November 2024
Inside the Birdcage at Flemington’s Derby Day
With Tabcorp focusing on customers and Lexus on models, Crown’s marquee reigned supreme as the best people-spotting location of the day.
February 2024
Ad man Harold Mitchell was living large to the end
Harold Mitchell helped reinvent how advertising is bought and sold in Australia. Giants of Australian industry shared their thoughts after his surprise passing.
September 2021
Music industry unites to urge Aussies to get vaccinated now
Australia’s $36.4 billion live entertainment industry is stepping up the pressure on everyday Aussies to get vaccinated for COVID-19, drawing on a campaign idea first touted by ad guru Russel Howcroft.
May 2021
‘Dumb Ways to Die’ ad approach recommended for COVID-19 jab campaign
Advertising experts want the government to push harder on convincing Australians to get the COVID-19 jab with more creative communications and more money.
June 2020
How TikTok is making advertising jingles cool again
The secret to going viral on TikTok can often be to find an unshakable earworm, and brands and advertisers are starting to rediscover the lost art of the catchy tune.
Malone aims to capture revenue opportunity after major Nine shake-up
Nine Radio managing director Tom Malone has gone about a major line-up restructure across the network since taking over in November.
January 2020
PM is paying the price for spin over substance
The Prime Minister's own goals show why good policy is still good politics.
PM's office called in Russel from marketing
The Morrison government sought advice from one of Australia's foremost marketing experts on how to better sell its policies, including those on climate change.