Levi Slavin, former CCO of Colenso BBDO, has been appointed Howatson+Company’s new chief creative officer following the sudden departure of Ant White in August. Slavin will join the Sydney-based agency in January. Chris Howatson (pictured below) commented: “Levi is a wonderful human being first, brilliant creative second. He is renowned for his empathy, his commitment […]

Spikes Asia has announced the appointment of Jenny Lau as events director. Based in Singapore, Lau will take overall responsibility for Spikes Asia.  Lau (pictured) has worked within the Asia-Pacific advertising industry for more than 20 years and brings a deep understanding of the trends and issues affecting the regional advertising and marketing industry. Lau […]

Global ecommerce and marketplace specialist Pattern has ranked a group of 50 brands selling on Amazon.com.au based on a set of best practice criteria it has developed. Pet brand Zenify topped the ranking in Pattern’s Amazon Australia Benchmarking Report, scoring 82 per cent of the possible marks against a set of criteria designed to measure […]

Fifth Dimension Consulting has announced the expansion of its executive leadership team in response to the organisation’s significant growth over the last 18 months. Lyndall Spooner has moved from the position of managing director to the role of chief executive officer (CEO).  As CEO, she will lead Fifth Dimensions’ innovation arm, as well as the […]

GoDaddy Inc. has today announced the Australian launch of GoDaddy Studio, a new content creation tool designed for small and medium businesses to create beautiful visual content for their business for all platforms. Compatible on both iOS and Android mobile apps and desktop, GoDaddy Studio includes thousands of customisable templates and easy-to-use tools, providing small […]

B&T encourages FMCGs to tackle plastic waste, except when it comes to tarpaulins, cling wrap or novelty fake dog poo.

IntelligenceBank nabs prestigious industry award that sadly comes with neither sash, tiara or swimsuit competition.

Today, the National Association for the Visual Artists (NAVA) launched a new campaign, Sit For An Artist, urging everyone who is e

B&T Awards judge William Leach is on the lookout for "bullshit". Hopefully he doesn't read our daily newsletter then.

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Study finds searches for insurance are on the up. And here's B&T thinking it would've been Lil Nas X or Emmy frocks.

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72andSunny ups the team with four new hires. Could've even been five if that unsuccessful pitch had gone the other way.

Seismic has announced an expanded New Zealand (NZ) presence to support the transformation of sales and marketing teams, and enable the nation’s employers to focus on upskilling their workforces to overcome a digital skills shortage. The company has also signed NZ-based specialist consultancies, Fresh Perspective Sales (FPS) and Jumping Fox Interactive, as its first two […]

If only AstraZeneca & Pfizer scientists could manage to distil their products into an M&M-like sugar-coated confection.

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No one's a greater advocate for inclusion than B&T. Hell, we even have Adelaidians on staff as proof we'll take anyone!

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Know who'd make terrific contestants on The Masked Singer? Henry the Octopus or Mr Blobby.

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The Lab expands executive team who can now look forward to spending more time in totally pointless executive meetings.

In the absence of Batman and Robin, it appears Commissioner Gordon can now rely on TikTok to fight the baddies.

A handy batter, Eric Weight is the perfect addition for InMoment as the office cricket team prepares for a tough summer.

Alex Huntley, Booktopia’s head of customer experience, recently appeared at software company Freshworks’ recent digital CX summit RE:SOLVE. During the summit, Huntley shared his thoughts on future-proofing customer service architecture.Huntley sat down with B&T to discuss Booktopia’s partnership with Freshworks and how it has helped their platform develop. B&T: Why did Booktopia first decide to partner […]

The Edison Agency has made four new appointments in its Sydney office to service the continued growth across key account The Arnott’s Group and the recent appointment to Nestlé Oceania’s strategic packaging design roster. Over the past 12 months, the culmination of strategic and creative work across the Uncle Toby’s brand and continued growth of […]

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