Large established companies need to take a “best of both worlds” approach to innovation in order to be competitive and meet ongoing consumer expectations, according to Daniela Simpson, a FMCG executive and a newly appointed general manager of a $1.1 billion candy and fruit snacks business unit of Ferrero USA.

The skills required of marketing leaders in startups are not as dissimilar to CMOs across established organisations and centre around two key attributes: Listening and responding accordingly.

Home-grown freelance business management marketplace, Expert360, has hired its first VP of marketing to help accelerate its regional presence.

eHarmony’s former managing director, Nicole McInnes, has taken up the inaugural marketing leader’s chair at media telco startup, OVO.

Former Qantas, NRL and IAG marketing leader, Lewis Pullen, has pulled up stumps on working for established brands and taken a CMO’s post at a local startup.

Australian credit union, CUA, has kicked off a new customer-led hackathon calling for innovative health and finance tech solutions that resonate with millennials.

The credit industry is fiercely competitive, and major banks have strong and deeply established roots offering credit scores and advice. But New Zealand fintech startup, Credit Simple, is fast making inroads across the Tasman as well as in Australia thanks to its ability to engage customers in a more agile way.

Australian entrepreneur, Nick Bell, the man behind WME, one of the largest digital marketing agencies in the country, has sold the company to Melbourne IT for $39 million.

Pepper Money and Pollenizer have joined forces to back an Australian startup as part of a strategy to boost innovation in the financial services industry.

Growth hacking - which uses rapid experimentation and new tools and techniques to engage and grow a business's customer base - is popular with not only the startup community, where it was born, but with big companies recognising its promise and appeal in building their overall customer base.

Marketers looking for cut-through need to be courageous, take risks, hold firm to their purpose, shake-up organisational structures, and be willing to allow their teams to be silly from time to time, Unruly’s co-founder and CEO, Sarah Wood, claims.

A mobile business teaching children across Australia’s rural and remote communities to write code has been crowned the winner of Mercedes-Benz’ inaugural ‘Hack my Van’ competition.

When you’re used to working with global brands and massive budgets, trading all that in for the tight constraints of a startup might seem like an exercise in masochism.

Member-owned financial services provider, CUA, has become the latest corporate to seek innovation through startup partnerships, launching its first hackathon to find new products and solutions for customers.

Australian technology incubator, ATP Innovations, has officially launched its new industry engagement program in partnership with Woolworths, Optus, IAG and Cook Medical.

Australian food manufacturer, Simplot, has thrown its weight behind a startup incubation program in order to bring more innovative food tech ideas to market.

Marketers are increasingly turning to startups to leverage up-and-coming technology, drive innovation and gain competitive advantage at a reasonable price point, a new report has found.

B2B telecommunications provider, Vocus, will kick-off a second round of its innovative seed capital investment program for startups thanks to the success of the marketing-led program in 2015.

Two home-grown startups in the retail space have added millions to their coffers from high-profile investors to expand their offerings.

Innovation is valued more by smaller Australian businesses than larger ones, according a receent Commonwealth Bank research report found.

When you think about the attributes a CMO might need in a startup organisation, adaptability immediately springs to mind. But according to Search Party’s global marketing chief, Magda Walczak, being able to respond quickly to market conditions is useless without also focus, data-driven metrics and long-term commitment to decisions.