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• On The Importance Of Knowing You’re Not Normal, And Knowing That It’s OK

  01-07-2026 04:17 via bandt.com.au
  
  In the latest instalment of the Keep Talking series, our own editor, Tom Fogden, recounts his experience with mental health.
  
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• Samsung Awards Media To Publicis Groupe, Cheil To Continue As Creative Agency

  02-07-2026 02:47 via bandt.com.au
  
  Publicis' Harris Street digs set to become a din as all those natty flip phones open and shut following calls.
  
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• ‘Big Shoes To Fill’: C-Suite Shake-Up At Meta As New CMO & Chief Data Officer Revealed

  02-07-2026 02:37 via bandt.com.au
  
  Meta has officially named its new global CMO as Denise Moreno, while the former CMO, Alex Schultz, steps into a new role as the companies first chief data officer. Moreno has been with the company for 17 years, and is no stranger to the top job, having temporarily stepped into the CMO role last year […]
  
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• AGL & UM Extend Multi-Year Partnership

  02-07-2026 02:30 via bandt.com.au
  
  Omnicom Media agency UM has secured a multi-year contract extension with Australian energy provider AGL Energy without a competitive pitch. Under the extended agreement, UM will continue as AGL media agency responsible for media strategy, digital and traditional planning and buying across AGL’s product portfolio, which includes energy, solar and batteries, EV charges, mobile phone […]
  
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• Why Trust Has Become Marketing’s Most Valuable Currency

  02-07-2026 02:20 via bandt.com.au
  
  Struggling to decide which pair of shoes you're buying next? Help is on hand in this great piece!
  
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• Melbourne Confidential: Dan Cookson

  02-07-2026 01:58 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 Dan Cookson, ECD of brand and experience […]
  
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• Amelia Ward Appointed As Index Exchange MD For ANZ Region

  02-07-2026 01:46 via bandt.com.au
  
  Independent supply-side platform, Index Exchange, has appointed Amelia Ward as managing director for Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Ward will report to Adele Wieser, senior regional managing director, APAC. Ward joined Index Exchange in February 2022 as senior director, buyer development and was promoted to head of buyer development in March 2024. During […]
  
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• Ex-Saatchi Strategist Chris Murphy Launches Deep Tech Growth Practice

  02-07-2026 01:40 via bandt.com.au
  
  Chris Murphy has launched Murphy & Company, a growth practice for venture-backed companies operating in deep tech and frontier technologies. The practice targets what Murphy called the “commercial translation gap”: the distance between what technically sophisticated companies have built and what the market – customers, investors, government, partners and talent – can readily understand. That […]
  
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• ‘Their Creative Ambition Matched Our Own’: Clemenger BBDO Wins Stan Creative Pitch

  02-07-2026 01:35 via bandt.com.au
  
  Creative agency, Clemenger BBDO, has been appointed as the creative agency for Australian streaming service Stan, following a competitive pitch process. Owned by Nine Entertainment, Stan is Australia’s leading and only locally owned streaming service, offering unlimited access to movies, TV series and original productions, alongside a premium lineup of live and on-demand sport on […]
  
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• Mutinex Announces Slew Of Senior Hires, Including Ex-IPG Analytics Chief Adam Krass

  02-07-2026 01:34 via bandt.com.au
  
  Reports of Henry Innis leaving Ikea with a ute full of desks and chairs suddenly make sense.
  
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• World Cup, Gambling Ads & Outdoor Power Ad Spend Towards Growth – SMI

  01-07-2026 04:43 via bandt.com.au
  
  This month's SMI Guideline figures was brought to you by Sportsbet.
  
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• HERO: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026

  01-07-2026 04:38 via bandt.com.au
  
  HERO kept spinning the winning tunes in 2025. Though we're far too uncool to get Frank Ocean.
  
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• Culture Champions, Workplace Therapists & Talent Whisperers: It’s B&T’s Best of the Best People Leaders!

  01-07-2026 04:30 via bandt.com.au
  
  Does your heart sink when the HR boss' name appears in your inbox? You won't with these 10.
  
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• Publicis Groupe Joins Prophet Advisory Board To Help With US Expansion

  01-07-2026 04:13 via bandt.com.au
  
  After seeing the light, Rishad Tobaccowala joins Prophet board.
  
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• TV Ratings (30/6/2026): Paraguay Stuns Germany As World Cup Dominates Ratings Again

  01-07-2026 04:08 via bandt.com.au
  
  If you'd said in 70s that Germany would lose to Paraguay on pens, you'd be laughed at. Not least because Germany didn't exist.
  
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• Grill’d Pulls ‘Super Buns’ Ad Following Backlash From Female Employees

  01-07-2026 03:46 via bandt.com.au
  
  Grill'd pulls its bun-focused bun ad following backlash. The bicep version, however, is still rippling with glory.
  
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• Soundtracks of impending doom & Why I Can’t Go on Love Island – Tiktok Trends in June

  01-07-2026 03:22 via bandt.com.au
  
  Each month on B&T, Fabulate’s head of strategy and talent, Lucy Ronald, breaks down what’s trending on TikTok – and more importantly, why it matters. June gave us a brand new soundtrack for impending doom (yay!). The iconic Boyz n the Hood saxophone became the official audio for those moments when you know you’ve made […]
  
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• Soundtracks Of Impending Doom & Why I Can’t Go On Love Island – June’s TikTok Trends

  01-07-2026 03:22 via bandt.com.au
  
  Stuck for conversation topics with your Gen Z colleagues? Give this a read.
  
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• Molly Trumble Named OMD & Initiative WA Planning Director

  01-07-2026 03:16 via bandt.com.au
  
  Molly Trumble set to lead planning for Omnicom Media in WA. Also retains her spot on agency's leading trivia team.
  
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• Cancer Council Demands Govt Regulates Fast Food Ads ‘Targeting Children’

  01-07-2026 03:15 via bandt.com.au
  Cancer Council Australia and public health organisations are calling on the Australian Government to regulate food marketing to children. The call follows a Preventive Health Roundtable convened by Dr Sophie Scamps MP, as new figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show the rates of overweight and obesity among Australian children continue […]
  
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• Cancer Council Demands Government Regulate Fast Food Ads ‘Targeting Children’

  01-07-2026 03:15 via bandt.com.au
  Cancer Council calls on the government to regulate fast food ads. B&T similarly hopes it can regulate our own McDelivery usage.
  
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• Usman Khawaja Backs National Campaign To Combat Islamophobia In Australia

  01-07-2026 03:12 via bandt.com.au
  
  Good on ya Uzzy.
  
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• Snack Brand Bhuja Gets First Major Rebrand In Nearly 40 Years

  01-07-2026 03:12 via bandt.com.au
  
  And did we write this in return for free snacks? Again, you'll never know and we'll never tell.
  
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• IBM Names Stagwell As Lead Creative Partner

  01-07-2026 03:05 via bandt.com.au
  
  It's a perennial trivia question. But do you know what IBM stands for?
  
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• SA Government Seeks Creative Agency For $500M+ Playford Alive Urban Renewal Project

  01-07-2026 02:49 via bandt.com.au
  
  Is this the most exciting to happen in South Australia since Travis Head's 170?
  
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• Synthetic Research & Human Insight: The Future Of Audience Understanding

  01-07-2026 02:30 via bandt.com.au
  
  Do you understand your audience? Do you understand yourself? More hard-hitting questions as usual on B&T.
  
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• Levande Launches Campaign To Show Off Cheeky Perks Of Retirement Living Via 303

  01-07-2026 02:17 via bandt.com.au
  Talk about eye candy. The oldies will no doubt be all over this one!
  
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• Adidas Passes Global Media Account To Omnicom Media

  01-07-2026 02:07 via bandt.com.au
  
  Adidas has handed its global media planning and buying account to Omnicom Media following a competitive review. EssenceMediacom has held the account since 2018, and was defending the pitch against Omnicom Media and Publicis Groupe in a global review that kicked off earlier this year. The scope of work includes global media strategy, planning, buying, […]
  
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• Ex-Fiftyfive5 Bosses Darren Kemp & Keira Braybrook Launch New Research Consultancy

  01-07-2026 01:49 via bandt.com.au
  
  After declaring their love for the Christopher Nolan film, Kemp and Braybrook launch new Instella consultancy.
  
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• Medibank Celebrates Decade-Long Parkrun Partnership At Curl Curl

  01-07-2026 01:41 via bandt.com.au
  
  Don't you just hate those smug people who get up and run every morning. Now imagine doing it for a decade.
  
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