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Introducing Elizabeth Barnett, group account director at VCCP Australia and graduate of our IPA Business & Agency Leadership 2016 course. She talks to TCC about killing 'em with kindness and wearing your leadership cloak lightly. TCC: How long have you been in the...

By Linda McGregor, founder, All About Eve Last Friday's Status Quota debate, presented by Legends and Leaders, closed with me, a female whose business is about challenging female stereotypes and enabling gender diversity. Now, I have a confession. I came into this...

* Clemenger BBDO Sydney CEO and Clemenger Group director Andy Pontin to chair Sydney course, July 23 to 25 * TBWA\Melbourne CEO Kimberlee Wells to chair Melbourne course, July 30 to August 1 What got you here, won’t get you there. Most people who run an...

by Lorraine Jokovic, CEO, Loud Looking around at today's Legends and Leaders 'Status Quota' debate at Vivid, it seemed I was one of, if not THE, most senior women in the room, and indeed the industry. And, as an owner of an agency that employs a wonderful balance of...

The latest achievement in M&C Saatchi founding creative director Tom McFarlane's decades long career was to be inducted into the AWARD Hall of Fame. He talks to The Communications Council about the early days of M&C Saatchi, what's kept him going all these...

To say Clemenger BBDO Melbourne cleaned up at the recent AWARD Awards would be an understatement, taking home 20 gold pencils, Best in Show and Agency of the Year. Creative directors Stephen de Wolf and Evan Roberts share their reaction to the success and whether it's...

Marcel Sydney's Gavin Chimes has had an epic month. He was named Creative of the Year at the AWARD Awards for being credited across the most winning campaigns, and was recently promoted to associate creative director. Perhaps his biggest learning though took place at...

Last week, I was privileged to welcome 72andSunny founder and creative co-chair Glenn Cole to Sydney as our Creative Leadership Forum special guest and chair of the AWARD Awards jury. It is exciting to have 72andSunny aboard, not just as a member of The Communications...

By Hannah Muirhead, senior strategist, The Brand Agency From changing consumption habits to instinctive curiosity, the strategic planner is one strange creature. Use this field guide to get to know what makes them tick and what drives them to succeed. Most...

Jake Ausburn, content executive at social media agency Society, was named winner of the AWARD School Pop Up at Semi Permanent on the weekend. Ahead of 13 finalists, 12 of whom travelled from Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, Ausburn walked away with the major prize of a...

Tom McFarlane, one of Australian advertising's most influential and effective creatives, has been inducted into the AWARD Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Sydney. M&C Saatchi's founding creative director took his place among adland's greats as just the 17th inductee...

New research has found that rulings under the ABAC Responsible Alcohol Marketing Code over the past three years are in-line with community standards. Colmar Brunton Social Research has updated research undertaken in 2013, conducting a series of six focus groups and...

Myles Pollard, best known for his roles in Aussie TV classics McLeod's Daughters and Home and Away, has a thing or two to teach advertising executives about communicating with confidence. He shares his seven key insights with us. 1. Active listening Being present and...

by Andrew Baxter, CEO, Publicis Worldwide Australia. Some of the most inspiring creativity we see each year comes from the world’s leading theatre, dance and opera companies, as well as orchestras and art galleries. Yet there’s a marketing dichotomy taking place. For...

Clemenger BBDO's Chris Thompson is lucky enough to be taking on the double whammy of The Communications Council's Graduate Program and AWARD School. In this photo diary he gives us a sneak peek of grad life as well as his first impressions and learnings from AWARD...

72andSunny founder and creative co-chair Glenn Cole is about to hit Australian soil to embark on a whirlwind tour. He's hosting the AWARD Creative Leadership Forum and is jury chair of the AWARD Awards both on May 26, ahead of launching the agency's first...

Ahead of our AMG '7 Minute Mentor' speed learning session in Melbourne on May 17, CHE Proximity group creative director Tommy McCubbin shares why he got into advertising and what he looks for in a team member. TCC: Why advertising as a career? TM: Because when I was...

From learning with a view to celebrating over food, Leo Burnett account executive Timmi Tsapaliaris shares this photo diary of her first three months of The Communications Council’s Graduate Program.

Ahead of our AMG '7 Minute Mentor' speed learning session in Melbourne on May 17, AJF Partnership head of client services Jayne Brady shares how important it is to take risks and never stop asking questions. TCC: Why advertising as a career? JB: I always wanted to...

By Andrew McCowan, strategy and insights consultant. We live in an era of branding – to the point that we are individually encouraged to have a “personal brand” that we market and manage through the social media space and beyond. People frequently discuss “the brand”...