News & Views 2018

5 minutes with...Sandra Brewer, General Manager of Marketing, National Lifestyle Villages 

Thursday, 7 June 2018

In the lead up to the AdSchool Core Strategic Planning course in Perth, we caught up with Marketing Manager Sandra Brewer on working client side, becoming a ‘brand advocate’, and her thoughts on social media for baby boomers...Read more

Mark Green Appointed Chair of The Communications Council

Thursday, 7 June 2018

Group Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of The Monkeys, Mark Green, has been appointed Chair of The Communications Council, following the Annual General Meeting held last week in Melbourne. Green will oversee a number of initiatives during the coming months. His focus will be on showcasing the value of commercial creativity...Read more

New IPA Strategic Planning Residential shifts focus to 'Post Specialist Era'

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

JWT Chief Strategy Officer Angela Morris to chair course; Saatchi & Saatchi Chief Strategy Officer Kate Smither to co-chair 3-day residential to run in Sydney, 2-4 September 2018. Strategists must prepare for the post specialist era, and as such, place greater value on becoming a new breed of generalist who can connect the dots across specialisms through deep, yet broad insight...Read more

How will the GDPR affect Australian agencies and their clients?

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018. But, what does this actually mean for Australian businesses, and how does this affect your obligations under the existing privacy law?...Read more

Think:Long event wrap

Monday, 28 May 2018

On Friday, AWARD and The Communications Council hosted our first creative summit, Think:Long - Short Talks on Creative Longevity, in partnership with Facebook. The event, held at Carriageworks in Sydney, set out to explore key questions surrounding the long-game, whether it’s building brand and trust over time, the ‘long career’, or the future of pricing in advertising...Read more

5 minutes with...Emily Brydon, Strategy Manager and AdSchool graduate

Saturday, 26 May 2018

AdSchool graduate and Strategy Manager Emily Brydon enrolled in the advanced strategic planning course to work more effectively with her creative colleagues. Along the way, she learnt how to challenge campaign briefs, to uncover a client’s ‘real’ problem, and to embrace ‘simplicity’...Read more

39th AWARD Awards winners announced

Friday, 25 May 2018

The winners of the 39th annual AWARD Awards were announced tonight in a celebration of the most outstanding creative communications work in the Asia Pacific region. The theme for the night was “Count Yourself Lucky” and didn’t disappoint with a record number of golds being presented....Read more

Brisbane AWARD School graduates hold their own in global creative competition

Thursday, 24 May 2018

As Young Glory nears its end, Brisbane duo Anais Read and Matt Newman are close to finishing at the top. Both Anais and Matt are products of AWARD School, graduating in 2017 and 2016 respectively. A global creative competition based on consistency, Young Glory is the ultimate test for young creatives wanting to prove themselves...Read more

For the second year running, the Australian Directors’ Guild awards Gender Matters: Commercial & Content Directing Mentorships to eight recipients

Thursday, 17 May 2018

Now in its second year, the Australian Directors’ Guild’s (ADG) Commercial & Content Directing Mentorship program announced its next round of eight mentoree recipients, at a special event held last night at FINCH, Sydney and attended by members of the screen and advertising...Read more

From agency to publisher side - Q&A with Southern Cross Austereo Campaign Insights Director, Emma Davis

Tuesday, 14 May 2018

Emma Davis (QLD) was working in media agency world for 10 years when she decided to build on her experience and learn something new from a different perspective. Seeking opportunities to engage with like-minded creatives, Emma enrolled...Read more

Highlights from ABAC’s first quarterly update

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code Panel has released its first quarterly review for 2018, including key statistics on complaints since the adoption of new alcohol marketing placement rules which came into effect in November last year...Read more

5 minutes with...The Monkeys Creative Director Barbara Humphries

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

In the lead up to the AWARD Creative Leadership Residential, Comms Council chats to former student and The Monkeys CD Barbara Humphries about career highlights, her thoughts on the course and the best thing about her job...Read more

5 minutes with...BMF Creative Directors David Fraser & Dantie van der Merwe

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Over the last few years, creative duo David Fraser and Dantie van der Merwe have used live mammoths to sell tinfoil, made men die in the pasta sauce aisle, and upset a few foreign liquor makers. Since graduating from AWARD Creative Leadership, they have been promoted to CDs on ALDI....Read more

In conversation with…
Warren Brown, AWARD Creative Leadership Course Chair

Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Returning for a third year as chair and course curator, Warren Brown says there’s a lot to love about the Creative Leadership course. So, what is the most rewarding part of delivering the course? What's the essential quality all creative directors need to possess? And, what does it take to stay creatively fit? Find out in this exclusive interview with....Read more

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