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Melissa Cicero appointed CMO of financial service, SocietyOne

IAB Australia appoints News Corp’s Natalie Stanbury as research director and launches new measurement initiative 1

Nine’s Travel Guides returns with 752,000 viewers, leads its time slot

WS FM names Millie Michael executive producer of Jonesy & Amanda breakfast show 1

Edelman Trust Index reports increased media engagement, driven in part by Married At First Sight

Avalon Airport, Tourism Australia and Tourism New Zealand to speak at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit

Attention+Influence’s Simone Pipkorn joins Haystac as MD 1

The Commonwealth Games and Royal Wedding help Seven to 2018 ratings lead

Bank advertising escapes criticism in the financial services royal commission 2

‘We break the stories you deserve to know’, says SMH in new campaign 5

Initiative Sydney’s GM Nick Wokes made redundant 9

Spotify Australia MD Jane Huxley promoted to global role, relocating to London

Village Roadshow’s top marketer, Mohit Bhargava, joins Big4 3

ABC’s Four Corners returns with 561,000 metro viewers for Saudi women special

Newly-merged Wunderman Thompson unveils new branding 5

Wavemaker’s James Boardman becomes national strategy director at Bohemia 2

SunRice brings cultures together in Chinese New Year campaign

Brisbane Times criticised by press watchdog for ‘misleading’ Brisbane City Council bullying story

Press watchdog censures Daily Mail and nine.com.au for irrelevant use of ‘transgender’ 9

The Mule holds box office lead earning additional $1.726m

Nick Zonnios becomes head of PR at Clemenger BBDO 1

Callan Green joins Sling & Stone as head of social and content 2

Vanessa Nicol becomes managing director of CHE Proximity Sydney 5

M&C Saatchi creates first campaign for John Boston beer 1

GoDaddy ad sees Ray Meagher build website to promote ‘Raygrance’ 1

Australian Beef creates sequel to ‘The Greatest Meat on Earth’ musical campaign 7

Nine’s 60 Minutes episode with Bernard Tomic and investigation into Opal Tower pulls 880,000 metro viewers

Hootsuite reshuffles Australian leadership team

News media ad spend decline slows but falls under $500m in final quarter

MTV TRL Australia to return with Hit Network’s Ash London and Angus O’Loughlin

Latest Ultra Tune ad did not objectify or degrade women, rules watchdog 11

Mondelez, Starcom and Clean Thinking join Mumbrella Retail Marketing Summit as full program announced

‘Purely and simply a name change’: Oath officially rebrands as Verizon Media 2

PlayersVoice, Opendorse and Pickstar unite to grow athlete-generated media sector

Australian Open Men’s Final and Married at First Sight deliver ratings win for Nine

Second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka helps Seven to a Friday win 1

Carnival Cruise Line promotes ‘funbelievable’ experience in new campaign 2

Vice Media to axe 10% of staff globally 2

Blackbocks and Jamshop merge to create The Rowdy Group

Tourism New Zealand tenders global media account

Australian ad spend grew 1.9% in 2018 despite slowing half, reports SMI

Kellogg’s rolls out AFLW campaign ahead of 2019 season bounce 1

Neon Black wins two new PR accounts

Peter Kermode joins Cannings Purple as account manager of investor relations

Landor regional boss Nick Foley relocates back to Australia

Seven’s BBL and Ten’s I’m A Celebrity fail to defeat Nine’s ratings juggernaut 6

The Australian Women’s Weekly invests in new Helen Reddy film

In-store advertiser Viewble Media goes into liquidation, leaving hundreds of small businesses out of pocket 4

Allianz Partners gives PR account to Thrive 1

Tourism New Zealand’s ‘simple but witty’ lamb response ad wins January Ad of the Month 3

Streaming service Iflix expected to list on Australian Securities Exchange 5

With Collective’s Alex Roper joins Clemenger BBDO as head of planning 5

Singapore Airlines appoints PHD and TBWA following global agency review

Luxury Travel Media re-structures team, unites print and digital

‘Make words great again’: Rebel Wilson becomes ‘Minister for Words’ in Audible’s political ad 5

Brisbane agency Khemistry relinquishes branding to become GrowthOps 2

Facebook barely hurt by 2018 scandals as revenue surges 1

Former Fairfax contributor Clementine Ford blasts managers and editors 23

Optus’ Candice Lester joins Huawei as head of consumer PR and communications 1

9Life’s Talking Married pulls 90,000 metro viewers for second season 1

WPP merges research arms AMR and Colmar Brunton 1

Ex-McCann GM Nicole Gardner joins Edge as account management lead 2

From Bell Pottinger to Klareco plus Head to Head Live at Mumbrella CommsCon

RACV revamps RoyalAuto magazine, moves to bi-monthly 1

Mandie van der Merwe and Avish Gordhan join M&C Saatchi Sydney as joint ECDs 1

Business Insider editor-in-chief Paul Colgan exits newly merged Pedestrian business

The Block’s Scotty Cam promotes ‘fast and free’ nine.com.au 4

Advertising bonanza as government moves into election mode 3

Sarah James quits Dentsu Aegis Network to become MD of Initiative Melbourne 6

Elevate Communication wins four new PR clients

McDonald’s alters tagline to ‘I’m lovin’ Summer’ in outdoor campaign

Former MCN sales director Shae Bonney joins QMS Sport

The Haus set to launch Jaden Smith’s water company into Australia

Consultancy and creative agency merge to form Bellwether Agency

Katie Dally and Miles Scott appointed VMLY&R managing partners 7

Rebecca Bezzina resigns as VP MD of R/GA Australia

Tourism Western Australia assigns GPJ to experiential account

Facebook remains coy on plans for Australian election advertising measures

Hughesy, We Have A Problem premieres to an audience of 498,000

Advertising’s gender stereotypes are hurting brand value, claims Kantar

The Idea Shed wins creative account for Rekorderlig Cider

Ten reveals full cast of revived Dancing With The Stars 4

New Clint Eastwood film The Mule pulls $1.9m on opening weekend

Ten rolls out promotional push for All Access platform 1

Momentum Energy launches ‘Less Hassle More Hustle’ brand platform 13

Compare the Market continues ‘Simplesness’ push, encouraging Australians to stop wasting money

Buzzfeed Australia to axe local news staff as global redundancies bites 7

Nine’s Married at First Sight premiere claims reality TV win over MKR