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Collier joins from Connecting Plots, bringing marketing, brand, comms, digital and connections experience to the fore of the integrated creative:media company. With the securing of Collier, cummins&partners has brought another integrated leader into the fold. Joining recent hires who have overseen combined integrated creative throughout their careers, Collier will lead strategic thinking across the portfolio […]

The former global chief of Interpublic’s Huge and Initiative will help champion Mutinex’s growth while co-founders Henry Innis and Matt Farrugia spend more time on the tools and day-to-day. Baxter tells B&T why he wanted to join Mutinex, how the marketing analytics platform is going to shake up the industry and those that do not […]

In what may be seen as another win for the indies but possibly shouldn't, Havas' Alyce Gillis joins Today The Brave.

Latest Clems campaign highlights the dangers of driving tired. Or, worse, listening to Guy Sebastian while on the road.

Did you know that Billie Eilish has won two Academy Awards? Which is two more than both Tom Cruise & Megan Fox.

Judging by the painfully slow speed of the Sydney Light Rail, advertisers certainly get excellent dwell time.

Judging by Farmer Wants A Wife's success, you'd reckon the National Party would be of way more interest to voters.

New appointments at media agency Matched. Unlike press photo outfits that are daringly contrary to the idea.

HWBK nabs sustainable furniture maker Koskela's PR. Also takes the opportunity to replace ageing boardroom table.

It some rare outdoor news from New Zealand today, readers. And you think it's bloody freezing in Australia at the moment.

Giorgia Butler named Innocean's chief strategy officer. Thankfully cupcakes weren't served at the staff announcement.

The countdown's on again for this year's SXSW in Sydney. Alas, B&T unsure what the actual count is at the present time.

Media Store's rose garden set to bloom thanks to new manure after agency snares the Melbourne Royal Show's media.

Toby Jenner has just been named the global president of GroupM clients & B&T was 9th on the phone to offer our congrats.

Foxcatcher & InMobi unveil plans for a new collaboration that thankfully hasn't required any hounds to be released.

The goodly folk on Sydney's northern beaches need little prodding to drink, so this has 'sold out' written all over it.

In terribly sad news today, Aussie adland legend Dennis Merchant has passed away at the age of 82.

Gravity Media confirmed details for the global coverage of this year’s Crankworx Cairns. Gravity Media Australia will deliver the international broadcast technology and production outcome for Crankworx Cairns, the world’s largest mountain bike festival, from 22 to 26 May. Coverage of Crankworx Cairns will be delivered across Red Bull TV. Crankworx, a four-day festival of […]

connecting plots has announced Craig Page as the new Strategy Partner as Tim Collier departs to pursue new opportunities. Lead image: Craig Page, strategy partner, Connecting Plots. Craig Page, esteemed integrated strategist and founder of strategic consultancy WeirdWorks, joined Connecting Plots as a strategy partner to lead the company’s strategic services. Page, who founded WeirdWorks […]

Louis Vuitton launched a new iteration of its storied ‘Core Values’ campaigns, captured by Annie Leibovitz. The campaign featured Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as they ascended to the summit of Italy’s Dolomites mountain range. The tagline reads, “There are journeys that turn into legends”. 3,000m high, Nadal and Federer are seen not as competitors […]

Australian slow-fashion house madre natura, marked their debut at Australian Fashion Week 2024, by teaming up with their new creative agency Orphan, to reinvent the runway. Staggeringly, Australians throw 500 million kg of clothing into landfills every year. As an ethical fashion label that focuses on making garments that do less harm to the planet, […]

This International Biodiversity Day, ANP| WWF and BAR Ogilvy are reinforcing the importance of ‘The Endangered Typeface’ campaign to “protect all animal life”. When talking about the 6th mass extinction, can you really tell the difference a year makes? With the endangered typeface, a living font created in 2023 in a partnership with Associação Natureza […]

On Tuesday, 21 May, the Advertising Council Australia (ACA) will host an all-industry webinar to reveal the findings of the second Create Space census. Close to 2,500 professionals from advertising, media, and marketing participated in the anonymous census in November 2023, providing an updated picture of the industry’s demographics and experiences of diversity, equity, and inclusion. […]

Kieran Moore is one of Australia’s most experienced public relations leaders, having most recently served as the CEO of public relations, government relations, experiential and design for WPP AUNZ, following a six-year stint as the CEO of Ogilvy PR. Now as the director and principal at comms and reputation management consultancy Brangwin and Moore, which […]

Following global expansion and continued strong local demand Zitcha appointed Josh Forsyth as APAC sales lead. Lead image: Josh Forsyth, sales lead, Zitcha. Australian-headquartered Zitcha, which operates across four continents in countries including the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, is looking to Asia as the next major emerging retail media market. In […]

Special PR has been added to Moët Hennessy’s roster of communications agencies in New Zealand following a competitive pitch. Special PR will be responsible for integrated communications for Moët Hennessy across its luxury brands, including Cloudy Bay, Whispering Angel, Veuve Clicquot and Glenmorangie. The scope of work includes media relations, influencer marketing, content creation, events […]

They say Olympics is more aspirational & Paralympics is more inspirational, but B&T is here for goalball & murderball.

A top showing saw Australia ranked fifth globally, well above our friends over the Ditch.

Are you or someone you know a bibliophile? That's a lover of books & not an 80s paper filing system. Read on here.

Love travelling to Kuta to watch the lads from the Currawong Goannas footy club whoop it up? Travel Guides is a must.

Sure, on the surface they pretend to despise us, but this news offering proves the Kiwis love of all things Australian.

Aside from this absolute cracker of a headline, Think HQ's Blake Mason piece is very important.

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Cinema advertiser Val Morgan announces partnership with data platform Audigent. Neither commenting on the new Mad Max.

The Paris Games are a mere 64 days away. Let this ad be the trickle before the Olympic ad storm.

Missed AANA RESET or worse, accidentally doze off during said conference? Relive the highlights again here.

Nine names Nikki Rooke as Richard Hunwick's successor. Yet to politely mention the boxes in Richard's former car spot.