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Parents are saved the heartache of DIY in Target’s Christmas ad

Sapporo tells its origin story through manga in first work from Cummins & Partners

Time to fill is time to create a will, says State Trustees for its new online will service

Mumbrella appoints experienced marketer and journalist Olivia Kruimel as managing editor

Grill’d takes aim at competitor fast food brands in Trump-fronted ads

‘Change Is Here’ in Curtin University’s first campaign in five years via Analog Folk

Secondbite rolls out national food rescue campaign via Collins + Partners and OMD

Hardhat announces new hires made throughout Melbourne’s lockdown

Viztrade launches DIY solution for publishers to generate direct ad revenue

YouTube redesigns ad offering with ‘premium’ and ‘brand safe’ YouTube Select

Foxtel appoints Mindshare to handle above the line media buying for Kayo and Binge

Ampol announced as naming rights partner of the NRL State of Origin

Isentia urgently investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ disrupting Mediaportal

‘Let’s Melbourne Again’: Brands and agencies band together for campaign as restrictions ease

Industry generated $31.2m in social impact for FY20: UnLtd report

Mitre 10 and Edge turn The Block’s Scotty Cam into a bobblehead for new campaign

Swift Media revenues bounce back 23.4% in first quarter of FY21

‘Beer whisperer’ and ‘vibe consultant’ star in 4 Pines Brewing Co campaign via Monster Children Creative

AMPR lands Australian accounts for Revlon, Elizabeth Arden and H&M

Heineken challenges gender stereotypes in new ‘Cheers to All’ campaign

Dulux Group pitches media account, appoints DDB to creative portfolio for paints business

Konrad Spilva and Isobar colleagues launch Shadowboxer – a creative consultancy with venture arm

IVE Group inks printing and distribution deal with Catalano’s Australian Community Media

Channel T features big personality store owners in The Bottle-O campaign

MiQ continues Australian expansion with four new appointments

AFL grand final pulls almost 3m metro viewers for Seven, beating NRL’s next day result for Nine

Trimantium GrowthOps enters trading halt as it attempts to delist from ASX

KitKat encourages Aussies to ‘Give the planet a break’ with new recycling logo

Jaguar Land Rover appoints Haystac as PR agency of record

TPG Telecom’s new mobile brand appoints This is Flow to media account

Creative shop The Open Arms launches with BWM Dentsu and Leo Burnett creatives on board

Foxtel to offer a free version of Kayo

‘Seven forgot that we’re also a major commercial player’: Foxtel singles out FTA ‘frenemies’ as it announces new data platform and voice controlled remotes

Quantium, Fetch TV and Adgile Media launch ‘first ever’ closed loop reporting solution for TV

Cricket NSW partners with ‘Gamble Aware’ to ban gambling ads at grounds

Ticketmaster reveals leadership team changes as Maria O’Connor is appointed chairman

Covertrue Group acquires Australian OOH and taxi advertising company Adflow

Wes Hawes joins transforming Innocean under Jasmin Bedir’s leadership

Leo Burnett makes four roles redundant following account losses

Phillipe Krakowsky to succeed Michael Roth as IPG CEO as group reports signs of COVID-19 recovery

Freedom Foods to launch new masterbrand with 72 and Sunny as brand and comms partner

Promotions and voluntary redundancies as Val Morgan Outdoor consolidates NSW sales team

Cbus Super stresses consistency and security in retirement in campaign film shot remotely

ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson posts to Washington amid uncertainty over Beijing move

Kmart drives into Christmas with a toy monster truck in first work from DDB Melbourne

Seven to broadcast Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

Seven in 2021: More data, more innovation and more marketing opportunities

ABC annual report reveals $11.8m loss, double previous year’s advertising spend

Seven in 2021: Familiar formats delivered differently, with Australian Idol, The Voice, Big Brother and Farmer Wants a Wife

M&C Saatchi’s David Govier and Rosita Rawnsley-Mason take the lead on Tourism Australia as joint CDs

Rebecca Carrasco to depart Saatchi & Saatchi to work on her PhD

795,000 metro viewers tune in for the second night of Seven’s SAS Australia

Cellarbrations brings a personal touch to every occasion in new campaign via Channel T

Val Morgan Digital announces new hires across partnerships, content and editorial

Glenfiddich issues a challenge to whiskey drinkers with ‘Where Next?’ campaign

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles faces off against Jonathan Van Ness in new US rendition of Uber Eats campaign

Hardhat and ACMN Marketing and Advertising assigned to promote Moulin Rouge! The Musical in 2021

Transparency remains a key focus for ACCC ahead of final version of digital platforms code

Seven’s Morning Show failed to disclose Big W commercial agreement: ACMA

H&R Block sends Aussies to sleep with the Australian Tax Code

Dark dreams and lullabies target those with an ‘innate sense of competitiveness’ for Hyundai

OMD wins UnLtd Cup futsal tournament, raising $55,000 for charity

McDonald’s finds its new CMO in former DDB exec Chris Brown

Seven’s SAS Australia brings in 834,000 metro viewers for first episode

Group M’s Nicola Lewis promoted to global Finecast role

Grays staff members feature in new ‘Legends of Grays’ ad series

University of Adelaide appoints Richards Rose to brand and creative services account

Suzuki says it’s time for a joyride now Melbourne’s lockdown conditions have eased

Michael Hill and CHE Proximity encourage families to rediscover their sparkle this Christmas

Shanghai marketing and production company Push opens in Australia

Streem backflips on Copyright Agency stoush, inking deal as fellow media monitors head back to tribunal

Kmart appoints The Hallway to work on digital and CX projects

Former Nova exec Natalie Murray joins Mediasmiths as senior account planner

McCann Melbourne to support the Kimberley Foundation Australia’s name change as creative partner

Moving day delivery brings a family closer together in new McDonald’s campaign via DDB

Polkadot Communications announces new client Foreo amongst business wins

Suzuki is a ‘mindframe’, not just a car, in latest Deloitte Digital campaign

IVE Group sells telefundraising business for $16.5m

ARN names Richie Wright as content director in Adelaide

‘Kind of like a Ross and Rachel’: Supercheap Auto publicly goes through its breakup with the Bathurst 1000

Haagen-Dazs finds the perfect way to hide ice cream in Trojan Peas

ABC journalist Dan Oakes won’t face prosecution over Afghan Files reporting

Cartoon Trump launches Sportsbet’s Trump Hub: ‘Which is a tremendous name by the way’

The Australian Retailers Association enters strategic partnership with Fabric\TBWA

Ford Australia partners with Ten for new travel show Roads Less Travelled

6PR Breakfast co-host Basil Zempilas to leave Nine Radio and remain faithful to Seven

Bachelor in Paradise and Dancing With The Stars scrapped by Ten for next year

Yahoo! returns to the Nielsen DCR top 10 as big hitters lose audience