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DDB global creative chief Amir Kassaei: Stop categorising ideas by discipline 2

FCB bosses say there are no plans for brand to return to Australia

Digital production company MediaMonks eyes Sydney and Shanghai as launch targets

CUB take aim at alcohol awareness group FARE after Drinkwise ad comes in for criticism 18

Aussie production houses dominate Spikes Film craft shortlist

Australia leads the way in Direct at Spikes

‘I Touch Myself’ Cancer Council campaign among Aussie contenders for branded content at Spikes

Qantas pitches $20m media account putting ZenithOptimedia on alert 1

Fairfax apologises for using pic of wrong man for dead teen terror suspect on three front pages 27

News Corp and Daily Mail settle legal stoush over lifting stories

Richard Roxburgh to spearhead new Fairfax Sydney festival 1

Former Effective Measure executives to launch new ad tech media venture 1

Leo Burnett Sydney’s WWF work shortlisted in Print and Poster craft at Spikes 1

Kiwi tech firms set to raid Australia for talent in digital marketing campaign 2

Australia dominates film shortlist at Spikes with Melbourne leading pack

No joy in radio shortlist, Melbourne agencies do well in promo and activation at Spikes 1

SAFM overhauling breakfast as Michael Beveridge and Hayley Pearson depart 1

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The Bachelor sees audience plummet for recap show as Big Brother also drops

TSLA creative chief Hanyi Lee: Adland needs to take the word innovation off its pedestal

APN NZ rebrands business to NZME 1

Ogilvy acquires Bullseye as it looks to bolster digital capabilities 6

Emotion levels double when TV is watched with Twitter, claims firm’s head of global brands

Creative agencies need to reframe the way they use insights to ‘get the juices flowing’

A Current Affair reprimanded by watchdog over accuracy and privacy on GP certificates stories 2

Starcom wins $10m Treasury Wine Estates account 1

Cummins & Partners wins some Dulux brands including British Paints creative work 1

SMI data shows Australia leads the US and UK on agency spend on exchanges

Digital marketers using data in ‘rear view mirror’ and failing to keep track of customers 4

Four Aussie agencies make Spikes Healthcare shortlist including JWT Ban Lice work 1

Rip Curl Search GPS and Remote Control Tourist among Spikes Digital contenders

Cannes Lions mobile winners among shortlisted Spikes Asia contenders for Australia

Six Australian Print campaigns shortlisted at Spikes including Leo Burnett Samsung work 1

Cannes Lions Grand Prix Outdoor winner ANZ GAYTM campaign shortlisted at Spikes Asia

Spikes Asia PR shortlist yields 11 Australian contenders 1

Leo Burnett Sydney shortlisted for WWF, McDonald’s and Honda work in design at Spikes Asia

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Australia tops media contenders at Spikes with GayTMs and Game On leading charge

Nine ‘s Gillard interview beats X Factor to be second most watched show of the night

Salesforce pushing marketers to look at apps as it turns attention to ‘customer journey’ 1

Agencies give too much away for free, but do not make the most of real client opportunities, says UK ad exec

BBH’s Johnny Tan: ‘The better you sell, the less scam there will be’ 6

Invest time and passion before money in start-ups, says Civilization founder

Taking media strategy in-house key for future of ad agencies says 180 Amsterdam creative head 2

Three quarters of marcoms execs believe their organisation is not ‘digital ready’ 3

AFL fan site accuses Seven of ‘blackflip’ over broadcasting grand final in HD 41

Time Out Australia co-founder and publisher departs for US role 1

Creative technologist James Bush leaves M&C Saatchi for AnalogFolk 3

Australian entries into Print category of Spikes awards drop by 75% 2

Masters brings in Kmart marketer Dion Workman as brand looks to stem losses

Former Leo Burnett CEO Rob Clarke rejoins Australian Rugby Union in senior marketing role 1

Privacy laws helping Australian email marketing, but more than one in 10 still going astray 1

Etihad Stadium names former Mattel sales chief Daniel Pote as marketing director

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Betfair introduces winners elbow in new ‘Win so hard it hurts’ ad 2

Vice creates Wanderful series for Visit California looking at life there from an Aussie perspective 2

Brownlow Medal pulls 983,000 to help Seven win the night 4

Tourism New Zealand offers five adventure sports in one day in new push via Whybin\TBWA Sydney 14

Carlton launches first ad for Crown Golden Ale campaign with Brownlow Medal broadcast

WPP increases stake in ad tech firm AppNexus

Gina Rinehart top media exec in Women’s Weekly’s first Power List 3

The Maze Runner tops box office as only two films top million-dollar mark

In Our Time agency behind new Jalna yoghurt campaign

Spinach creates new TV campaign for Circulon Cookware

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Four agencies make shortlist for Sensis media pitch

BuzzFeed’s chief revenue officer Andy Wiedlin to open inaugural publishing conference

Tourism Australia MD denies food and wine focused campaign favours luxury market 13

Hermit crabs use discarded mobile phone packaging in latest ‘new phone feeling’ ad from Telstra 7

Curly hair and the hint of cannibalism in new Aldi ‘Like, Like’ spots 4

ZenithOptimedia ad forecasts predicts lacklustre ad growth, amid weakness in key sectors 1

News Corp’s Nicola Lewis to join Mindshare as chief investment officer 3

Former Kimberly-Clark comms manager Joanna McCarthy joins QBE in newly-created role 3

TAC focus on new drink driving laws and driving distractions in new campaigns

Seven News Sydney anchor Mark Ferguson taking on maternity role on Jonesy & Amanda show

Nine dominant on Sunday as AFL grabs more viewers than NRL 2

Match Media picks up Masters $15m media account 2

Telegraph columnist Annette Sharp claims she is writing about Sam Armytage’s appearance to ‘champion’ women 24

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Hungry Jacks hijacks Maccas Monopoly campaign in fast food marketing war 7

mX celebrates ‘Talk like a pirate day’ with tactical ad-filled special

List of complaints against Beyond Blue campaign dismissed by ASB 8

Whybin\TBWA Melbourne taking home innovative media gold at the Clios for its GayTMs 1

Sense re-invent ‘Bob the Builder’ to promote Builders Academy

Queensland government kick off bushfire safety campaign

Woolworths introduces animated birds as it promotes cut price bread 11

The Bachelor beats Seven’s Raising of the Costa Concordia as Nine’s The Block wins the night 1

Guardian global boss takes shot at rivals for lack of digital adaptation 1