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• Melbourne Confidential: Ana Asanovic

  18-06-2026 03:46 via bandt.com.au
  
  In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most creative faces in Melbourne with some help from our friend Kathleen Gunther, who partners with independent agencies across Australia and New Zealand to scale their brand presence and drive sustainable growth. This week, we spoke with Ana Asanovic, communications leader and community advocate.  […]
  
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• It’s HERE! B&T’s Women In Media Power List LOOOOOOOONG List!

  18-06-2026 05:33 via bandt.com.au
  
  If you could bottle and sell the potency in this list, you'd be a very rich person indeed. And not just on paper, like Elon Musk.
  
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• Half Dome: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026

  18-06-2026 05:15 via bandt.com.au
  
  Half Dome hit a helluva lot of high notes in 2025.
  
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• Paper Moose: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026

  18-06-2026 05:08 via bandt.com.au
  
  Paper Moose gets into Talking Heads. And it's a very fitting comparison, we think.
  
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• Meet Simon Grace: The UM Lifer Who Built A Career On Loyalty, Relationships & A Whole Lot Of Heart

  18-06-2026 04:40 via bandt.com.au
  
  Simon Grace has spent 25 years at UM. You do less for murder these days. Not to say UM is anything like prison, of course.
  
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• TV Ratings (17/6/2026): State Of Origin Continues Smashing Records

  18-06-2026 04:35 via bandt.com.au
  
  Nine smashed records and Queensland smashed the hearts of NSW supporters.
  
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• Navigating Grief, Motherhood & Menopause In A Culture Obsessed With The ‘New’ & ‘Ageless’

  18-06-2026 04:30 via bandt.com.au
  
  In this op-ed, Life by Design Coaching founder and industry stalwart Nicolette Briscoe opens up about major life transitions, such as motherhood and perimenopause, how she coped and why the industry should be talk more about these often private life changes. We talk a lot about disruption in our industry. We launch new brands and […]
  
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• Kleenex Teams With Bowel Cancer Australia On Campaign To Break The Poo Taboo

  18-06-2026 04:25 via bandt.com.au
  
  There's a big poo taboo at B&T as well. Because SOMEONE doesn't scrub the bowl after they're finished in the gents.
  
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• WATCH: Cairns Crocodiles Unveils Its Own MOGO, Complete With Crocodile Roars

  18-06-2026 04:18 via bandt.com.au
  
  This was the only brand launch where 'needs more crocodile' was valid feedback.
  
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• Eucalyptus’ Tim Doyle Urges Marketers To Hold CFOs Accountable Amid Language Gap

  18-06-2026 04:16 via bandt.com.au
  
  As debate continues over the long-running disconnect between CMOs and CFOs, Eucalyptus co-founder and CEO Tim Doyle has said it’s time to stop expecting marketers to translate their work into finance language and start expecting CFOs and CEOs to better understand marketing. Speaking at Google’s Marketing Live event in Sydney on Wednesday, Doyle argued that […]
  
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• Thrive Wins BYD Product Launch & Experiential Account

  18-06-2026 03:46 via bandt.com.au
  
  Thrive PR & Communications has landed the product launch and experiential account for BYD following a competitive tender across Australia and New Zealand. The win represents a milestone for the broader agency group, marking the third consecutive tender win under the unified Thrive holding umbrella. Thrive will partner closely with its human-centred corporate communications sister […]
  
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• JCDecaux Renews Christchurch Airport Advertising Partnership

  18-06-2026 03:45 via bandt.com.au
  
  JCDecaux New Zealand has renewed its advertising partnership with Christchurch International Airport. Christchurch Airport is New Zealand’s second busiest airport, welcoming 6.5 million passengers each year with regular services to 15 destinations across New Zealand and more than 140 international flights each week. It offers advertisers access to a high-dwell environment to connect with audiences […]
  
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• Colenso BBDO Appoints Jake Stopper As Group Managing Partner

  18-06-2026 03:45 via bandt.com.au
  
  Colenso BBDO has expanded its leadership team, appointing Jake Stopper as group managing partner, heading up Spark NZ.  Stopper joins the agency from +61, the bespoke agency partnership built for Telstra. As client partner, he was a foundational figure and lead across multiple programmes of work. His move across the Tasman follows a successful run […]
  
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• BMW, Diageo, Medibank Among 2026 MFA Awards Finalists

  18-06-2026 03:44 via bandt.com.au
  
  Campaigns for BMW, Diageo, Medibank, L’Oréal, McDonald’s, Unilever and state government are among the standout contenders named as finalists for the 2026 MFA Awards.  The 2026 judging panel comprised 120 media and marketing leaders, including an industry-leading 50 per cent client-side CMOs, bringing a strong advertiser lens to the process. Collectively, judges brought 1,692 years […]
  
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• Google Rolls Out AI Max In Australia, Promises 27% More Conversions

  18-06-2026 03:15 via bandt.com.au
  
  Google has officially rolled out AI Max for Search across Australia and New Zealand, describing the new AI-powered advertising suite as a response to the rapid shift towards conversational search behaviour. Announced yesterday at Google Marketing Live Sydney, AI Max is now available to advertisers across the region, with Google claiming the technology is already […]
  
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• Pauline Hanson Wants To Axe SBS In Line With ‘Monoculture Society’ Agenda

  18-06-2026 03:01 via bandt.com.au
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson will bin multicultural broadcaster SBS if her party wins the next election. In an incendiary National Press Club address yesterday, the former chicken shop owner promises “big changes” to public broadcasters SBS and ABC if she gets into power. “The SBS will be gone. There’s no need for it anymore. […]
  
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• Are Media Restructures Marketing Function, Carly Bowra Departs & Jocelin Abbey Promoted

  18-06-2026 02:21 via bandt.com.au
  
  Are Media has restructured its marketing function by decentralising these roles into each vertical of Entertainment, Homes & Lifestyle, Luxury and Subscriptions. The move has resulted in the departure of director of marketing Carly Bowra and parts of the in-house creative team. B&T understands the restructure aims to make support function roles more closely aligned […]
  
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• ‘Blown Away’: FUJIFILM Australia Picks Hello As Full-Service Agency

  18-06-2026 02:19 via bandt.com.au
  
  Full-service agency Hello has been appointed as FUJIFILM Australia’s Photo Imaging integrated agency partner, with a remit spanning brand, creative and media strategy, as well as execution across the full mix. The agency will cover all brands within the FUJIFILM Australia Photo Imaging Division, including Instax, Fujifilm Photos and QuickSnap with work to span creative, […]
  
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• LiveRamp Launches Agentic Partner Program For Brands

  18-06-2026 02:11 via bandt.com.au
  
  LiveRamp has announced LiveRamp Agent Builders (LAB), a new program to bring more partner-built agents into its network and accelerate marketers’ ability to transform planning, measurement, activation, and data transformation with AI. During LAB’s pilot period, brands will have access to agents from all of the AI companies participating in the program, enabling customers to […]
  
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• Spotlight On Sponsors: Optus Laces Up With The NBL & The WNBL

  18-06-2026 01:53 via bandt.com.au
  
  Apparently England played this morning in the World Cup? If you want to read a real team, the Socceroos make a feature here.
  
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• VML Appoints Mark Verhagen As Group ECD For Brisbane & Perth

  18-06-2026 01:43 via bandt.com.au
  
  VML has appointed Mark Verhagen as group executive creative director, VML Brisbane and Perth. Verhagen joins from VML Indonesia where he served as executive creative director, playing a pivotal role in elevating the office into one of Indonesia’s most awarded creative agencies. Paul Nagy, CCO VML APAC, said, “Mark’s work consistently demonstrates the calibre of […]
  
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• AI Conference humAIn Goes Independent, B&T Joins As Media Partner

  18-06-2026 01:39 via bandt.com.au
  
  AI is the future, we're told. But we've still yet to see AI field an angry call from a PR whilst ordering a martini.
  
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• Atomic 212° Reveals ‘Australians Are Ready For AI-Powered Brand Experiences’

  18-06-2026 01:38 via bandt.com.au
  
  The pavlova debate however, is still ongoing.
  
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• Ogilvy APAC Co-CEO Kent Wertime Retires After 27-Year Run

  18-06-2026 01:29 via bandt.com.au
  
  What a remarkable stint. Congrats on an astonishing career Wertime.
  
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• MAXMEDIALAB Drives Away With Jaguar Land Rover’s Comms Account.

  18-06-2026 01:10 via bandt.com.au
  
  Comms accounts have hit the the lot. And agencies are swooping them up.
  
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• We Are Social: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026

  17-06-2026 04:26 via bandt.com.au
  
  We Are Social likes to believe it's like Fred Again. Its bruised fingertips would seem to suggest it's right.
  
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• TV Ratings (16/6/2026): Tipping Point Reclaims Top Spot As Farmer Wants A Wife Slips

  17-06-2026 04:03 via bandt.com.au
  
  Last night proved that romance is no match for multiple choice.
  
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• Bench Media: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026

  17-06-2026 04:01 via bandt.com.au
  
  NOW PLAYING Bench Media Team PROFILE Agency Type Media Ownership Independent tagline We Turn Opportunity Into Breakthrough LEADERSHIP TEAM​ Ori Gold Co-founder & CEO Shai Luft Co-founder & COO Liam Garratt General manager Jess Torstensson Client growth director Aaron Janson Director of commercial & media operations Erin Fraser Head of client services Key Stats Offices […]
  
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• ‘Keep Some Powder Dry’: Magnite’s Yael Milbank Urges Media Buyers Not To Exhaust Sporting Budgets Too Early

  17-06-2026 03:57 via bandt.com.au
  
  In other words, don't blow your load before a game three decider or a Socceroos' round of 32 bout.
  
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• Urban List Launches Osaka Guide With Detour Dishes Dining Series

  17-06-2026 03:38 via bandt.com.au
  
  A reminder that surprises are best served with chopsticks.
  
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