Who's doing what in the world of commercial creativity.
Talent outside the expected. Nurturing and developing self-made creatives is the task that D&AD Shift took on six years ago. The first D&AD Shift in Sydney concluded with a showcase event at Havas on Thursday, …
Sedona, the production company known for its exceptional level of craft, has opened a Melbourne office. Managing director, Kim Wildenburg, has chosen Cinnamon Darvall as executive producer. Darvall joins from McCann Australia, where she was …
Tourism Fiji has appointed Host/Havas (creative and CX/digital) and Havas Media (media) following a highly competitive pitch process.The team will support the country’s post pandemic recovery as a destination, and implement it Tourism Fiji’s strategic …
Special Australia has gained Ryan Fitzgerald as executive creative director in Melbourne from Clemenger BBDO, where he was joint-ECD. Fitzgerald’s appointment is the beginning of a new phase of the agency’s Melbourne expansion. Since opening, Special …
The Cannes Secret Speaker session billed as “Guaranteed to inspire” lived up to its promise. Purpose Disruptors co-founder, Lisa Merrick-Lawless, was revealed as Cannes Lions' Secret Speaker on Wednesday 22 and her 15-minute talk, delivered …
HERO has won the competitive pitch to become lead creative agency for Japanese snacking giant, Calbee Australia, and will continue to build the brand’s footprint in the Australian market. HERO will take on creative duties across the Calbee …
The World Federation of Advertisers is launching a Global DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Charter for Change at Cannes Lions, which aims to be the catalyst for real change in the industry. The Charter, developed with …
Stuart Archibald and Bram Williams have appointed Brendan Willenberg as executive creative director and creative partner of Archibald Williams. This follows last week’s announcement of Kiranpreet Kaur’s elevation to managing director. Willenberg will join the agency …
I guess it had to happen. An avatar has just been hired by Publicis Groupe. Publicis Groupe France has appointed Leon as chief metaverse officer, to help its clients understand, navigate and develop Web3 strategies. Leon will accompany clients …
R/GA is restructing in Australia and Asia to try to accelerate growth. It will now operate as two regions. The Asia region will cover Indonesia, China, Singapore, Tokyo and the Australia region will covder Sydney …
It is very sad that stories of appalling behaviour and sexual harassment are already surfacing in the industry in the run-up to the first in-person Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity since 2019. timeTo is releasing an updated …
Saatchi & Saatchi Australia has promoted Simon Bagnasco to the role of Head of Creativity, a newly formed role. Bagnasco is now responsible for Saatchi & Saatchi’s national creative output, encompassing both the Melbourne and …