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• Forget Experience, Adaptability is the Real Startup Superpower

  23-02-2026 23:24 via bandt.com.au
  Prophet’s head of talent and people Bec Geyer shares her perspective on what it really takes to hire in a startup environment. Drawing on years of experience building teams in fast-scaling businesses, Geyer explores why adaptability, curiosity and initiative matter more than polished CVs, how to spot true potential in candidates, and why “shape-shifters” are […]
  
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• Honeycomb Scoops Up Two New Senior Hires

  23-02-2026 23:08 via bandt.com.au
  Honeycomb Strategy has widened its executive team with two news hires, reinforcing its focus on data-led decision making and impactful insight for brands navigating an increasingly complex adtech and martech landscape. Kieran Collins has joined the team as strategy director, and Luke Chen as senior strategy consultant. Collins arrives after six years at research and planning […]
  
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• Mark Coad Joins Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter At 24HRBP

  23-02-2026 22:56 via bandt.com.au
  From sharing a hospital nursery to a boardroom, Coady and Billy Baxter continue to be inseparable.
  
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• ‘One Of The Most Experienced & Respected Leaders’: Mark Coad Joins Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter At 24HRBP

  23-02-2026 22:56 via bandt.com.au
  From sharing a hospital nursery to a boardroom, Coady and Baxter are inseparable. And not in a weird way, apparently.
  
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• ‘One Of The Most Experience & Respected Leaders’: Mark Coad Joins Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter At 24HRBP

  23-02-2026 22:56 via bandt.com.au
  From sharing a hospital nursery to a boardroom, Coady and Baxter are inseparable. And not in a weird way, apparently.
  
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• Woolworths Senior Media Manager Joins Comcast’s FreeWheel

  23-02-2026 22:54 via bandt.com.au
  Smart move. We all know Woolies is next on the price-gouging witness stand.
  
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• Woolworths’ Alan Jenner Joins Comcast’s FreeWheel

  23-02-2026 22:54 via bandt.com.au
  Jenner says he'll miss the employee discount. But not shopping at Coles with a paper bag on his head.
  
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• Optus Launches ‘Pride Blooms From Yes’ For Mardi Gras 2026 Via Apparent

  23-02-2026 22:54 via bandt.com.au
  Optus Yassssss
  
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• Lounge Lovers Consolidates Media With SPEED

  23-02-2026 22:47 via bandt.com.au
  Lounge Lovers consolidates its media with Speed. Following, presumably, a commensurately swift pitch.
  
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• Clems’ Sophie Gallagher Hops To M+C Saatchi

  23-02-2026 21:29 via bandt.com.au
  Gallagher becomes latest ex-Clems face to join M+C Saatchi as Dani Bassil continues getting the band back together.
  
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• Pizza Hut Launches Cheeky ‘First Sweet, Then Heat’ Campaign For The Return Of Hot Honey Via jnr.

  23-02-2026 20:47 via bandt.com.au
  Heart surgeons lament as hot honey returns to Pizza Hut.
  
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• Jeff Howard Out At Southern Cross

  23-02-2026 08:15 via bandt.com.au
  Jeff Howard, Southern Cross Media Group MD and CEO, has stepped down suddenly from the recently merged business.  Howard became the CEO and MD of Southern Cross Media following the merger of Seven West Media and Southern Cross Austereo earlier this year. Howard had been due to present the company’s half year earnings tomorrow morning. […]
  
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• Australian Wheelchair Rugby Team Loses Its Iconic Green & Gold Uniforms In ‘Officially Unsponsored’ Campaign

  23-02-2026 07:25 via bandt.com.au
  One of Australia’s most decorated national sporting sides, the Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby team, has stripped back its iconic green and gold uniforms in a quest to find a long-term corporate partner. Across many years, the Steelers have enjoyed significant, sustained success for Australia on the international stage, having won multiple medals at the Paralympic […]
  
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• ‘It’s Time’: ABC’s Michael Rowland Leaving ABC After 39 Years

  23-02-2026 04:48 via bandt.com.au
  The ABC’s beloved Michael Rowland has today announced he’s leaving the public broadcaster after almost four decades. Rowland, who stepped into the role of National Affairs Reporter for 7:30 after walking away from ABC News Breakfast in 2024, confirmed this Friday would be his last day on air. “It’s not easy walking away from my […]
  
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• Australian Survivor Host On Why ‘Finding The 10 Per Cent’ In Contestants Makes Good TV

  23-02-2026 03:05 via bandt.com.au
  B&T sits down with Mr Genat for this insightful chat. Once we stopped swooning.
  
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• Zitcha Poaches Steve Biddle From Meta

  23-02-2026 02:55 via bandt.com.au
  Retail media company, Zitcha, has appointed Steve Biddle as chief commercial officer, strengthening its global leadership team as the company continues to scale its retail media network technology across key markets. Biddle joins Zitcha to lead the retail media platform’s global commercial strategy, working closely with retailers, brands, and partners as retail media networks continue […]
  
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• Weekend Ratings (6-8/2/2026): Brook Shows Her ‘True Colours’ & Refuses To Cop Her Medicine

  23-02-2026 02:44 via bandt.com.au
  Aussies continue to flock to Nine to watch highly intelligent TV.
  
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• Vixin Beauty Partners With The Australian Women’s Weekly’s First Podcast

  23-02-2026 02:42 via bandt.com.au
  Titled Love Stories the first podcast will delve into the deep love between a 'bogan' and their deep connection to burnouts.
  
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• Amplify Launches ‘Amplify Live’ With More Talent

  23-02-2026 00:55 via bandt.com.au
  Amplify launches this new variety show. Which might come in handy if this publishing malarkey doesn't work out.
  
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• Amplify Evolves Its Model As A Creator Agency Launching Amplify Live With More Talent

  23-02-2026 00:55 via bandt.com.au
  One could say the agency has amplified its model.
  
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• Westpac, Pernod Ricard, Up Partner With QMS For Sydney Mardi Gras

  23-02-2026 00:46 via bandt.com.au
  Nothing says pride like personal finance, we reckon.
  
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• Westpac, Pernod Ricard, Up Bank Partner With QMS For Sydney Mardi Gras

  23-02-2026 00:46 via bandt.com.au
  Nothing says pride like personal finance, we reckon.
  
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• Dulux Lets The Next Generation Of Puppies Off The Lead

  23-02-2026 00:36 via bandt.com.au
  Keep your eyes peeled, you don't want to step in wet paint or dog poo for that matter.
  
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• Tonic Media Network Acquires MediBoard In New Zealand Expansion

  23-02-2026 00:35 via bandt.com.au
  Expanding to NZ? That's just the tonic. Guffaw, guffaw.
  
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• ‘I’ll Be The End Of Humanity’: Liquid Death Creates An Online Stir With ‘Bizarre’ AI Ad

  23-02-2026 00:18 via bandt.com.au
  Danika Mason breathes a sigh of relief as she becomes the second most bizarre viewing during the Winter Olympics.
  
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• Uber Promotes Ally Doubé To APAC Marketing Boss

  23-02-2026 00:16 via bandt.com.au
  Uber has promoted Ally Doubé as its Asia Pacific marketing director, replacing Andy Morley who left the role in September of last year.  Doubé, an Australian based in Tokyo, has been with Uber for over five years and has held a number of senior leadership roles, including APAC head of brand strategy for Uber and […]
  
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• News Readership Dips Slightly, Property Viewing Booms

  23-02-2026 00:15 via bandt.com.au
  Who's got time to read the news when you can look at houses you'll never be able to afford instead?
  
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