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Acast acquires podcast database company Podchaser

Sparro hires product director to drive data capability growth

89 Degrees East appoints director of research

Komo launches new brand positioning, adds new clients and staff

littleBIG grows tourism and destination client portfolio

Houston rebrands University of Southern Queensland; develops new strategy and architecture

Man of Many appoints Richie Hall as video producer

Seven appoints Sylvia D’Souza to head of reality

Necessity is driving consumer spending in 2022 as cost-of-living bites: JCDecaux NZ

Havas Australia evolves HR offering under new director of human resources

The Hoffman Agency creates APAC chief strategist role, promotes Nicolas Chan

Guinness releases temperature-controlled campaign via Thinkerbell

Dose & Co appoints Coote Communications as its PR agency

Epson launches new EcoTank campaign featuring Jimeoin

Karicare Toddler partners with Anne Geddes to celebrate real parenting via CHEP Network

Gear up! Subaru Australia partners with Perisher and Superdry to gift snow trip

Stellar secures Glow Lab PR account

Men’s footwear brand Aquila appoints The One Centre as brand agency

Carsales achieves carbon neutrality for its Australian business operations

Shuttlerock appoints Guillem Bonavia as chief strategy officer

Grant Burge partners with Dylan Alcott in ‘Leave Your Mark’ campaign

Business Australia rebranded as My Business via Principals

Bonds launches ‘Damn Dry Undies for Damn Strong Mamas’ via Special

Think HQ launches national ‘Racism. It Stops with Me’ campaign with Australian Human Rights Commission

Pinterest introduces new shopping features for merchants

LiSTNR announces long term podcast partnership with carsales

Sefiani boosts corporate and sustainability comms offering with 2 new hires

Funlab appoints Mango Communications as PR agency

Event Cinemas, Val Morgan launch new Moonlight Cinema partnerships

TEG taps former Football Australia CMO for chief commercial officer role

Hotglue wins Tempur ANZ social media account

2SER recruits for new MD as Martin Walters departures

South Australian Tourism Commission launches Santos Tour Down Under campaign via Carat Adelaide

Visit Sunshine Coast launches ‘Ride the 5’ campaign for mountain bike lovers

Uber Eats partners with Revolution360 for OOH ‘Tonight I’ll Be Eating’ campaign

TikTok launches program to foster success of First Nations businesses

Screen Australia, Meta bring back First Nations Creators Program

Wunderman Thompson promotes Steven Hey, Simon Koay to creative directors

InsideOut PR wins Go! Kidz account

Red Havas Health appoints Nicole Phillips as client services director

oOh!media strengthens retail presence in QLD with 10 shopping centre partnerships

VMG appoints Brendan Harper as GM for Frontier Media Queensland

Freightliner trucks around in latest campaign via Akkomplice

JOY bolsters team with Libby Young as creative director

Sky News to release investigative show on ABC and its cultural role 3

SCA announces new division to drive brand engagement with listeners

Moccona partners with Cadbury to launch new integrated campaign via Edge and Havas

Optimising joins forces with 1% for the Planet to further environmental commitment

National survey to uncover cultural diversity and inclusion in the communications industry

Involved Media secures Wollongong 2022 media account

M/I/A Group adds Contour Clinics to its growing client list

Camp Quality launches website and brand makeover

Home Live partners with Zoom to power live-streamed property inspections

Platypus Shoes announces G Flip as first brand ambassador

Fintech firm Revolut hires ex-Afterpay global director to lead growth

Fresh FM announces new chair and commercial manager

Red Bull appoints The Shift Corp for Billy Cart 2022

NITV to release documentary series Off Country on Indigenous education pathways

72andSunny announces new hires

Sedona taps ex-McCann national head of broadcast for executive producer

Triple M to host No Talk Day for the fourth year

JCDecaux New Zealand strengthens its direct sales team, appoints Mike Brown

Carl’s Jr. becomes the official burger of UFC

AMPR launches production arm, expands team

Next&Co wins SEO retainer for Australian ecommerce provider New Aim

Medibank extends parkrun partnership and becomes first Australian presenting partner

Digital agency Monkii rebrands to Calico

Woolworths and Blobfish launch Metro60 with free branded surfboards

Bullfrog’s four senior leadership hires as it leaps to Cremorne

Indeed’s ‘7 Second Resume’ helps job seekers find their authentic selves via The Wired Agency

Zefr expands brand safety and suitability tool for in-feed ads on TikTok to APAC

Atomic 212° secures Price Attack account after launching Brisbane office

Maddy Mewing joins Magnite as seller lead

Have Faith – it’s Rosella… packaged up for a new generation 1

The Estée Lauder Companies ANZ promotes Kate Gildea to enterprise marketing & data director ANZ

World Vision reveals new head of media and corporate communications

Macca’s releasing limited edition Chicken McNuggets Sauces, from 6 July

XXXX swaps out its logo with the postcode of every player’s postcode in Thinkerbell initiative

Bethan Hockey promoted to newly created role as head of sustainability for Kantar Australia

PlayStation Australia pits NSW and QLD head-to-head in Gran Turismo 7 campaign via Poem

Cancer Council launches Get2it bowel cancer campaign calling Aussies to screen their number 2s 1

Thanasi Kokkinakis bolsters his team with help from SafetyCulture

Cancer Council’s Make Smoking History campaign is ‘Worried About You’

Laurel Edwards, Gary Clare and Mark Hine sign off from 4KQ Breakfast 2

Commonwealth Games Australia launches official digital fan hub via Komo

Windsorborn wins Wesley Mission Queensland account

Half Dome announces two senior promotions

Foxtel to premiere House of The Dragon in 4K