What the media industry in Australia has been talking about over the last few days

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Agencies

  • BCM: BCM Group merges strategy and creative roles in agency restructure (AdNews)
  • BCM: BCM Group restructures with new creative strategy lead role and craft team (Mi3)
  • BCM: BCM restructures agency model and launches Craft Team (mediaweek)
  • BMF: Endeavour Group and BMF part ways (AdNews)
  • CLEMENGER BBDO: Spinach appoints ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (Mi3)
  • CLEMENGER BBDO: Spinach taps ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (mediaweek)
  • DENTSU: Dentsu cuts three senior media roles (AdNews)
  • DENTSU: Dentsu expects Australia to return to growth soon (AdNews)
  • FOUNDRY: Former ARN media creatives setup independent agency, Foundry (Mi3)
  • HATCHED: Young Guns: Yasemin Akpinar at Hatched (AdNews)
  • HAVAS: Havas Red Australia secures Smartsheet PR account for ANZ (Mi3)
  • HAVAS: HAVAS Red wins Smartsheet ANZ PR account (mediaweek)
  • HELLO AGENCY: Hello agency launches the Social Media Swingers Club (AdNews)
  • IDEALLY: Ideally acquires AI startup Aether (AdNews)
  • IDEALLY: Ideally Acquires AI Startup Aether To Turn Research Into Ready-To-Share Decks (B&T)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Australia bolsters leadership with two fresh faces (Mi3)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Australia strengthens leadership with two senior hires (mediaweek)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative bolsters leadership with a managing partner and head of marketing (AdNews)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Mikayla Ellis & Samantha Smith (B&T)
  • LANDOR: Landor creates generative identity system for MCA Australia’s AI exhibition (AdNews)
  • MONKS: Being ‘Slow Is A Strategic Liability’: Monks Deliver Wake-Up Call At Cairns Crocodiles (B&T)
  • NE-LO: Creative agency Ne-Lo sharpens its positioning (AdNews)
  • OMD: OMD Australia elevates Thad King to chief planning officer (Mi3)
  • OMD: OMD promotes Thad King and Richard Garratt in planning leadership changes (mediaweek)
  • OMD: OMD strengthens planning with two senior promotions (AdNews)
  • OMNICOM: Geoff Clarke appointed to operational leadership role at Omnicom Media (AdNews)
  • OMNICOM: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN (AdNews)
  • OMNICOM: Omnicom Media Australia creates business transformation team under Geoff Clarke (AdNews)
  • SICKDOGWOLFMAN: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN (AdNews)
  • SNEAKY DIGITAL: Sneaky Digital hires married couple to lead growth and creative (AdNews)
  • SOUND STORY: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN (AdNews)
  • SPINACH: Spinach appoints ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (Mi3)
  • SPINACH: Spinach appoints Morgan Bloxham senior creative, art and content (AdNews)
  • SPINACH: Spinach taps ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (mediaweek)
  • SPYROSOFT ADTECH: Industry Profile: Michael Sweeney at Spyrosoft AdTech (AdNews)
  • THE SOCIAL CLIQ: Alpha Keri Relaunches With Social-first Campaign & TikTok Debut Via The Social CliQ (B&T)
  • THE SOCIAL CLIQ: Alpha Keri revamps with TikTok debut via The Social CliQ (mediaweek)
  • THE SOCIAL CLIQ: Alpha Keri’s TikTok debut via The Social CliQ (AdNews)
  • THOMPSON SPENCER: Thompson Spencer wins creative account for Honda NZ (AdNews)
  • UM: Federal government locks in $13.2m fuel security media buy with UM (AdNews)
  • WPP: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • WPP: Are Media, L’Oréal Paris, and WPP Media debut multi-platform campaign for glass skin range (Mi3)

Companies

  • AETHER: Ideally acquires AI startup Aether (AdNews)
  • AETHER: Ideally Acquires AI Startup Aether To Turn Research Into Ready-To-Share Decks (B&T)
  • AFL: Women’s State of Origin draws bigger viewership than AFL and Budget reply (Mumbrella)
  • ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri Relaunches With Social-first Campaign & TikTok Debut Via The Social CliQ (B&T)
  • ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri repositions skincare brand with social-first campaign (Mi3)
  • ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri revamps with TikTok debut via The Social CliQ (mediaweek)
  • ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri’s TikTok debut via The Social CliQ (AdNews)
  • BOOMI: Boomi Companion leads push into agentic enterprise as Boomi bets governance, not prompts, will define next phase of AI adoption (Mi3)
  • BOOMI: Brand is everything in agentic commerce’ says Boomi CEO, as business sees 50% pipeline uplift, 127% brand awareness gain, sales cycles shrink after CMO AI overhaul (Mi3)
  • BYD: From China To Broken Hill: BYD’s Kate Hornstein On Bringing EVs Into The Mainstream (B&T)
  • CISCO: Cisco promotes Cori Moran to lead APAC comms (Mumbrella)
  • COLES: Coles goes ‘Down Down’ over false discounts advertising (AdNews)
  • COLES: Court Finds Coles Misled Customers Over ‘Down, Down’ Discounts (B&T)
  • COLES: Federal Court finds Coles misled consumers with ‘Down Down’ discounts (Mi3)
  • COLES: Federal Court rules Coles misled shoppers with Down Down discounts (mediaweek)
  • COMMBANK: CommBank climbs global brand rankings as AI drives growth (Mi3)
  • COMMBANK: CommBank Rises To World’s 68th Most Trusted Brand (B&T)
  • CROCS: All About AI As Yacht Parties, Quiz Chaos & Seafood Feasts Take Over Day Two (B&T)
  • DIAGEO: Diageo retail media lead Roger Dunn exits for adtech startup Thrad (Mumbrella)
  • ENDEAVOUR GROUP: Endeavour Group and BMF part ways (AdNews)
  • FCK THE CUPCAKES: Fck the cupcakes founders launch podcast (AdNews)
  • FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Federal government locks in $13.2m fuel security media buy with UM (AdNews)
  • HONDA: Thompson Spencer wins creative account for Honda NZ (AdNews)
  • IPG MEDIABRANDS: The final days of IPG Australia saw revenue drop almost 20% (AdNews)
  • KOMO: Rugby Australia taps Komo for fan engagement and loyalty platform (mediaweek)
  • L’ORÉAL: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • L’ORÉAL: Are Media, L’Oréal Paris, and WPP Media debut multi-platform campaign for glass skin range (Mi3)
  • L’ORÉAL: ELLE Australia leads L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch (mediaweek)
  • MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: Landor creates generative identity system for MCA Australia’s AI exhibition (AdNews)
  • ONE NATION: One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role (Mumbrella)
  • PERSICH PERSONAL INJURY: Persich Personal Injury launches ‘Not Our First Time’ brand campaign (Mi3)
  • RUGBY AUSTRALIA: Rugby Australia taps Komo for fan engagement and loyalty platform (mediaweek)
  • SAMSONITE: Samsonite’s ‘Seriously Tough’ campaign showcases durability with wrecking ball (Mi3)
  • SAP: Aussies Switch Off As SAP Research Exposes Critical ‘Relevance Gap’ In Marketing (B&T)
  • SMARTGROUP: Smartgroup recruits Simon Haidar as chief customer officer (Mi3)
  • SMARTSHEET: Havas Red Australia secures Smartsheet PR account for ANZ (Mi3)
  • SMARTSHEET: HAVAS Red wins Smartsheet ANZ PR account (mediaweek)
  • THE TRAVEL NETWORK: The Travel Network launches luxury hotel media platform in Sydney (Mi3)
  • THE TRAVEL NETWORK: The Travel Network media platform launches in Sydney (AdNews)
  • WARNER BROS.: NBCUniversal nabs Stephanie Russell-Lam from WBD (mediaweek)
  • WORLD RUGBY: World Rugby unveils ‘Go all Out’ campaign for 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup (Mi3)

Industry

  • ADVERTISING: Federal Budget reforms arrive, but with ‘sugar hits’ deferred and inflation still to be curbed, advertising and retail industries are planning for continued caution, not immediate upside (Mi3)
  • ADVERTISING: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure (B&T)
  • ADVERTISING: Seizing the World Cup 2026 in APAC: why context and emotion will shape advertising strategies (mediaweek)
  • AI: AI Craft Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: AI Innovation Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: All About AI As Yacht Parties, Quiz Chaos & Seafood Feasts Take Over Day Two (B&T)
  • AI: Automotive Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: Ben Crawford on why agencies are investing in AI but not change (mediaweek)
  • AI: Boomi Companion leads push into agentic enterprise as Boomi bets governance, not prompts, will define next phase of AI adoption (Mi3)
  • AI: Brand is everything in agentic commerce’ says Boomi CEO, as business sees 50% pipeline uplift, 127% brand awareness gain, sales cycles shrink after CMO AI overhaul (Mi3)
  • AI: CommBank climbs global brand rankings as AI drives growth (Mi3)
  • AI: Ideally acquires AI startup Aether (AdNews)
  • AI: Ideally Acquires AI Startup Aether To Turn Research Into Ready-To-Share Decks (B&T)
  • AI: Reddit targets Australian ad budgets with AI tools and a ‘human touch’ pitch (AdNews)
  • AI: Sir Martin Sorrell: AI Transformation Is Only Taking Place When There’s An Existential Threat (B&T)
  • AI: Tiktok launches suite of AI advertising tools (Mumbrella)
  • AI: WARC: Meta’s rapid advertising revenue growth s being fuelled by AI (AdNews)
  • APAC: Seizing the World Cup 2026 in APAC: why context and emotion will shape advertising strategies (mediaweek)
  • APAC LEADERS: ‘The Opportunity Is Because Of The Difference’: APAC Leaders Rewrite The Global Playbook (B&T)
  • AUTOMOTIVE: Automotive Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AUTOMOTIVE: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure (B&T)
  • AWARDS: Strategy Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AWARDS: Technology Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AWARDS: The Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 Grand Prix (B&T)
  • BRANDS: Why Chasing Trends Is ‘A Terrible Strategy For Brands’ & More Original Content Is Needed (B&T)
  • BRANDS: Why Curiosity & Determination Are Leading The Biggest Brands Through Change (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Bringing Back The Feels At Cairns Crocodiles (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Sambreros & Margaritas To Sign Off Cairns Crocodiles: All The Closing Party Photos (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Strategy Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Technology Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: The Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 Grand Prix (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Travel / Leisure Campaign Winner – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • CONTENT: Why Chasing Trends Is ‘A Terrible Strategy For Brands’ & More Original Content Is Needed (B&T)
  • CRAFT TEAM: BCM restructures agency model and launches Craft Team (mediaweek)
  • CURIOSITY: Why Curiosity & Determination Are Leading The Biggest Brands Through Change (B&T)
  • DEMAND: Can Marketers Shape Demand Before It Forms? (B&T)
  • DETERMINATION: Why Curiosity & Determination Are Leading The Biggest Brands Through Change (B&T)
  • DISCOUNTS: YouGov survey: Discounts drive Australians away from healthy grocery choices (Mi3)
  • ENTERTAINMENT CAMPAIGN: Entertainment Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • ENTERTAINMENT CAMPAIGN WINNERS: Entertainment Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • EVS: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure (B&T)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Federal Budget 2026 – Agencies cautious, no sugar hit (AdNews)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Federal Budget 2026 – Funding for gambling advertising reform (AdNews)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Federal budget 2026 – Juggling spinning plates in a crisis (AdNews)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Federal Budget reforms arrive, but with ‘sugar hits’ deferred and inflation still to be curbed, advertising and retail industries are planning for continued caution, not immediate upside (Mi3)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Women’s State of Origin draws bigger viewership than AFL and Budget reply (Mumbrella)
  • FIFA WORLD CUP: Seizing the World Cup 2026 in APAC: why context and emotion will shape advertising strategies (mediaweek)
  • FUEL PRESSURE: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure (B&T)
  • HEALTHY GROCERY CHOICES: YouGov survey: Discounts drive Australians away from healthy grocery choices (Mi3)
  • HUMAN TOUCH: Reddit targets Australian ad budgets with AI tools and a ‘human touch’ pitch (AdNews)
  • HYBRID: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure (B&T)
  • INDUSTRY PROFILE: Industry Profile: Michael Sweeney at Spyrosoft AdTech (AdNews)
  • MARKETERS: Can Marketers Shape Demand Before It Forms? (B&T)
  • MARKETERS: Jon Evans: ‘The Best Marketers Act Like Founders’, Not Walking Press Releases (B&T)
  • MARKETING: Aussies Switch Off As SAP Research Exposes Critical ‘Relevance Gap’ In Marketing (B&T)
  • MARKETING: Cairns Crocs Day Three: Is Marketing’s Old Playbook Finally Breaking? (B&T)
  • PODCASTS: The mountain wants you scrolling: Paramount+ eyes podcasts (mediaweek)
  • RETAIL: Federal Budget reforms arrive, but with ‘sugar hits’ deferred and inflation still to be curbed, advertising and retail industries are planning for continued caution, not immediate upside (Mi3)
  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Hello agency launches the Social Media Swingers Club (AdNews)
  • STATE OF ORIGIN: Women’s State of Origin draws bigger viewership than AFL and Budget reply (Mumbrella)
  • THRAD: Diageo retail media lead Roger Dunn exits for adtech startup Thrad (Mumbrella)
  • TRENDS: Why Chasing Trends Is ‘A Terrible Strategy For Brands’ & More Original Content Is Needed (B&T)
  • VIEWERSHIP: Women’s State of Origin draws bigger viewership than AFL and Budget reply (Mumbrella)
  • YOUGOV: YouGov survey: Discounts drive Australians away from healthy grocery choices (Mi3)

MediaOwners

  • 10: Sports Tonight returns to 10’s Late News (mediaweek)
  • ABC: ABC pivots to video podcasts in youth audience push (mediaweek)
  • ABC: ABC sets public memorial for James Valentine (mediaweek)
  • ABC: One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role (Mumbrella)
  • ARE MEDIA: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • ARE MEDIA: Are Media, L’Oréal Paris, and WPP Media debut multi-platform campaign for glass skin range (Mi3)
  • ARE MEDIA: Nine, Mamamia and Are Media leaders to discuss industry’s ‘post-platform pivot’ at Publish (Mumbrella)
  • ARN: ‘Probably’: Karl Stefanovic drops another not-so-subtle ARN hint (mediaweek)
  • ARN: Former ARN creatives launch Foundry agency after redundancies (mediaweek)
  • ARN: Former ARN media creatives setup independent agency, Foundry (Mi3)
  • ARN: Making brave creative: Redundant ARN executives launch agency (AdNews)
  • ARN: Making brave work: Redundant ARN creatives launch agency (AdNews)
  • BBC NEWS: BBC News back from the TV wilderness with second new carriage deal (Mumbrella)
  • BBC NEWS: BBC News lands on Binge and Foxtel (mediaweek)
  • BINGE: BBC News lands on Binge and Foxtel (mediaweek)
  • ELLE: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • ELLE: ELLE Australia leads L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch (mediaweek)
  • FOX SPORTS: Fox Sports Rolls Out The NRL Red Carpet For Ultimate Magic Round Spot (B&T)
  • FOXTEL: BBC News lands on Binge and Foxtel (mediaweek)
  • KIIS: Radio veteran tapped as next KIIS FM Breakfast co-host (mediaweek)
  • MAMAMIA: Nine, Mamamia and Are Media leaders to discuss industry’s ‘post-platform pivot’ at Publish (Mumbrella)
  • META: Meta Rolls Out Upgraded AI Voice Experience Across Australia & NZ (B&T)
  • META: Oops! Meta accidentally targeted teens it’s not allowed to have (AdNews)
  • META: WARC: Meta’s rapid advertising revenue growth s being fuelled by AI (AdNews)
  • NBCUNIVERSAL: NBCUniversal nabs Stephanie Russell-Lam from WBD (mediaweek)
  • NETFLIX: Netflix expands programmatic and plans advertising-supported subscriptions in NZ (AdNews)
  • NETFLIX: Netflix goes toe-to-toe with TV giants in aggressive ad pitch (mediaweek)
  • NEWS CORP: News Australia expands Defending Australia event series (mediaweek)
  • NINE: Channel 9 reveals celebrity cast for SHARK! (mediaweek)
  • NINE: Nine, Mamamia and Are Media leaders to discuss industry’s ‘post-platform pivot’ at Publish (Mumbrella)
  • OOH!MEDIA: Ooh Media confirms 82 redundancies as it slashes costs (Mumbrella)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh! moves at ‘pace’ to negotiate as suitors line-up (AdNews)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media backs independent future as bidders line-up (mediaweek)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media cuts 9% of staff (AdNews)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media to cut 82 jobs by end of June as part of $12m bottom-line improvement programs (Mi3)
  • PARAMOUNT+: The mountain wants you scrolling: Paramount+ eyes podcasts (mediaweek)
  • REDDIT: Reddit targets Australian ad budgets with AI tools and a ‘human touch’ pitch (AdNews)
  • SBS: Jane Palfreyman appointed SBS managing director (Mumbrella)
  • SBS: Melissa Leong breaks silence after SBS pulls Taste of Art (mediaweek)
  • SBS: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN (AdNews)
  • SBS: One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role (Mumbrella)
  • SBS: Photo Gallery: SBS Eurovision karaoke parties for media agencies (AdNews)
  • SBS: SBS appoints Jane Palfreyman managing director (AdNews)
  • SBS: SBS Installs Jane Palfreyman As MD (B&T)
  • SCA: Seven and SCA launch Rugby League World Cup 2026 advertising packages (AdNews)
  • SEVEN: Seven and SCA launch Rugby League World Cup 2026 advertising packages (AdNews)
  • SHARK!: Channel 9 reveals celebrity cast for SHARK! (mediaweek)
  • TIKTOK: Alpha Keri Relaunches With Social-first Campaign & TikTok Debut Via The Social CliQ (B&T)
  • TIKTOK: Alpha Keri revamps with TikTok debut via The Social CliQ (mediaweek)
  • TIKTOK: Alpha Keri’s TikTok debut via The Social CliQ (AdNews)
  • TIKTOK: Tiktok launches suite of AI advertising tools (Mumbrella)
  • WTFN: WTFN’s Radar appoints John Cameron as digital studios head (mediaweek)
  • YAHOO: The Cairns Hatchlings Winners 2026, Presented By Yahoo (B&T)

People

  • BEN CRAWFORD: Ben Crawford on why agencies are investing in AI but not change (mediaweek)
  • CORI MORAN: Cisco promotes Cori Moran to lead APAC comms (Mumbrella)
  • DELTA GOODREM: Delta Goodrem through to Eurovision Grand Final (mediaweek)
  • GEOFF CLARKE: Geoff Clarke appointed to operational leadership role at Omnicom Media (AdNews)
  • GEOFF CLARKE: Omnicom Media Australia creates business transformation team under Geoff Clarke (AdNews)
  • HUGH VAN CUYLENBURG: ‘Showing Our Scars, Not Our Open Wounds’: Hugh van Cuylenburg On The Right Kind Of Vulnerability Online (B&T)
  • JAMES VALENTINE: ABC sets public memorial for James Valentine (mediaweek)
  • JANE PALFREYMAN: Jane Palfreyman appointed SBS managing director (Mumbrella)
  • JANE PALFREYMAN: SBS appoints Jane Palfreyman managing director (AdNews)
  • JANE PALFREYMAN: SBS Installs Jane Palfreyman As MD (B&T)
  • JEFF PURSER: Jeff Purser on the hidden patterns behind how people say yes (mediaweek)
  • JOHN CAMERON: WTFN’s Radar appoints John Cameron as digital studios head (mediaweek)
  • JON EVANS: Jon Evans: ‘The Best Marketers Act Like Founders’, Not Walking Press Releases (B&T)
  • KARL STEFANOVIC: ‘Probably’: Karl Stefanovic drops another not-so-subtle ARN hint (mediaweek)
  • KATE HORNSTEIN: From China To Broken Hill: BYD’s Kate Hornstein On Bringing EVs Into The Mainstream (B&T)
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: Did Kyle Sandilands just tease a July launch for a ‘massive’ new project? (mediaweek)
  • LAURA AGRICOLA: Melbourne Confidential: Laura Agricola (B&T)
  • MEGHAN MARKLE: Meghan Markle’s As Ever ad backfires when necklace price discovered (mediaweek)
  • MELISSA LEONG: Melissa Leong breaks silence after SBS pulls Taste of Art (mediaweek)
  • MICHAEL SWEENEY: Industry Profile: Michael Sweeney at Spyrosoft AdTech (AdNews)
  • MIKAYLA ELLIS: Initiative Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Mikayla Ellis & Samantha Smith (B&T)
  • MORGAN BLOXHAM: Spinach appoints ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (Mi3)
  • MORGAN BLOXHAM: Spinach appoints Morgan Bloxham senior creative, art and content (AdNews)
  • MORGAN BLOXHAM: Spinach taps ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (mediaweek)
  • RICHARD GARRATT: OMD promotes Thad King and Richard Garratt in planning leadership changes (mediaweek)
  • ROGER DUNN: Diageo retail media lead Roger Dunn exits for adtech startup Thrad (Mumbrella)
  • SAMANTHA SMITH: Initiative Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Mikayla Ellis & Samantha Smith (B&T)
  • SIMON HAIDAR: Smartgroup recruits Simon Haidar as chief customer officer (Mi3)
  • SIR MARTIN SORRELL: Sir Martin Sorrell: AI Transformation Is Only Taking Place When There’s An Existential Threat (B&T)
  • STEPHANIE RUSSELL-LAM: NBCUniversal nabs Stephanie Russell-Lam from WBD (mediaweek)
  • THAD KING: OMD Australia elevates Thad King to chief planning officer (Mi3)
  • THAD KING: OMD promotes Thad King and Richard Garratt in planning leadership changes (mediaweek)
  • YASEMIN AKPINAR: Young Guns: Yasemin Akpinar at Hatched (AdNews)
Updated: Sat 16 May 2026, 5:55 pm