Lauren Mcnamara

Toyota has launched a new customer platform and loyalty program which consolidates all its products and services under one umbrella, via creative studio R/GA Australia.Toyota Go marks a significant leap in auto-customer engagement, with the membership program integrated personalised rewards, servicing, wish lists, and profile management tools in one unified, accessible portal.Basic features will be […]

The Australian Influencer Marketing Council (AiMCO) has unveiled its first-ever group offering for members – a new insurance and risk management agreement.In partnership with Australian insurance provider Maple, AiMCO members will be given access to discounted general insurance and risk protection services, including professional indemnity, public and product liability, cyber risk protection, directors and management […]

GTI, a tourism marketing and PR agency, has welcomed new talent and an expanded client portfolio as it gears up for 2025.The agency has welcomed South America’s largest airline network, LATAM Airlines, back to its portfolio, having won a competition pitch for its PR account. It previously represented LATAM Airlines prior to 2021.GTI will work […]

The AFTRS Class of 2024 has released a new podcast.The announcement:A genre-bending journey of dating through the decades, AFTRS students release A Date in Time: A time traveller’s guide to hooking up. After back-to-back award-winning podcasts in 2022 and 2023, AFTRS’ Class of 2024 has added another exceptional and uniquely entertaining title to the list. Produced […]

Catherine West will remain the Chair of Nine’s Board, however the search for a new CEO continues as the succession plan is still unclear.Speaking to shareholders at Thursday morning’s annual general meeting, West said the Board’s recruitment progress for a new CEO is still underway, despite speculation that acting CEO, Matt Stanton, would land the […]

Word of mouth continues to be the most impactful channel, according to new research from Are Media.The announcement:New research from Are Media, Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women, reveals that the shopping journey has evolved and sped up, with many people now in a constant state of searching for – and sharing – information […]

Are Media has strengthened its content commerce business going into 2025.The announcement:Are Media, Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women, today revealed a range of new initiatives to further expand its rapidly growing content commerce business. Announced at the company’s Ignite event in Sydney, the initiatives include the launch of live promo codes across Are […]

Are Media has announced a slate of new products, events, awards, and competitions for 2025, to support its leading magazine titles including ELLE, The Australian Women’s Weekly, and Gourmet Traveller, as well as its growing content commerce business.At its Ignite event in Sydney on Thursday afternoon, Are Media revealed the plans for the new year, […]

Less than a year after joining Schwartz Media, chief executive officer Ben Shepherd has resigned, and a new boss has been named.On Friday afternoon, the independent media company – which publishes The Monthly, the 7am podcast, The Saturday Paper, and Australian Foreign Affairs – announced editor-in-chief, Erik Jensen, will replace Shepherd in the CEO role.Shepherd […]

Trusted content brands matter now more than ever, and while Are Media plans to expand its content commerce business, the publisher’s chief executive officer, Jane Huxley, and director of sales, Andrew Cook, have stressed the importance of also maintaining quality journalism.At its annual Ignite event last week, Are Media – which publishes leading titles including […]