Society names Sydney MD
Social marketing agency Society has appointed Alex Erasmus as general manager of its Sydney agency. Erasmus is a former content strategist at Bauer Media and has also worked at Holler, Edelman and several digital communications stints across Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Japan. He will report to national managing director Simone Blakers.
Media Thursdays kicks off tomorrow
Everyone’s favourite networking event returns this Thursday for the last heat of its media DJs competition before the finals. This month the disk jockeys must hit the decks with a VMA-themed set mix. So catch up with everyone in media this Thursday from 630pm at the Burdekin Rooms in Darlinghurst. Today is the last day to RSVP – email sydneymediathursdays@gmail.com
APN sets date for ARM vote
APN has set a date for its shareholders to vote on the proposed sale of its regional media business, ARM. It was announced in June that News Corp had agreed to buy the business for $36.6 million. This deal will see News Corp gain a media presence in regional centres across Queensland. Now the deal has to be agreed to by APN's shareholders, who will get to vote on the matter on 16 September at 10am.
Former Mamamia editor-in-chief Jamila Rizvi joins News Corp
Former Mamamia editor-in-chief Jamila Rizvi has resurfaced as a contributor for News Corp’s news.com.au and parenting website Kidspot.com.au. Rizvi stepped back from her role at Mamamia from editor-in-chief to editor-at-large earlier this year, to concentrate on her new family. She then quietly exited that role completely, but was still to contribute to Mamamia, MD Kylie Rogers previously told AdNews.
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