Before Adland: Luke Spano’s High-Stakes Switch

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) VP of global brands, Richard Oppy, explains how in just five years the marketing function turned the world’s largest beer buyer into the upper echelon of brand building. Ab InBev has cleaned up at Cannes and the Effies, while driving record levels of organic growth. And, all this in spite of […]

In case you needed another reason to visit the Philippines.

Is it just B&T or is Elon Musk slowly morphing into Darth Vader minus the chokehold?

Lovelorn famers continuing to do good TV numbers. As desperate roof tilers & abattoir employees say "what about us?"

Starcom proves the top agency at Nine's Agency Games. Thankfully, no one has asked for urine testing either.

Does your in-store retail media measurement resemble a kitchen draw with the screwdrivers & plastic bags? Help is here.

This "more beef" ad could have also used William & Harry, Oasis, and Bruce Lehrmann & just about everybody.

This partnership promises to "revolutionise live event experiences". Hopefully it doesn't alert any sniffer dogs too.

ARN's bid for SCA trips up at the final hurdle. It's also unclear if other states will have to suffer Kyle Sandilands.

News.com.au puts aside its passion for 'China set to invade' & overcharging Sydney cafe articles to do some real good.

B&T's probing Fast 10 is so quick it's liable for double demerit points on public holidays.

What's better than a Walkley Award for journalism? Getting a hit put out on you by a Sydney underworld drug gang.

Wonderfully, a horse turned up for this press photo. Better again, everyone went home with some manure for their roses.

Shopping at airports has always been a paradox. On one hand there's the duty-free, on the other there's $24 schooners.

Forget the hills being alive with the sound of music, as Sydney's Hills district comes alive with new outdoor.

Taboola unveils its new Taboola Select offering. It's a lot like diet vanilla Coke without any aspartame risks.

Ren Frise sounds like one of the cooler characters in the new Star Wars films. Alas, he's all the more earthbound.

DoubleVerify continues with the insidious scourge of American job titles, as Imran Masood named VP of APAC.

A good time to go for the best desk in the office as OMD Brisbane announces reshuffle.

Every so often the mighty advertising industry uses its powers for good. This is one of those times.

I think we can all agree that being front and centre is a better place to be than back and off centre.

We venture a bet that viewers had no nails left by the end of this game!

Brands finally understanding the potential of netball in Australia. And that's despite the Matildas' ongoing efforts.

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AI may be the route to a smarter & efficient humankind, but for most of us it means "Shit, I'm going to lose my job!"

Belinda Shaw certainly not shy of challenge as she shifts from a cement firm over to a ticketing one.

Do you think shooting hoops would be a better use of your spare time than drinking heavily? Discover the truth here.

B&T can't recommend Qatar Airlines enough. Qatar itself would give Hell's fires a run for their money such is the heat.

Despite some adverse press, this is probably the correct thing to do by the sports retailer.

Are ready-meals the new status symbol of the super busy? Much like hands-free phones & wanky personalised number plates?

With all this talk of the Chinese government spying on us, B&T embarrassed we haven't got that much to be spied about.

Just by attending Cannes In Cairns you can help save the Reef! Which may offset the damage you do not saving your liver.

Sydney's getting its own whisky month. Topics of conversation to avoid include the Middle East & Peter Dutton's head.

B&T loves the Sydney Film Festival & not just because it enables us to wear black turtlenecks & say noir over & over.

Worrying study finds half of Aussies pessimistic about the future. An overwhelming majority detest the McPlant burger.

The demographer & futurist predicts a rosy future for Australia's ad industry. Alas, no tips for Randwick this Saturday.