Opinion

Marketers should stop asking for feedback and start listening to it

The ethics of Apple’s closed ecosystem app store 2

Brands should be worried about Amazon’s quiet seduction

Optus, make like a Scout: be prepared 3

A challenge to male creative directors 72

Plastic-free campaigns don’t have to shock or shame. Shoppers are already on board 3

Overheard in a Sydney bar: ‘If the feed goes down, we’re going to need to get out of here, fast!’

Cold-shouldered at the careers expo: Advertising is no longer cool with kids 33

Brands need to look beyond social media outcry when making big business decisions 2

It’s time to stop fighting and embrace the six second ad 9

Telstra may be simpler, but where will revenue come from? 4

Let’s stick together: the case for open source in adtech 1

A tribute to the late Hugh Stuckey 1

Going client-side is no longer the soft option 6

One own goal won’t turn the match against mobile streaming

A new national brand? No worries 7

Adland hasn’t gone back to the 1950s, it’s gone back to ancient Greece 12

FIFA World Cup: It’s time to look at the brands which sponsor it 1

All that glitters isn’t always all that

Feeding frenzy: public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear

The ethics of using behavioural science in marketing 3

The principles of post-advertising 2

Making the switch from journalist to the PR person journalists don’t hate 24

‘Please Alexa’: are we beginning to recognise the rights of intelligent machines? 6

What marketers can learn from the car factory / dealership divide 1

The greatest change branding agencies have faced in a generation 2

Doomsaying about new technology helps make it better

Volkswagen: Is great advertising enough to make people stick with a brand despite major PR disasters? 8

Google’s new Ad Settings tool is a positive step for the digital marketing industry 1

Constant attacks on the ABC will come back to haunt the Coalition government 11

Managing junior planners means making sure they find their own voice 5

We’re laughing in an echo chamber: it’s time to rethink satire 2

Traditional web development is stressful, costly and unnecessary

Unless your pitch is a Hollywood blockbuster, you’re losing business 9

Protecting Google from defamation is worth seriously considering 2

If it’s bad taste it’s not funny, and if it’s funny it’s not bad taste 2

Two speeds of media: Simple or wonderful (and occasionally both) 2

Navigating the age of promiscuity: what brands can learn from Tinder 4

The more you write ‘strategy’, the less likely it is you have one 4

Anonymous confessions from un-awarded creatives 10

Managing the highs and lows of data overload

Facebook punts on gaming to lure millennials back to the platform 2

Collaboration, openness and C-suite education – the digital industry’s manifesto for 2021 1

Creatives: forget your insecurity and remember you’re awesome 4

Hey banks – no reputation building campaigns, please 4

Why did the television reboot become all the rage? 3

An ode to the importance of learning what your colleagues actually do 1

Confused about the advertising industry? Who isn’t? 6

GDPR is a great thing for Aussie marketers 1

The cobra effect is poisoning digital marketing 2

The gig economy is about to enter adland 9

The XXX way to easily grow your digital marketing career 9

Seeing the future: The (AR) elephant in the room 1

The future of advertising is in the hands of the ad blockers 5

Finding the negative: There’s always one 3

Everything old is news again 3

The Sky takeover and the next generation of the Murdoch dynasty

I want your (anonymized) social media data 2

Apple acknowledges the iKid generation at its developer conference with new parental controls

The modern agency CEO faces unprecedented leadership trials 6

Even blue ticks can be faked on Instagram 17

Dear media sales reps, please kiss off 42

Enough with the doom mongering, let’s decide how we want the industry to be

It’s time to challenge TVC duration lengths in Australia 17

Despite digital’s promise, we’re still not delivering marketing everyone loves 5

Esports isn’t the place for traditional sports sponsorship marketing 1

Arkady Babchenko: sting or stunt – the surreal fake murder of a Russian journalist

Yes, it is too late now to say sorry 5

How to profit from other people’s ideas

Yes, the State of Origin is worth the eye-watering TV premiums 7

Crisis? What crisis? Why recognition is critical 1

Why ABC reacted so swiftly to Roseanne’s racist tweet

Stop future gazing and start taking data lessons from history 6

How Ten and ABC turned the Roseanne tweet fiasco into a reputational win 12

Want to win more pitches? Be present while you present 3

‘But I’m a marketer, not an IT geek…’ 9

Gaming the system can paralyse customer experience 1

Embracing technology is only hope for bespoke music composers 1

The trials and tribulations of setting up my own agency 14

Why artificial intelligence can’t solve everything

Condescending GIO advert makes women look stupid 38

Advertising is like comedy: The worst laugh is from the back of the room 2

How many strategic departments does it take to make a Beatles album cover? 17

How Westinghouse failed to understand customer segmentation 7

War of words: why journalists need to understand grammar to write accurately about violence 14

US federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum 2

How community managers can weather the fake news wave 2

The marketing supply chain has lost its integrity 2