Following a highly contested pitch, media agency Initiative Melbourne has been appointed agency of record by the member-owned wellbeing company, Australian Unity. Initiative will lead strategy and all media campaign activity, tasked with delivering sustainable business growth by expanding Australian Unity’s member and customer base. Sarah James, managing director, Initiative Melbourne said her team was

Australian indie agency The Hallway has launched a campaign that aims to get men talking about mental health. The work includes outdoor advertising (see below), radio ads and a website. But the centrepiece is a remake of The Cure’s song ‘Boys Don’t Cry’. According to the agency, the campaign has been three years in the

Initiative Australia has topped the world among media agencies, according to the RECMA,  the global research company that evaluates performance based on 18 criteria. The local agency was placed ahead of MediaCom in South Africa and UM in Canada. A little more than three years ago, Initiative was ranked 27th, in Australia. Melissa Fein, CEO Initiative  Australia:

An ace planner, Colter has risen from media trainee to chief strategy officer in just a decade, and led the reinvention of a struggling agency. Away from work, Chris Colter is an enthusiastic race car driver. At work, though, he has put his speed and skill to great use rising from media trainee to chief