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Sacrebleu! Glossy Awards 2013 gets a little bit French

17 May 2013

In its third year of existence, the 2013 Glossy Awards will continue to uncover the cut-through work of Australian advertising agencies in the magazine medium. more »

The Upfronts: Robin Williams returns to TV after 20 years

17 May 2013

Mindshare's Mel Fein reports from the CBS and CW upfronts in New York. Robin Williams is back and taking the piss out of the ad industry in The Crazy Ones. more »

Of Monkeys and Men: The best laid schemes laid bare in today's AdNews

17 May 2013

'Monkey magic' is a pretty obvious headline, but we went with it anyway. Pushing boundaries, one issue at a time. If you're not tired of hearing about them yet, grab a copy of today's AdNews. more »

News Limited to shut Melbourne Custom Publishing unit

17 May 2013

EXCLUSIVE: News Limited is to close its Melbourne custom publishing business. News Custom Publishing staff at the Melbourne office have been made redundant ahead of the closure at the end of May. more »

Greenpeace slams Seven and SBS, accuses Coke of 'buying up the internet'

17 May 2013

Updated: Greenpeace has slammed Seven and SBS for banning its Coke ad. It has also complained that Coke has bought up Google ad words relating to recycling and may have even bought the word Greenpeace. more »

Hottest young talent win plaudits and trip to Cannes

17 May 2013

Young guns from 303Lowe, Cumminsross, DDB Sydney, and UM took the plaudits at the Australian Cannes Young Lions competition last night. Client-side winners came from AMP Capital and RAC Victoria. more »

Media Sales Summit mega-panel discussion to tackle the big themes

17 May 2013

Are we on a slippery slope to commoditised obscurity? When will we find the holy grail of audience measurement? Will data analytics usurp the sales relationship? more »

Myer media pitch in play, five on the list

17 May 2013

The Myer media pitch is in play with Ikon preparing to battle to hang on to the business. AdNews understands four other agencies are pitching. more »

Clemenger: 2012 toughest year on record, 2013 worse

17 May 2013

Clemenger Group is facing its toughest year in the company’s 67-year history but chairman Robert Morgan has said he will not contemplate any offshore expansion to pursue growth. more »

Audi: Australian retail market really ugly, but...

17 May 2013

Audi's general manager of marketing has bemoaned the "shockingly bad" state of the Australian retail market, but says brand activity will be the saviour in tough times. more »