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

Crown Resorts Appoints Initiative as its Media Agency

Following a competitive media review, Australia’s Crown Resorts has appointed Initiative as its media agency of record. Initiative’s remit covers full funnel media strategy, planning, and buying, including performance and digital. The appointment comes after Crown’s recent unveiling of a refreshed brand, signaling a new era and bold strategy to reinforce its position as a

Steph O’Donnell takes the helm as head of investment at Initiative Melbourne

Steph O’Donnell has been appointed as the new Head of Investment at Initiative Melbourne, a significant move that also sees her joining the Senior Leadership Team at the agency. Reporting directly to Chief Partnerships & Investment Officer, Paige Wheaton, O’Donnell’s immediate role will be to lead the market’s investment product across the entire investment ecosystem.

The Taylor Bowl: What brands and advertisers can learn about the power of Taylor and her Swifties at the Super Bowl

Kate O’Loughlin: “There is no subject too young, too silly, or too pop for brands to galvanise.” The Taylor Bowl Super Bowl kicks off on Monday, February 12th, in Australia, and viewers all over the world will have their eyes peeled for one star – Taylor Swift (who, if widely speculated calculations are to be believed, will make it from

The Real Super Bowl: Initiative dares the industry to challenge AI with Marketing Multi

Advertising’s most-anticipated event is fast approaching, and with it comes a US football game. To get on board with the fun of this year’s Super Bowl and generate some interesting data points, Initiative has once again rolled out its Marketing Multi betting platform. The Marketing Multi-betting platform, which was built by Initiative’s cultural analytics department,

Perspective – AI and retail media to dominate in 2024

What. A. Year! It’s clearly been a very demanding one and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. War and global insecurity, underpinned by the current cost of living pressures and rising inflation, alongside a looming recession facing Australians and the knock-on effect to our client’s businesses; one of the biggest tests I have

INITIATIVE EXPANDS APAC FOOTPRINT WITH AFFILIATE AGREEMENT, LAUNCHING PAKISTAN OFFICE

Initiative, the media agency within IPG Mediabrands, has announced an affiliate agreement with IG Square Pakistan (Private) Limited, for the launch of their Initiative Pakistan office. The Initiative Pakistan affiliate office will extend the Initiative agency network footprint to 14 different countries across the APAC region, adding to a remit which already includes Australia, China,

Finnair Taps Initiative as its Media Agency of Record Across Four APAC Markets

Initiative has been appointed media agency of record for Finnair, the largest full-service legacy airline of Finland, following a competitive pitch review that concluded in September this year. The IPG Mediabrands-owned Initiative’s appointed remit initially covers four markets in Asia-Pacific, including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. It will encompass media strategy, planning, and

IPG Mediabrands Achieves TAG Platinum Status for High Brand Safety, Fraud and Malware Best Standards

As marketers, agencies and platforms strive to provide safer online environments, IPG Mediabrands, the media holding company within the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG), announced that it achieved TAG Platinum status globally from TAG (the Trustworthy Accountability Group), the leading global initiative fighting criminal activity and increasing trust in the digital advertising industry. Additionally,