Adobe has chosen Dentsu Creative as its lead global scaled creative and content agency for its Digital Media Business (DMe). The tech vendor has also appointed Stagwell as its global lead for creative campaigns and social content for its DMe business.
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Norwegian Cruise Line sails into ‘More’ with new brand positioning and upgraded package
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has unveiled a new brand positioning, ‘MORE’, and an enhanced package, ‘More At Sea’, based on the belief that Australian travellers are seeking more from their holidays.
Chery Motors taps M&C Saatchi Group for Jaecoo brand launch in Australia
Global automotive manufacturer, Chery Motors, has appointed M&C Saatchi Group to spearhead the launch of its Jaecoo brand in Australia. The partnership will utilise various disciplines from the M&C Saatchi Group, including Creative, PR, Influencer, and Social.
Hydralyte aims to drenches thirst with first TVC in three years
Hydralyte has debuted its first work with Five by Five Global – an TVC called ‘Drench your Thirst’ which employs hyperbole to amplify the impact of the rehydration formula.
Engagement vs enragement: Pinterest chiefs challenge rivals on mental health, teen protection, vie for performance ad dollars amid acquisition cost crunch, Mecca, Pandora, Adidas buy-in
Pinterest aims to put clear air between itself and rival platforms under pressure globally over mental health and algorithm-induced anxiety and the prospect of teen bans locally. It’s simultaneously making a play for more full-funnel ad dollars as performance media acquisition costs soar, doubling in the last four years and threatening unit economics, especially for ecom pureplays. The platform called out rivals at this week’s annual showcase, with global CEO Bill Ready talking up a “positive business model centred on emotional wellbeing rather than engagement via enragement”, and throwing down the gauntlet to Meta, Twitter and TikTok to use its third party-developed tools to gauge negative impacts on users. Local MD Melinda Petrunoff said it’s been private by default for under-16s for more than a year “before this was a discussion”, and advertisers are buying the positive vibe. Now it’s pushing performance and commerce capability – and the likes of Mecca, Pandora, Adidas and Walgreens are converts.
Golfspace grows membership 300%, drives $4m in revenue with data-driven marketing and community engagement approach
GolfSpace, a premium indoor golf experience company, has grown its weekly membership base by over 300% since January 2024, growth it’s attributing to a data-driven marketing approach that’s now led to $4m in revenue.
Enigma’s new campaign: Trading the King’s birthday for ‘The Real King’ of Queensland
Enigma, one of Australia’s largest independent agencies, has launched a new campaign for SportsPick, Australia’s favourite in-venue live sports companion for pubs, clubs, and bars. The campaign urges Queenslanders to substitute the King’s Birthday public holiday on 7 October for ‘The Real King’s’ birthday – Wally Lewis – in December. The campaign cleverly leverages unused public holiday substitution entitlements.
Aussie shoppers confused over ‘Australian Owned’ labels say local brands
A coalition of Australian food businesses, including Norco, SPC, Sanitarium Health Food Company, Mayvers and Sunshine Sugar, has formed in response to shopper confusion over ‘Aussie owned’ products. New research from Norco, Australia’s oldest and largest 100% farmer-owned dairy co-operative, reveals that due to inflation, Australian households are spending up to an extra $1.64bn in their monthly grocery shops.
ACCC receives $30m boost to ramp up supermarket and retail sector investigations
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been granted an additional $30 million in funding over the next 3.5 years to bolster its investigations and enforcement activities in the supermarket and retail sector.
Unilever drives strong brands results with inclusive advertising, backs Unstereotype Alliance research
Global FMCG giant Unilever has backed up the findings of the latest Unstereotype Alliance, which revealed that inclusive advertising campaigns can significantly boost profits, sales, and brand value by increasing sales, consumer preference and loyalty.