Opinion

How digital media blur the border between Australia and China

Personality is the forgotten ‘P’ in the marketing jigsaw

Has programmatic ad spend hit its peak in Australia? 5

On the offensive: Why Virgin Australia gets called a publicity hound 4

Adland shouldn’t discount the woman who was mistaken for a washing machine 6

The underused power of distinctiveness 4

Fake news: preventing a brand crisis catastrophe 1

Has tradition made creative agencies stagnant? 5

Why it’s time to say farewell to So Bad So Good 1

The Golden Age of Bullshit isn’t over, but there are reasons to be cheerful 5

Building trust in a climate of distrust 1

Iceland Christmas ad: banned, but it will help 2018 go down as the year of ‘corporate caring’ 5

We can be heroes: Redefining Jungian archetypes for the 21st century 2

Cut the complexity: marketing in a post-Royal Commission world 2

Lessons from Freddie Mercury: Why length isn’t always a turn-off for social video 2

The contradiction at the heart of WPP 6

It’s high time we buried the acronym 13

What every five-year-old knows about mnemonics

Marketing is how you see yourself, advertising is how you act in public, branding is how others see you 2

Chatbots were the next big thing in 2016 – so what happened? 1

Yes, TV is your friend

Goodbye Apu – here’s what you meant to us 14

It’s time to burst our digital bubbles

Unconscious bias has plagued family segmentation for too long 6

Why influencers have divided the media and marketing industry 1

The unbearable lightness of buying, as told by an old jar of pesto 8

Putting ‘nudges’ in perspective 8

Lessons from one of Australia’s biggest media rebrands

Becoming a career chameleon: what I learned from losing Cate Blanchett’s car keys

Disgruntled is not just a pig that’s lost its voice

Aldi’s unselling approach is the point, and loyalty is the bonus

What ails marketing? Tactification, communification and digitisation 3

Dear TV, let’s be friends 13

You must know the difference between ‘brand’ and ‘branding’, in order to reach the masses 2

The content tide is high and we’re sinking 5

Nothing can save the taxi industry’s branding issue 22

Despite the brand disaster risks, CEOs need to be on social media 1

Why social media analytics tell you very little about effectiveness 1

Fighting nonsense marketing jargon with nonsense marketing jargon 4

A timely return to the craft of media planning 2

Jamal Khashoggi: why stating the truth is getting a lot of journalists killed 1

Mary Jane: A closer look at one of the 21st century’s most interesting rebrands

What might Nick Clegg bring to Facebook? 1

Brand America will take a major hit if US does not act on Saudi ‘bone saws’ and dead journalists 2

Aussie publishers have a choice: Work together or die alone 2

Don’t believe the promises of dodgy digital agencies 4

Do you know how you want your customers to feel? It’s harder than you think 1

Be authentic in your public persona, avoid ‘productivity porn’ when promoting yourself 2

Putting purpose back into public relations

Financial services brands are in a make or break moment 2

Don’t confuse desktop research with inspiration 4

Brands should consider the pitfalls of hitching themselves to the purpose wagon 5

Burger King’s glorious new ad plays chicken with the machines 4

Why a lack of women in senior creative roles cuts brands short 13

Farewell Cosmo, the missed opportunity 11

Did a vegan ad just air on Australian TV for the first time? 27

Aldi’s new ad misses the points 36

When will CEOs make proper use of social media? 1

If advertising is dead, then it’s a nice time to start doing advertising 7

Don’t throw the baby boomer out with the bathwater 6

What brands and marketers can learn from film theory

Local film and TV content makes up just 1.6% of Netflix’s Australian catalogue 1

The Everest horse race: All PR is good PR… or is it? 11

Technology should help creatives – but don’t put down the pen and paper just yet

San Francisco’s dirty disruption underbelly contains a lesson for all marketers

Purpose: You’ve either got it or you don’t 5

Banksy: I was in the room when his painting shredded – and enhanced his brand 1

New research shows how Australia’s newsrooms are failing minority communities 5

A side hustle made me better at my real job

A word to the banks: Trust is won through ongoing positive behaviour, not one-off gestures 3

The Everest ad is not a gateway drug to a full-time Opera House billboard 3

Change is coming for the big banks – and their advertising 5

From the ABC to Dreamworld, corporate culture is in crisis 2

The uncivil Mr Jones 13

The four roads of customer service: be clear about which one you’re on

Alan Jones versus the Opera House 36

Kicking the ‘kickbacks’ out of the marketing industry will not be easy

A cautionary tale of changing your brand name without doing your homework

Social media entertainment could be the future of the screen industry, so let’s not strangle it with regulation

What true crime podcasts can teach brands about creating a better customer experience 1

Want to build your brand? Stop worrying about filming yourself and just do good work 3

Why editing really matters 3

Media agencies are structurally unsustainable 55

On sleep deprivation, anxiety, and the professional shadow of a doubt 2

The media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorism 1

In our bid to become frictionless, we’ve forgotten the importance of anticipation 8

Smoke and mirrors on issue funding won’t deter critics 8

Pub background chatter can teach us an important lesson about ads 1