commission Hands Creative & Strategic Duties To AFFINITY
NSW Electoral Commission awards its creative and strategy to AFFINITY in what appears to be a big vote of confidence.
Government Review Finds ABC & SBS Are Competing Fairly With Commercial Rivals
Why risk a paper cut or possible boredom wading through the report into the ABC & SBS when you can be bored right here.
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Network 10 Forced To Rebrand ‘10 Boss’ To ‘10 Bold’ Following Fairfax Court Action
This plays out as a Fairfax-10 kerfuffle. However, B&T suspects a certain Hugh Marks is arguably pulling the strings.
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Nine Makes Changes To Today, ACA & Sydney News (And Finds Another $15M In Cost Savings)
Hunting for a Karl wedding story on B&T today? Due to a total lack of interest from staff, this is as close as we got.
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APD Chief Scott Player Announces Departure
B&T would lay claim to this as an exclusive, but in reality we just ripped it off the bloke's LinkedIn page.
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CREATURE Managing Director & 303 MullenLowe Managing Partner Lee Robson Exits
303 MullenLowe's Lee Robson has departed, although reports suggest he could still front up for the office Christmas do.
Seven West Media To Shut Down Longtime Classifieds Business
In bad news for anyone trying to flog some jousting sticks or a moose head, another classifieds has bitten the dust.
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DDB Melbourne Poaches whiteGREY’s Anthony Moss To Replace Departing ECD Stu Turner
DDB is doing some staff poaching and B&T predicts the ramifications will be both swift and fast. If at all.
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