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FRIDAY OPINION: Did Dove retouch its Campaign For Real Beauty?

Updated 09 May 2008

One of the world's most renowned digital retouching artists has claimed he retouched images from Dove's highly-acclaimed Campaign For Real Beauty. Is it true? And if it is, does it really matter? more »

Jackson resigns from M&C

Updated 09 May 2008

SYDNEY: The managing director of M&C Saatchi Sydney has announced her resignation from the agency the same week it was cut from the Tourism Australia pitch. more »

Mars launches chocumentaries

Updated 09 May 2008

MELBOURNE: cumminsnitro will on Sunday launch the biggest campaign undertaken by Mars Snackfood this year. more »

GroupM links with Sydney Film Festival

Updated 09 May 2008

SYDNEY: GroupM's marketing and new business director, Greg Graham, was so keen to work with the Sydney Film Festival he and fellow WPP colleague Clive Burcham of The Conscience Organisation created a short "film noir", begging SFF sales & marketing director Carmel England to call him. more »

Agencies caught up in gunman's escape

Updated 09 May 2008

SYDNEY: Two Pyrmont-based advertising agencies were yesterday caught up in the middle of the dramatic chase for a masked gunman suspected of shooting a woman three times. more »

DAILY ROUND-UP: 9 MAY 2008

Updated 09 May 2008

Latest news in brief: Eye on senior management | SMS Central launches service for MLR | Clems cleans up at Sirens more »

And then there were two…

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: The race for the prized Tourism Australia account is down to just two agencies. more »

Gloria Jean's shortlist

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: At least three agencies are confirmed to be vying for the Gloria Jean's creative account, with a decision on the winner expected within the next three weeks. more »

Red House loses CEO

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: The CEO of Y&R Brands' dedicated Westpac advertising unit has left his post amid changes to the client’s marketing department. more »

Morrison departs, Y&R disbands interactive arm

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: Y&R Brands is set for a shake-up, with its chief strategy officer departing and its separate interactive arm to be brought in-house. more »

Mag of the Year finalists announced

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: ACP leads the lifestyle nominations, News Magazines has two nominees for editor of the year, and Pacific shows its strength in the special interest category, in the finalist roll call for the Magazine Publishers of Australia Magazine of the Year Awards. more »

MFA to fast-track graduate employment

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: The Media Federation of Australia (MFA) has developed an accreditation program to help universities and tertiary colleges produce graduates with up–to-date knowledge of the media industry, and to fast-track them into employment with media agencies. more »

One Show Aussie finalists released

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: A handful of Australian advertising agencies are in celebratory mode today after receiving accolades from the One Show in New York overnight. more »

Young Lions picked for Cannes

Updated 08 May 2008

SYDNEY: News Limited Media has announced its Australian Young Lions media, print and cyber finalists for the Cannes Lions 2008 International Advertising Festival to be held in June. more »

DAILY ROUND-UP: 8 MAY 2008

Updated 08 May 2008

Latest news in brief: NW magazine adds US content | Spin wins Mimco | Underbelly finishes, Ugly Betty struggles more »

TA cuts M&C from pitch of the year

Updated 07 May 2008

SYDNEY: M&C Saatchi has been dealt a body blow this week after being cut from the Tourism Australia pitch. more »

Ergon lands

Updated 09 May 2008

BRISBANE: A decision has been finally made on the winner of the long pitch for Queensland brand Ergon Energy. more »

Bluefreeway in trading halt

Updated 07 May 2008

SYDNEY: Troubled digital group Bluefreeway has requested a two-week trading halt pending an announcement from the company now controlled by Michael Hannan. more »

AIS to launch down under

Updated 07 May 2008

LONDON: One of the UK's top creative agencies plans to set up shop in Australia after being bought by Havas Media. more »

Lovells Lager enters beer market

Updated 07 May 2008

SYDNEY: Whybin\TBWA and Tequila are set to launch new independent beer Lovells Lager into the NSW market. more »

O'Reilly new chairman of APN News & Media

Updated 07 May 2008

SYDNEY: The son of Irish media baron and head of Independent News & Media (IN&M) Sir Anthony O'Reilly, Gavin O'Reilly, was appointed chairman of APN News & Media at the company's AGM yesterday. more »

MediaCom Sydney gets new boss

Updated 07 May 2008

SYDNEY: MediaCom has hired a top executive from mediaedge:cia London as the new managing director of its Sydney operation. more »

Online grows despite economic woes

Updated 07 May 2008

SYDNEY: Global economic uncertainty has not affected Australia's online advertising industry, with the sector posting 30.8% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2008. more »

DAILY ROUND-UP: 7 MAY 2008

Updated 07 May 2008

Latest news in brief: Yahoo!7 adds Digital Niche to ad network | HDTV audience measurement set for November | Telstra marketer to work on Optus | Two Aussie winners in Webby Awards | Sticky ads launch in Adelaide | Home-builder account lands in Melbourne more »

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