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• Rick Barry Lands NT Tourism Account, Expands To Darwin

  02-07-2026 03:51 via bandt.com.au
  
  Next time you see Rick Barry, you can say: C U in the NT.
  
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• Havas Host: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026

  02-07-2026 05:17 via bandt.com.au
  
  Havas Host produced some real toe-tappers in 2025. Here's hoping the hits keep coming in 2026 and beyond.
  
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• Smelly Lunch Stories: Marcelle Hoyek

  02-07-2026 04:25 via bandt.com.au
  
  B&T loves this, but just remember that 'Smelly Lunch Stories' are not about that time you tried durian on a Malaysian holiday.
  
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• Gage Roads Develops First Beer-Filled Surfboard, But Does It Work?

  02-07-2026 04:16 via bandt.com.au
  
  If surfboards came with 10 litres of free beer, B&T would be on the next bus to Freshwater.
  
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• Calls ‘Free For All’ In New Telstra Campaign Via Bear Meets Eagle On Fire 

  02-07-2026 04:13 via bandt.com.au
  Telstra has released its latest campaign via Bear Meets Eagle On Fire, which highlights free calls within Australia from all payphones. It comes as Telstra made all standard local and national calls free from its payphones in 2021, but according to the brand “there are still many people who don’t realise this”. The ‘Free For […]
  
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• Stefanovic’s Nine Exit Spreads To Radio As ARN Cuts Ties

  02-07-2026 03:48 via bandt.com.au
  
  It seems the woke mob's thirst for noted truth and justice seeker cowboy Karl's blood simply knows no bounds.
  
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• Snap’s Julie Henderson Named Pinterest’s New VP & Chief Comms Officer

  02-07-2026 03:45 via bandt.com.au
  
  Pinterest has snapped up a goodie here!
  
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• Gawk Joins Boomtown’s Regional Media Collective

  02-07-2026 03:41 via bandt.com.au
  
  Gawk joins Boomtowns regional billboard bonanza.
  
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• Cerebral Palsy Alliance Appoints Orphan As Creative Partner

  02-07-2026 03:41 via bandt.com.au
  
  Orphan wins this important account.
  
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• Sandbox Music Festival Unveils New Brand Identity Via Born

  02-07-2026 03:36 via bandt.com.au
  
  Is your USB never more than 5 feet away just in case an impromptu Boiler Room kicks off? Then you'll love this.
  
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• Creative Magic, Enabled By Tech: What The Best Work At Cannes Taught Me This Year

  02-07-2026 03:29 via bandt.com.au
  
  According to this WPP leader, it was an eye-watering agenda. Click here to find out why!
  
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• Gem Taps The Concierge Agency For ‘Made To Move You’ Campaign

  02-07-2026 03:23 via bandt.com.au
  
  B&T's invite to model in this campaign must have been lost in the post.
  
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• WPP Announces Expansion Plans For AI-Powered Enterprise Solutions Pillar

  02-07-2026 03:15 via bandt.com.au
  
  There's so much AI in here that it's making our head spin. Not that it often takes a lot, in fairness.
  
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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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• Meta’s Denise Moreno Replaces CMO Alex Schultz Who Becomes Chief Data Officer

  02-07-2026 02:37 via bandt.com.au
  
  Bit of a C-suite switcheroo here! Some big news out of Meta.
  
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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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• C-Suite Shake-Up At Meta As Denise Moreno Replaces CMO Alex Schultz Who Becomes Chief Data Officer

  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 company’s 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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• Former G Squared, The Hallway Exec Chris Murphy Launches Deep Tech Growth Practice

  02-07-2026 01:40 via bandt.com.au
  
  Deep tech, much like deep house, is something we pretend to understand when asked.
  
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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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• 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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• 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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