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• Talent Run Founder Launches Insiders For Australia’s In-House Creative Community

  17-08-2026 02:51 via bandt.com.au
  
  Talent Run founder Amy Lee has launched Insiders, a new community to connect and celebrate those working within Australia’s in-house agencies and marketing teams. The initiative aims to give in-house creatives, designers, producers and brand teams access to the kind of industry community that creative agencies have long enjoyed. As brands continue to build more […]
  
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• Weekend Ratings (14-16/8/2026): Footy, Cricket & The Logies Lead The Weekend

  17-08-2026 05:10 via bandt.com.au
  
  An historically bad showing from Australia against Bangladesh perhaps wasn't the way the winter of cricket wanted to kick off.
  
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• Pinterest Hires GM Of Programmatic & Affiliate, Global Head Of Content

  17-08-2026 04:54 via bandt.com.au
  
  Two new faces in the Pinterest global team. Australian arm preps shooeies for their inevitable visit.
  
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• Robert Irwin Sprays Karl Stefanovic, Loses Gold To Sam Pang

  17-08-2026 04:51 via bandt.com.au
  
  Karl cops it from Irwin. Though we're sure he won't lose any sleep.
  
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• Dentsu APAC’s Organic Growth Falls 3.8% As Continues To Cut Roles

  17-08-2026 04:34 via bandt.com.au
  
  The Kobe wagu beef may not be making its way to Australia's agencies.
  
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• LG Electronics Launches ‘Life’s Good’ Campaign To Help Tackle Routine Demands

  17-08-2026 04:31 via bandt.com.au
  
  LG Electronics  has launched a new campaign titled ‘2026 Life’s Good’ to explore how LG AI can help clear the mental load of routine demands and help create room for “what truly matters”. The campaign arrives as a time where 54 per cent of Australian respondents in a recent LG survey said their mental load […]
  
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• Uber Advertising Taps Tyler Greer To Lead Creative Strategy Across ANZ

  17-08-2026 04:10 via bandt.com.au
  
  Tyler Greer says he's cock-a-hoop with the new role. Not least for his access to the employee-only 'Skip Queue' feature.
  
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• Why Change ‘Doesn’t Have To Be One Huge Thing’: Jacquie Alley Recalls B&T Women In Media Award Win

  17-08-2026 04:04 via bandt.com.au
  
  An errant zip wasn't enough to deter Alley from giving a rousing speech at Women in Media. We'd expect nothing less.
  
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• Why Change ‘Doesn’t Have To Be One Huge Thing’ As Jacquie Alley Recalls B&T Women In Media Award Win

  17-08-2026 04:04 via bandt.com.au
  
  The winner of 2025’s Champion of Change category at the B&T Women in Media Awards has highlighted why making change in the industry doesn’t need to feel scary or “out of reach”, but rather something gradual that can start off as small steps. Speaking with B&T during a recent interview, The Media Store’s Jacquie Alley […]
  
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• Crocs Gets Its First-Ever Brand Mascot

  17-08-2026 03:48 via bandt.com.au
  
  To be clear, this is about the unfortunately styled shoes, not the landmark industry conference Cairns Crocodiles.
  
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• oOh!media’s Australian Revenue Climbs But Auckland Transport Loss Dampens Excitement

  17-08-2026 03:46 via bandt.com.au
  
  oOh! sees Australian excitement dampened by Kiwi disappointment. The parallels with pavlova recipes clear for all to see.
  
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• Talent Run Founder Launches ‘Insiders’ For Australia’s In-House Creative Community

  17-08-2026 02:51 via bandt.com.au
  
  The number of in-house agency folk seems to be growing like a virus. Not that Insiders will be a super-spreader event.
  
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• Flowing Bee Appoints Jonny Hanratty As Head Of Applied Research & Strategy

  17-08-2026 02:13 via bandt.com.au
  
  Behavioural intelligence company Flowing Bee, has appointed Jonny Hanratty as head of applied research & strategy following a period of rapid growth. Hanratty brings 15 years of experience across behavioural science, strategy and customer growth. He has joined Flowing Bee from The Lab, where he co-led its behavioural science business and worked across major accounts […]
  
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• Why Brands ‘Must Know What’s Being Said About Them’ Before They Panic At Going Viral For The Wrong Reason

  17-08-2026 02:08 via bandt.com.au
  
  Going viral is every marketer’s dream, until the internet decides to make your brand famous for something you never intended to be known for. For brands, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X and other social platforms have made it increasingly difficult to control the conversation. A product, campaign, customer experience or offhand comment can suddenly take off, […]
  
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• Brands ‘Must Know What’s Being Said About Them’ Before Panicking About Going Viral For The Wrong Reason

  17-08-2026 02:08 via bandt.com.au
  
  Worried about going viral for the wrong reasons? Here's a tip from B&T: don't take your side-piece to Coldplay gigs.
  
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• Hayu Debuts FanFest In Sydney Headlined By The Real Housewives

  17-08-2026 01:56 via bandt.com.au
  
  B&T would be extremely surprised if there was no drama with this lot.
  
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• Spider-Man Swings Into Stores For Galaxy Z Series Collaboration

  17-08-2026 01:51 via bandt.com.au
  
  To celebrate the Samsung collaboration with Sony Pictures’ ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, Spider-Man paid a friendly visit to two neighbourhood Samsung Experience Stores in NSW and VIC. At the Samsung Experience Store Chadstone on Saturday 8 August and the Samsung Experience Store Parramatta on Sunday 9 August, fans had the opportunity to meet Spider-Man and […]
  
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• ‘A Real Risk Of Losing Listeners’: Media Industry Raises Questions As Sports Entertainment Group Plans To Acquire NZ’s MediaWorks

  17-08-2026 01:50 via bandt.com.au
  
  Media experts have weighed in on Sports Entertainment Group’s (SEG) decision to acquire New Zealand’s biggest radio network, MediaWorks, for NZ$130 million (about A$107.4 million), with questions emerging over the direction of the business, the future of local programming and SEG’s decision to return to the market. Comments to B&T reveal that while the acquisition […]
  
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• Never Not Creative Launches Peer Support Program For People Across The Creative, Media & Marketing Industries

  17-08-2026 01:45 via bandt.com.au
  
  Never Not Creative are doing some very important work here.
  
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• Simone Gupta Departs Supermassive

  17-08-2026 01:28 via bandt.com.au
  
  How about this supermassive news for your Monday.
  
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• Convenience Advertising Australia Joins OMA, Bringing Inventory Into MOVE

  17-08-2026 01:22 via bandt.com.au
  
  Convenience Advertising Australia (CAA) has joined the Outdoor Media Association (OMA), with its inventory to be included in MOVE’s independent Out of Home audience measurement. The decision followed a detailed review of the principles and methodology underpinning MOVE, Australia’s independent audience measurement currency for Out of Home media. For CAA, the decision was based on […]
  
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• Life Uncut Podcast Hires Sophie Nathan As Executive Producer

  17-08-2026 01:13 via bandt.com.au
  
  The Life Uncut podcast, hosted by Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne, has tapped Sophie Nathan as its new Executive Producer. Known for its candid and often unfiltered conversations around love, dating, relationships, pop culture and life’s messier moments, Life Uncut has built a highly engaged community since launching in 2019. Nathan joins the podcast from […]
  
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• TheraBreath & Kill Boring Dead Take The Awkwardness Out Of A Tough Convo With ‘P.S. Your Breath Stinks’

  17-08-2026 01:07 via bandt.com.au
  
  This is your sign to stay away from garlic in the office.
  
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• Bench Media Launches Bench Lens To Tackle ‘More Data Than Ever’

  17-08-2026 01:00 via bandt.com.au
  
  Independent full-service media agency Bench Media has launched a new research and audience intelligence offering, Bench Lens, as it expands its strategic capabilities in response to “having more data than ever”. The launch forms part of a broader evolution of Bench Media, which has also unveiled a refreshed brand identity following a period of client […]
  
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• Taste.com.au Partners With Coles For ‘Savvy Kitchen’ Campaign

  17-08-2026 00:56 via bandt.com.au
  
  Taste.com.au has launched ‘Savvy Kitchen’ with Coles, a four-week campaign built around the changing ways Australians are approaching everyday meals, as value, convenience and simplicity reshape weekly planning. Informed by three shopper mindsets, the campaign targets value-conscious, time-poor, shortcut-seeking consumers with shoppable content across key planning, shopping and cooking occasions. It marks the third year […]
  
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• Romina Favero PR Taps Handful Of New Clients As It Turns Six

  14-08-2026 04:40 via bandt.com.au
  
  And it's not just the consultancy winning. The sun is shining and it's the end of a work week!
  
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• TV Ratings (13/8/2026): Roosters Reign Supreme After 12–6 Thriller

  14-08-2026 04:38 via bandt.com.au
  
  NRL beats the cricket yesterday. Which, given Australia's torrid showing, isn't a surprise.
  
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• Olly Newtown To Oversee LiSTNR & 7+ Sales Following Jordan King’s Departure

  14-08-2026 04:38 via bandt.com.au
  
  Newton gets a shiny new job title at Southern Cross and, rumour has it, a luminescent new business card to go with it.
  
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• Olly Newton To Oversee LiSTNR & 7+ Sales Following Jordan King’s Departure

  14-08-2026 04:38 via bandt.com.au
  
  Newton gets a shiny new job title at Southern Cross and, rumour has it, a luminescent new business card to go with it.
  
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• Under The Influence: Kylie Jenner’s Birthday Party Sparks Recession Chatter

  14-08-2026 04:16 via bandt.com.au
  
  Have you been too busy working to check your TikTok this week? We've done the hard work for you!
  
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