HT&E shuts publications | PwC's Brownlow steps down | McCann CEO: 'I worry about creativity' | Heart Foundation wins Ad of the Month | Are there too many industry bodies? | Seven's Clive Dickens joins Optus | 38 new jobs

[View Newsletter Online]( [Mumbrella Newsletter][Mumbrella Newsletter]( Mumbrella CommsCon’s massive line-up is now complete, featuring six global speakers With a total of six international speakers and leaders from some of Australia’s biggest brands and agencies, the [Mumbrella CommsCon]( program is complete. Edelman, Google, Koala, Herd MSL, Saatchi & Saatchi, Bashful, Campbell Arnott’s, eBay, TBWA, We Are Social, the ABC, ING, Gumtree Australia, Weber Shandwick and more are all now on the program. [Check it out now and book today.]( News ['I really worry about creativity in this business': McCann's Nicole Taylor on the importance of diversity]( Nicole Taylor, who joined McCann Australia as its CEO in June last year, has told a room of aspiring advertising executives she worries “about creativity in this business”. Acknowledging her comment sounded “like a cliche”, Taylor explained she sees creativity being “done better in other places”. [READ MORE »]( News [HT&E closes down Techly and Lost at E Minor as Conversant Media folds into ARN]( HT&E is to close Techly and Lost at E Minor as part of the group’s integration of Conversant Media into the ARN business. The restructure will see Conversant Media’s other title, The Roar, survive with ARN claiming no jobs will be lost as a result of the sites’ closures. [READ MORE »]( Features [Industry360: Are there too many industry bodies?]( Industry360 gives Mumbrella readers a top-line view on what’s really going on in the media, marketing and advertising industries. This week we pose some tough questions to AANA’s John Broome, ThinkTV’s Kim Portrate, MFA’s Sophie Madden, and IAB’s Gai Le Roy, including: are there too many industry bodies? [READ MORE »]( Features [Mumbrellacast: ABC picks Ita, Ten's Changing Rooms flop, plus Pure Profile's Nic Jones]( On this week’s Mumbrellacast, we discuss the government’s decision to appoint Ita Buttrose as ABC chair, and attempt to figure out where things went wrong for Ten’s Changing Rooms. Plus, we break down this week’s major analysis of five years’ worth of radio data. Zoe tells us how – and why – she did it. [READ MORE »]( News [PwC's Megan Brownlow steps down to focus on board roles and a tree change]( Megan Brownlow has stepped down from her position as PwC partner, national industry leader for technology, media and telecommunications. Brownlow, the face of PwC’s annual industry market report, has made the move to focus on her industry and charity board roles, telling Mumbrella she’s looking forward to spending more time with her chickens and bees following a move out of the city. [READ MORE »]( News [The Heart Foundation's 'hard hitting' print campaign wins Mumbrella's February Ad of the Month]( The Heart Foundation and News Corp’s ‘Serial Killer’ campaign has been crowned Mumbrella’s February Ad of the Month. The editorially-led ad, which was inspired by Australia’s fascination with true crime, was labelled as “compelling”, “edgy” and “comprehensive”. [READ MORE »]( News [Seven's chief digital officer Clive Dickens moves to Optus]( Seven West Media’s chief digital officer, Clive Dickens, has resigned from the company to take the newly created role of VP for television, content and product development at Optus. Dickens has been with Seven for four years, having joined the network from his previous stint as Southern Cross Austereo’s director of digital and innovation. [READ MORE »]( News [Big Red hires former Cummins & Partners MD Dan Ingall as CEO]( Advertising agency Big Red has appointed Dan Ingall as its CEO. Ingall succeeds Bridget Cleary, who departed the agency in January to explore new opportunities. [READ MORE »]( News [Wendy Moore becomes new boss of Foxtel's Lifestyle brands]( Former Pacific Magazines homes and food GM, Wendy Moore, has been appointed general manager of Foxtel’s Lifestyle brands. Moore, who announced her departure from Pac Mags yesterday, fills the role left vacant after Hannah Barnes left the subscription TV operator last August. [READ MORE »]( Features [What five years’ worth of radio data tells us about the industry: Perth]( In the last few months, Mumbrella has been crunching five years’ worth of cumulative and average audience data from radio stations across the five metro cities. So what do the results show? In the fourth part of this series, Zoe Samios investigates the Perth market. [READ MORE »]( News [Former Cannes Lions chairman Terry Savage picks up Dentsu consultancy role]( Former Cannes Lions festival chairman Terry Savage will be taking up the role of consultant at Dentsu brand agencies, with a focus on creativity. The association is via a marketing and creative specialist consultancy he started called Savages Unlimited after his departure from Cannes Lions. A statement from Dentsu detailing the nature of the Savage’s role is awaited. [READ MORE »]( News [Brendan Greaney exits VMLY&R Brisbane as ECD to launch creative consultancy 'Exactly Different']( VMLY&R Brisbane’s executive creative director, Brendan Greaney, has departed the agency to launch his own creative consultancy – Exactly Different – and to “see his family during daylight hours”. Greaney departs the agency after spending more than eight years with the company, joining VMLY&R before the two businesses (Y&R and VML) merged late last year. [READ MORE »]( News [Gogglebox helps Ten top Thursday evening's key demographics but Seven wins the night]( The absence of Married At First Sight and My Kitchen Rules saw news and current affairs dominate Thursday night’s TV, giving Seven wins across the demographic, channel and network shares, according to OzTAM’s preliminary overnight ratings. The best performing non-news show of the night was Ten’s Gogglebox which saw 647,000 metro viewers tune in. Seven’s Home and Away and The Chase Australia gave the channel an early evening win. [READ MORE »]( Opinion [Content must hold a mirror to the values of young Australians]( Brands need to reframe the way they think about content creation for younger audiences, argues Keep Left’s Laura Carpenter-Davies. Everyone has something to say about millennials. We’re entitled snowflakes – narcissistic, lazy, avocado aficionados. It’s no wonder we can’t afford to buy our own homes; and let’s not even get started on our younger Gen Z friends. [READ MORE »]( News [Kathryn Cooper departs WPP as executive director for government and public sector practice]( WPP’s executive director for its government and public sector practice, Kathryn Cooper, has departed the agency to return overseas. Filling her role is Wavemaker’s client lead Michael Harris. [READ MORE »]( News [Jaguar tells Australians they are 'fit for a queen' in Mardi Gras TV ad]( Jaguar is celebrating Mardi Gras and its film festival Queer Screen with its ‘Fit for a Queen’ campaign, which aims to celebrate individuality and storytelling. Created by Spark44, the TV ad features popular drag queen Rhumah Hazzet as she steps out of a Jaguar in a sequinned gown. [READ MORE »]( News [Joanne Woo joins Deliveroo as head of corporate affairs]( Food delivery service Deliveroo has appointed Joanne Woo as its head of corporate affairs. Woo joins the business from GE Australia where she was its vice president of brand and communications for two years. [READ MORE »]( News [Kite Communications' GM Lori Susko joins 303 MullenLowe as managing partner of PR and social]( Lori Susko, Kite Communications’ general manager and director of integration, has joined 303 MullenLowe as its managing partner of PR and social. Susko joins 303 MullenLowe’s PR arm Creature after Lee Robson exited as its managing director and managing partner of communications. [READ MORE »]( News [Content marketing agency Enthral adds PR to remit]( Content marketing agency Enthral has added public relations to its remit. The agency will now offer its clients brand and talent partnerships, media training, crisis and issues support and media relations. [READ MORE »]( News [St George's Little Dragon encourages Australians to 'Go Paperless']( St George’s Little Dragon has promoted the bank’s new online home loan application tool by encouraging Australians to ‘Go Paperless’. Created by Saatchi & Saatchi, features the Little Dragon blowing fire on mountains of paperwork first home buyer Liz has to deal with. [READ MORE »]( The clock is ticking on your Mumbrella Awards entries If you’re aiming to save on your [Mumbrella Awards]( entries, be sure to meet the first entry deadline on March 15 – coming up in just two weeks. Covering agencies, marketing teams, production companies, campaigns, ideas, industry leaders and more, take a look at the 30 categories and start your entries. [See where you qualify now.]( Is business growth on your agenda? [The Source]( is your very own little black book of major players in media and marketing. Uncover fresh business leads and sales opportunities, access leading advertisers and marketing decision-makers and stay on top of the constantly shifting industry landscape, FREE for seven days. 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