Channel Ten takes a hit but remains bullish

Channel Ten have announced a massive decline in both their annual normalised net profit and in the network's group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). The latter fell 11.8% to $209 million for the year ended August 31, 2008. Harold Mitchell of Mitchell Communications Group rejected ...

Research International gets a new face

One of the world’s largest market research firms, Research International, has been in the process of a global rebrand. As part of the rebrand, the company is restructuring its 40,000 case innovation databases to make data more accessible. This aims at enhancing RI’s ability to provide fast, reliable, local market ...

Traditional broadsheet media now less than 20% of Fairfax's revenue

www.theaustralian.news.com.au Marketers investing in the broadsheets are going to have to think on their feet as time gets lean for the papers. In a recent speech to the Sydney Institute on the future of print media and quality journalism, Fairfax Media's chief executive David Kirk, defended the company's restructure ...

Over the hump ...

A couple of juicy links this time around. First up, for those of you just about ready to collar the next 'poor banker' that laments the end of the good times, vent spleen and knuckles by checking out this great little online game, Spank the Banker (definitely safe for work and not what it sounds like!) Click on ...

Volleys Go International with their new campaign

Pacific Brands has launched a new campaign for its iconic Dunlop Volleys brand. The campaign coined “Volley Goes International” features five clutter-cutting TVC’s titled by the location that they are featured in, including Kenya, Cambodia and Azerbaijan to name a few. Volley's website has been given an interactive ...

MySpace shares ad love with small businesses

The latest push by MySpace to bring in more advertising dollars relies on some unusual ingredients. (http://www.computerworld.com/) MyAds is the online social network's launch into do-it-yourself ad service for small businesses, which will enable anyone to create customised banner advertisements using MySpace's ...

Mini’s temporary chauffeur service

Mini has again come up with a rather interesting marketing idea. This year over the Motor Show period the company will have a fleet of specifically designed Minis on the streets of Sydney offering the public chauffeur driven rides in and around the CBD. Mini has a history of coming up with ideas to coincide with ...

Underdogs of advertising get their rewards

Yes, we all love and support Aussie music, but what about the jingles? Those little ditties that we sing at work that encourage us to buy Vegemite and tampons?The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) have announced the nominees for the 2008 Screen Music ...

Ten breached rules with subliminal ads

So that crazy guy with the tin foil hat that sits at the tram stop was right – corporations are using subliminal messages to control our brains! Network Ten has been chastised by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for broadcasting material below or near the threshold of normal awareness during ...

Who’s who in the Zoo: M&C Saatchi gets new CEO

M&C Saatchi has announced that it has a new Australian CEO. Formerly chief operating officer in Ogilvy South Africa, Mike Abel is well known in the global agency sector. The Financial Mail named him Agency Leader of the Year in 2006. Abel built Ogilvy into the number one agency in South Africa in 2008, both ...

Google: helping drunks and under investigation

Now for your weekly fix of Google news. Google and Yahoo have decided to further delay their controversial search-advertising deal following the announcement of investigation by the US Department of Justice. The agreement, announced just after Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo fell apart, will let Yahoo run Google ads with ...

Aussie Tourism gone ‘Walkabout’

Move over Lara Bingle, here comes the Baz Luhrmann Australian tourism machine! To bring the country’s tattered advertising strategy back into line, big bad Bazza (not his nickname overseas, only in Australia) has created a series of ads aimed at showcasing Australia as a place to escape to from the hectic pace ...

Massive brand recall for promo products

Marketing must hang its head in shame this month because in our Promotional Products feature in the October issue of Marketing, it seems there was a very important number left off one of the stats. It was printed that 6.1 percent of business travellers could recall the advertiser’s name on a promotional product ...

Over the hump ...

Just one clip for you in today's Over the Hump, but it's gold. Diesel are a brand well-known for their happiness to stand out fromt he crowd and their irreverent take on advertising. But there most recent promotion for their upcoming 3oth Anniversary pushes all the boundaries. It's a brilliant piece of viral goodness, ...

It tastes like chicken

So you might have heard that Nando’s Australia is trying to work the credit crunch trauma into a nice angle for their latest discount offering. The press release reports that they're giving away 'free chicken'. Well... not exactly. Nando’s national marketing manager, Justin Monaghan said: “With all the doom and ...

$18 million investment in OOH

Amadeus Capital Partners and Wellington Partners have invested US$18 million in a Series B round financing in EnQii Holding, a global leader in the management of digital out of home (DOOH) advertising and merchandising networks. ...

Thought by Them to work on Virgin Mobile music strategy

Loved the V Festival? Well, the brains behind it, music intelligence agency Thought By Them, and Virgin Mobile today confirmed an extension of their partnership to include the development of music strategy, music-based creative and activation. The company (a division of Sound Alliance) will work with Droga5 on the ...

Ad industry dismisses childhood obesity link as myth

Not sure who did the stats on this one, but the advertising industry has denied there is any link between food advertising and childhood obesity. The news.com report says that at a federal parliamentary inquiry into obesity in Australia, held in Brisbane, MPs were also told that advertising standards prohibited ...

Van Heusen ads banned by Brisbane transport

Spin Communication’s campaign for Van Heusen – Van Heusen Stories – has been banned by Brisbane Transport, who has labelled the underwear ad as ‘too racy’ for Brisbane buses. Interestingly, the ad has been deemed acceptable for Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth travellers. Is Brisbane becoming the prude of Australia? Emil ...

Who’s who in the Zoo: Craig Norton new NEC marketing GM

NEC Australia has revealed the creation of a new marketing division aimed at strengthening its brand and stature in the Australian ICT Market. The move will see NEC bring its marketing functions under the umbrella of a new single division. Craig Norton has been appointed as general manager of marketing to head ...

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