Best of the Best
The ‘Best of the Best’ is where B&T celebrates excellence across advertising, marketing and media. Here, you’ll find curated lists spotlighting the top talent and innovators shaping the future of our industry. From art directors to TV bosses, this collection is your ultimate guide to the standout performers and game-changers making waves today.
Indie-pendence Day: Introducing B&T’s Best Of The Best Indie Creative Agency Leaders
Who needs a holding company when you've got a hold on the whole industry?
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Are The Media Suits That Influence All? It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Holdco Media Agency Leaders Bosses
It's another list of stunners on B&T's Best of the Best. Not to say those that didn't make the list aren't equally stunning.
Hold On To Your Holdcos: B&T’s Best Of The Best Returns With The Creative Leaders Running The Show!
Yes, B&T's Best of the Best is back. And yes, we're still accepting Dan Murphy's gift cards as bribes.
Nominate Now For B&T’s Best Of The Best 2025!
Much to Rochelle Burbury's chagrin, the trade PR list is not making an official return this year.
Meet The Industry’s Heart & Soul With B&T’s Best Of The Best Business Support Executives
It's adland's unsung heroes - the 10 best business support execs! Read on as B&T un-unsungs them.
Who Are The Sharpest Tools In The Shed? It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Media Strategists
They're the people you definitely don't want to play Warhammer III against! Yes, it's adland's best media strategists.
Scroll-Stoppers & Trend-Setters: It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Social Media Directors
Great social media can hypnotise you like a pungi does a cobra. Time to meet adland's top 10 social snake charmers here.
From Vision to Vivid Reality: Meet B&T’s Best of the Best Experiential Producers
It's the superstars of one of B&T's favourite channels - brand experience. Or brand experience with the free sample.
Take It To HR: Here Are The Best Of The Best People & Culture Leaders!
B&T counting down the top 10 HR pros in adland. And it's all just pure coincidence ahead of Christmas party season.
Don Your All-Black Outfits & Grasp Your Pencils! It’s The Best Of The Best Independent Agency Creatives!
Lack of recognition for female creatives has been a hot topic over the last six months or so. We've tried to change that.
Pencils Ready! It’s The Best Of The Best Holding Company Creatives!
See above. Here's hoping we don't need to have this conversation again, soon.
See Yourself In Lights With Best Of The Best Casting Directors!
B&T's counting down adland's best casting directors. Horn, deckchair, beret & Tarantino aspirations all optional.
Making The World A Better Place: Here Are B&T’s Best Of The Best Social Changemakers!
Become an adlander to enact change only to be met by long hours & poor pay? Meet the changemakers who've done it.
KA-CHING! Here Are B&T’s Best Of The Best Media Investment Chiefs
It's adland's top 10 media investment chiefs. You know, the ones you avoid in the pub or corridor.
Get Ready! It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Number-Crunching Data Scientists!
We'll be the first to admit, everyone on this list will be more than a few IQ points higher than the B&T staff.
It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Media Agency New Business Whizzes!
The media agencies would never win new business without this lot. Here, B&T sings about adland's 10 best.
We Couldn’t Do It Without Them! Let’s Hear It For Adland’s Best Of The Best Project Managers!
Ready your Gantt charts & your 'as per the schedule' emails, it's adland's Best of the Best Project Managers!
Time To Polish Those CVs – It’s Adland’s Best Of The Best Recruiters!
This is not just a list of adland's top recruiters, it's also a ready reckoner if your boss is giving you the shits.
The Faces Behind Adlands Tech Revolution: Let’s Hear It For B&T’s Best Of The Best Technologists
We used to describe them as eggheads or boffins, but now they go by technologists. Here's adland's best from 10 to one.
What’s A Brand Without A Little Press? Can We Get A Round Of Applause For B&T’s Best Of The Best Consumer PRs!
Even B&T makes the odd crack at our cousins in PR. But deep down we love them. Although we do stress that's very deep.
Aaaand Cut! Let’s Hear It For Adland’s Best Of The Best Film Directors!
B&T's hunted down the 10 best TVC directors in adland. And not a beret, deck chair or bullhorn between them.
Say Hello To The Rainmakers! B&T’s Best Of The Best Creative Agency Growth Chiefs
Creative agency growth chiefs aren't just in charge of the Pellegrino in the whitewashed office. As these top 10 attest.
Cheque Books Ready: Meet The Best Of The Best Commercial Directors – Media Owners!
B&T loves a challenge - the 5km fun run, hot dog eating runners-up, full croquembouche. Yet none compares to this list.
Need A Hand? Ask B&T’s Best Of The Best Independent Consultants!
B&T's counting down adland's 10 best independent consultants. Sadly, any indoor plant specialist has been made exempt.
Do You Know Your Python From Your CSS? It’s The Best Of The Best Developers!
Think your firm's tech team only good for printer fixes & converting docs to PDFs? Take a long, hard look at yourself.
The Link Between Concept & Execution: B&T Reveals The Best Of The Best Creative Strategists!
Creative strategists are the unsung heroes of any successful campaign & the first to moan they never get Cannes tickets.
Best of the Best: Here Are The Media Planning Directors Leading Some Of The Sharpest Minds In The Industry
B&T's counting down the top 10 media planners in the land! And stay tuned next week when it's industry smoke bombers.
Could You Learn A Thing Or Two? It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Mentors!
Want to get ahead in adland? Could a mentor be the answer? Failing that, could Botox and a toupée be the answer?
Who Rules The Roost In Indie Agency Land? Best Of The Best Media Agency Leaders – Independent
In what was no easy task, B&T counts down the top 10 indie media CEOs.
Who are Australia’s top media suits? B&T’s Best Of The Best Media Agency Leaders – Holding Co
B&T wishes it could pick the order of the list by challenging entrants to a media agency version of It's A Knockout.
Who’s In Charge? B&T Reveals The Best Of The Best Industry Association Chiefs!
B&T's acknowledging the 10 very best industry association bosses. Discover if your membership dues are worth it here.
It’s All About The Indies! Introducing B&T’s Best Of The Best Indie Executive Creative Leaders 🎉
Indie agencies are thriving & it's mostly thanks to these industry leaders. And their delegating to the lackeys.
Get Ready, B&T’s Best Of The Best Is Back With The Top Holding Company Executive Leaders – Creative!
Want to know who the Grandest of the Grand Poobahs in the industry are? Look no further than this exhaustive list.
GroupM Nexus CEO Ryan Menezes: ‘We Talk About Tech, Data & AI But We’re Still A People Business’
B&T was asking Menezes the important questions: red or white? And arancini balls or awkward-to-eat lamb kofta?
All The Photos From B&T And GroupM’s Best Of The Best Lunch!
It's that time again reader. Check out who had a bad hair day & who had the best outfit at an industry function!
The Industry’s Best Of The Best Gather For Lunch With B&T And GroupM!
Could anything be better than taking 100 incredibly busy & important people away from their jobs for the arvo?
Selfies! Swipes! Scrolling! It’s The Best Of The Best Social Media Directors, Presented By Finecast, Part Of GroupM Nexus
Social media's far more than faffing about with videos of the office dog, as these digital maestros attest.
It’s The Best Of The Best – Directors Of First Impressions, Presented By Finecast, Part Of GroupM Nexus
They're the ones with the best hair and the whitest teeth! Yes, it's adland's top 10 directors of first impressions.
Take It To HR… B&T’s Best Of The Best People Leaders, Presented By Finecast, Part Of GroupM Nexus
B&T's honouring the best industry HRs and not merely for all those little warning signs they're fond of putting up.
Need Something Done? Ask Adland’s Best Of The Best In Business Support, Presented By Finecast, Part Of GroupM Nexus
B&T's counting down adland's best in business support. And, ironically, we had absolutely no support compiling it.
