Medianews4u GameChangers Lifetime Achievement Award to be conferred on Shashi Sinha

The IPG Mediabrands India CEO will receive the award at the annual GameChangers ceremony to be hosted in Chennai on 31st May 2023. Shashi Sinha, CEO – India, IPG Mediabrands, will be the recipient of the MediaNews4u.com GameChangers Lifetime Achievement Award. The annual event to recognise pathbreaking contributions in the space of advertising, media and

IPG Mediabrands CEO Mark Coad hits the road for Variety Vic Bash

IPG Mediabrands CEO, Mark Coad is taking part in the Variety Vic Bash, one of Australia’s longest running charity motoring events. Coad, along with co-driver Tim Clemens, will hit the road for 10-12 days, raising money for the Variety children’s charity. The Bash takes hundreds of motorists across the country, including stops at schools and

ZURICH MALAYSIA EMBRACES FAMILY TOGETHERNESS BY CELEBRATING ‘THE RETURN’ VIA MBCS THIS RAYA

Mediabrands Content Studio (MBCS), the media-fuelled creative content practice within the IPG Mediabrands network, has released a new film for Zurich Malaysia to commemorate the upcoming Raya celebrations. The film titled ‘Kepulangan’, meaning ‘The Return’, centres around Zurich’s Raya theme of embracing togetherness. The film tells the story of Zyra and her in-laws as they

Lodestar retains PhonePe’s integrated media mandate

Lodestar, one of India’s leading media agencies, announced today that it will continue to drive PhonePe’s integrated media strategy for the third consecutive year. As a part of the extended partnership, Lodestar will leverage its extensive experience and expertise to develop innovative media campaigns that will help the fintech giant deepen its market penetration and

e4m & Lodestar UM podcast: Does all of GenZ have the same mindsets and buying behaviour?

About the series e4m collaborates with Lodestar UM, one of India’s leading media agencies and a part of the Mediabrands India network, to create “Generational Zeitgeist” – a six-part Podcast Series that peaks into Indian Gen Zers’ mindset. Based on multiple sources of learning including a three-part pan India study with 1100+ GenZ respondents, Generational

UnLtd hosts the Big Splash regatta as IPG Mediabrands sails to victory

The event raised over $115,000 for UnLtd’s work supporting charities helping young people at risk The UnLtd: Big Splash sailing regatta welcomed 18 teams from across the industry as they hoisted the sails for good on Sydney Harbour on Friday, 31 March. The event, kindly sponsored by Yahoo, raised over $115,000 for UnLtd’s work supporting

Mark Coad tells agency staff how to call out client greenwashing

Are you brave enough to call out clients with a shaky relationship with the truth? Advertisers and their agencies, faced with consumer demand businesses to be sustainable, must keep a close eye on the accuracy of claims to avoid greenwashing, marketing spin which deceptively persuades the public that a business is environmentally friendly when it is not.

Mediaweek Podcast: Heavy Hitters with Mark Coad, Melissa Fein and Anathea Ruys

For Mediaweek’s new podcast series Heavy Hitters, I have some of the best leaders in the business here who are all C-suite with IPG Mediabrands. Our podcast guests are Mark Coad, CEO of Mediabrands Australia, Melissa Fein, CEO of Initiative Australia, and Anathea Ruys CEO of UM Australia. Below are just a few of the highlights from the podcast. First

Universal McCann the only Malaysian agency to sweep Gold & Silver at The Festival of Media APAC 2023

Universal McCann, the media agency under the IPG Mediabrands network, has taken home a coveted Gold and Silver Award at the Festival of Media Asia Pacific (FOMA) Awards 2023. The agency took home a Gold for ‘Best Use of Social Media’ with foodpanda Malaysia for the campaign ‘Pau-Pau takes emojis to the next level with Malaysia’s first ever Twitter

Initiative Retains Pernod Ricard’s Media Account

Initiative has retained the coveted Pernod Ricard Australia and New Zealand media account, working across the entire brand portfolio including all Pernod’s wine, spirit, whiskey, champagne, RTD and ‘new to world’ brands. Jo McAlister, managing director, Initiative said the team could not be more excited to sign up for another three years and partner the