Stories by Christine Powis

Leadership

Darren Wright now Flight Centre's global CMO - leisure

Darren Wright has once again changed roles within Flight Centre. He’s leaving his position as global CMO - retail, to become global chief marketing officer for its leisure division, including the global Flight Centre brand and Travel Associates.

Digital Marketing

Influencer marketing code updated, gifting guidelines scrutinised

An update to the Influencer Marketing Code of Practice, and a new Guide to Gifting and Ad Disclosure have been released by the Australian Influencer Marketing Council (AIMCO) to give further clarity to brands, creators and agencies using influencer marketing.

Digital Marketing

Dairy Farmers rejuvenates its marketing push

After at least decade without sustained marketing communications effort for its masterbrand, Dairy Farmers has stepped up activity under ‘Here’s to Good’ banner with marketing bursts for core products.

Digital Marketing

June ad spend smashes records of a decade

June has delivered the biggest month in ad spend for any month since Standard Media Index’s collection of ad payment data began in 2009, pointing to a sustainable recovery for advertising. The month’s spend of $754 million, up 44 per cent on June 2020, showed digital media also smashing records and all major media benefiting.

Leadership

NIDA hires engagement chief from Chief Executive Women

National Institute of Dramatic Art CEO, Liz Hughes, has welcomed Lorelle Yee as NIDA’s director of partnerships and engagement to help the Institute bring the power of the performing arts to stage, screen and future media.

Hard copy creates long-term awareness for home builder

Marketing has moved well away from print media in the last decade yet builder, BGC Home, has launched its own title to raise long-term awareness of its group of companies in residential building, supplies and services.

5 ways brands are engaging with the Olympics

The everlasting nature of Olympics ideals - persevering and making sacrifices in the pursuit of excellence - gives marketers plenty of positive values to work creatively with in 2021. Yet these are the Olympics of the new normal and things have changed.

Digital Marketing

Local app to give social media a G-rating

Australian software developer and cybersecurity expert, Mick Esber, will this September launch the beta version of bhapi, a safe social media platform he has developed for Apple and Android.

Digital Marketing

CMO profile: Bringing data-driven marketing to farming

Livestock farm management platform, AgriWebb, has gone from startup seven years ago to having 15 million head of livestock under management across more than 30 million hectares in Australia alone. That’s not including the farmers using its platform in the UK, South Africa and, soon, the US, where it has just opened an office in Denver, Colorado.

Leadership

3 CMOs on how to successfully switch categories

In our latest food for thought, we ask three marketing leaders who have switched industry sectors to share how they're applying the experiences gleaned in one category to their latest role.

Measurement & Analytics

DBM: The true meaning of Net Promoter Score

Businesses achieving high Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are invariably gratified by this single number. But arguably, there has been some blind trust as to how significant this figure is on the bottom line.

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Marketing prowess versus the enigma of the metaverse

Flash back to the classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Television-obsessed Mike insists on becoming the first person to be ‘sent by Wonkavision’, dematerialising on one end, pixel by pixel, and materialising in another space. His cinematic dreams are realised thanks to rash decisions as he is shrunken down to fit the digital universe, followed by a trip to the taffy puller to return to normal size.

Liz Miller

VP, Constellation Research

Why Excellent Leadership Begins with Vertical Growth

Why is it there is no shortage of leadership development materials, yet outstanding leadership is so rare? Despite having access to so many leadership principles, tools, systems and processes, why is it so hard to develop and improve as a leader?

Michael Bunting

Author, leadership expert

More than money talks in sports sponsorship

As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.

Simone Waugh

Managing Director, Publicis Queensland

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