Account Madness – Charlotte Wills, Initiative

This series of articles looks at the world of the account manager. This time we talk to Charlotte Wills, Group business Director, Initiative. How did you end up account management? Was it by design or a cosmic accident? Let’s go with divine intervention. I’ve had an unconventional journey to my current role as Group Business Director

Interactive Avenues awarded IAMAI’s ‘Digital Agency of the Year’

Interactive Avenues, the digital arm of IPG Mediabrands India, won the coveted ‘Digital Agency of the Year’ title (Gold) by bagging 17 awards at the Internet & Mobile Association of India’s (IAMAI) India Digital Awards 2024. The agency won a total of 5 Gold, 7 Silver, and 5 Bronze accolades across multiple categories. Notably, ITC topped

IPG, Adobe team up to offer improved content creation for companies and marketers

Interpublic Group (IPG) has announced a global partnership with Adobe to accelerate content creation and activation throughout the corporation’s activities. As the pioneer in this effort, IPG has incorporated Adobe GenStudio, a tool that enables rapid content ideation, creation, production, and activation through generative AI, into its marketing technology platform. The engine created by IPG

Audience control of skippable ads on TikTok increases purchase intent and brand recommendation, Magna reports

The Magna and TikTok research revealed the choice to watch ads creates a more lasting impression. Giving audiences more control through skippable ads increased purchase intent by 15% for FMCG and positively impacted recommendation by +8%, a recent study on TikTok has found. The findings from Magna, the investment and intelligence arm of IPG Mediabrands, in

‘We were very impressed’: UM wins Chery media account

Global car manufacturer Chery has appointed UM as its media agency of record following a highly contested pitch. UM will be responsible for all of Chery’s media strategy, planning and buying in Australia. It will also support the brand’s new vehicle launches this year, helping it establish a market presence. “UM’s strategic approach to media

INITIATIVE PERTH CROWNS ARN’S JESS CAMERON 2023 MEDIA PARTNER OF THE YEAR

ARN’s Jess Cameron has been crowned the winner of Initiative’s coveted Media Partner of the Year (MPOY) Award for 2023. The highly contested Award, which commenced in 2013, recognizes the exceptional efforts and collaborative media partnerships across WA’s close knit media industry. At celebratory event held last week, Jess awarded Media Partner of the Year

MBCS bolsters creative team with “dynamic duo” of appointment

Integrated creative agency MBCS has announced the expansion of its creative team with the appointment of Abby Clark as Copy Writer and Laura Murphy as Art Director. The duo, who have previously worked together and separately, claim their best work is produced when they collaborate. Their appointment at MBCS is effective immediately, and both will

Kate O’Loughlin: The Carnival World Cruise: brand titanic… or life raft?

Obsessed’ is a monthly deep dive into social and cultural trends that can help marketers inform the way they think. Led by Kate O’Loughlin, Initiative strategist and self-confessed obsessive, ‘Obsessed’ will be a magic school bus to expand marketing mindsets and help brands remain relevant amongst an ever-changing cultural landscape. This month I’ve been obsessed

Inside NGEN: How Initiative’s Ben Breden & Olivia Coxon Turned Their NGEN Award Entry Into A Live Campaign

In this monthly column with NGEN, the MFA’s training program for media professionals with less than five years of experience, Ben Breden and Olivia Coxon, communications designer and senior partnerships exec at Initiative, respectively, track their success in bringing to life their NGEN Award entry with the help of 19 media partners and $1.3 million

Meeting of the Minds: Mediahub’s Gerry Bowness and Kaitlin Wiley

Meeting of the Minds returns in 2024, showcasing diverse perspectives, thoughts and opinions from an experienced expert and industry rookie. This week’s Meeting of the Minds sees Gerry Bowness and Kaitlin Wiley from Mediahub reveal their leadership heroes, current streaming binge and career goals. Read more on Mediaweek.