Dentsu has announced the appointment of Sarah McGregor as its new Melbourne ECD. With over 20 years in Melbourne and overseas working at agencies such as Leo Burnett, Cummins&Partners and Karmarama, McGregor brings a wealth of experience to the new position. Over her career, she has worked with some of the world’s best-loved brands including […]

Amazon will block various pro labor union words and phrases from a planned internal social media app, including “union” and “pay rise”, as reported by The Intercept. The masthead claims it obtained and reviewed internal Amazon documents which outlined the company’s plan to develop and introduce an internal, yet-unnamed social media app exclusively for Amazon employees. […]

Elon Musk has purchased a nine per cent stake in Twitter, making him the social media platform’s largest shareholder. Musk’s purchase of 73,486,938 shares on March 14 were revealed in Twitter filings yesterday, which quickly sent the social media site’s stocks surging nearly 30 per cent. In fact, since Musk’s humble purchase on March 14, […]

SAP has found Australian companies that foster a more curious culture experience major competitive benefits, including up to twice the levels of employee engagement, and up to three times the turnover growth of organisations with a less curious culture, according to new research released today. ‘Capitalising on Curiosity’, a survey of senior business leaders and […]

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With job vacancy rates for the digital advertising and ad tech industry at almost 10% at the end of 2021 and showing no sign of decreasing, IAB Australia and Advertising Week APAC today announced the launch of the industry’s inaugural Careers Fair.

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David Jones is at risk of being sold by Woolworth’s Holdings, after the parent company sustained heavy losses since it purchased the iconic Aussie retail chain in 2014. As reported by The Australian, the South African-based Woolworths Holdings (which bears no relation to the Australian supermarket chain) has held discussions with investment banks to seek a buyer […]

Despite guru status, this Online Marketing Gurus photo reveals not one staffer to sport a long beard or saffron robe.

Matt Thomas now the only person in adland forced to wear a suit after being named director of Havas' corporate affairs.

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PR agency Eleven forced into buying second 10-pack of candles following recent 11th birthday celebrations.

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Elon Musk has reached a point of such grotesque wealth he no longer complains about the price of lamb chops at Coles.

Need yet another excuse not to phone your mother? Amazon Prime is now available on Foxtel set-top boxes.

Industry body, Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has signed a three-year agreement with ad tech company, Triton Digital to continue publishing the Australian Podcast Ranker through to March 2024. The partnership will see Triton Digital continue to publish the monthly report on the top 100 podcasts in Australia, provide data on listener numbers and monthly downloads, […]

The Great Barrier Reef is undoubtedly a national treasure. And you have to risk a hearty dose of seasickness to see it.

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Dentsu has been awarded the 2021 Agency of the Year award in the prestigious Google Honours program.