Y&R

Welcome to WPP, Jens: It’s going to get ugly 49

VMLY&R Brisbane hires Kirsty Robinson as head of experience 2

Matt Farrugia resigns as Y&R Melbourne’s managing director 18

Amart shows off proud customers and new brand positioning with first campaign from Y&R Brisbane

The agency of the future: WPPublicisCom&IPGDentsuCorpCo 2

Mumbrellacast: ABC crisis, the Lisa Messenger battle, VMLY&R twists tongues and guest Michelle Rowland 3

WPP merges Y&R and VML to create VMLY&R 10

Sasha Firth departs Y&R Sydney as MD while Katie Dally joins as GM 2

Campaign Review: Westpac’s ineffective advertising and Vegemite’s culturally relevant ad 13

Y&R Sydney wins Best&Less’ creative account

Y&R Melbourne managing partner Julian Bell returns to Clemenger 3

Phil McDonald resurfaces as partner of BCM 5

Host/Havas named Agency of the Year, while Cummins & Partners’ Stop the Horror takes home top gongs at AWARD 2

Thrifty features child riding a toy car in first TV ad for over a decade 8

Monash University launches ‘Sip Safe’ wristbands to stop drink spiking 5

Alfa Romeo asks Australians to stop conforming and ‘start something’ in first work from Y&R 8

After more than a decade of practice, brands are still failing at social 3