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News
[Spark Foundry absorbs Blue 499 brand as agencies merge](
Two of Publicis Mediaâs buying and planning agencies â Spark Foundry and Blue 499 â have merged, with Blue 499 being absorbed into the Spark Foundry brand.
The merger will see all Blue 499 talent and clients operate within the Spark Foundry name and brand.
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[Facebook slams ACCC in digital platforms response](
Facebook has slammed the ACCCâs digital platforms inquiry, claiming the regulatorâs recommendations will protect a few news publishers at the expense of Australian consumers and advertisers.
The social media giant criticised the ACCC for conflating Facebook with Google and misunderstanding how advertising is supplied and delivered on Facebook.
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[Month in a Minute: February's biggest agency stories](
Mumbrella wraps up the biggest news of the month across media, creative and PR.
In February, Big Red announced its new CEO, 72andSunny and Optus parted ways, David Nobay announced his exit, Red Agency hired a CEO, IPG Mediabrandsâ Danny Bass resigned announced the SA Government announced its roster of agencies.
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[Southern Cross Austereo appoints Gemma Fordham and Mike Fitzpatrick to national content roles](
Southern Cross Austereo has restructured the content teams of its Triple M and Hit radio networks.
The changes will see Gemma Fordhamâs role at Hit and Mike Fitzpatrickâs Triple M remit extend across the two networksâ metro and regional stations.
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Opinion
[You are your own greatest asset, so protect yourself](
Work is critically important to your life, but it should be complementary and not be to the detriment of it, writes Wavemakerâs Tim Grady.
One of my good friends told me to put myself first. So, after spending a week away on a coastal holiday, it would be remiss of me to not to reflect on the past year and what Iâve learnt. I spent a week away with nothing but my own thoughts (and a set of golf clubs) and it was the best thing Iâve ever done â I wish I had it done it earlier.
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[Koala's 'NÃFNIDEÃ' billboard targeting IKEA cleared by Ad Standards](
Sleep mattress company Koala has had its âNÃFNIDEÃ?â billboard, which was place metres down the road from rival furniture company IKEA, cleared of inappropriate language by ad standards.
The billboard, which was located in Tempe and created by Koalaâs in-house team, targeted IKEA with the tagline âno tools, no worriesâ.
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[Junkee Media appoints Buzzfeed's Nick Arnold as video news director](
Junkee Media has appointed ex-Buzzfeed video producer Nick Arnold to the newly-created role of video news director.
Arnold was one of the many journalists who lost their jobs as part of Buzzfeedâs major round of redundancies in February.
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Opinion
[Itâs time to change political advertising rules](
Free TV CEO Bridget Fair argues that nowâs the time to reconsider Australiaâs political TV advertising rules.
Last year, commercial free-to-air television broadcasters were approached by an exciting new client to run a major campaign to reset its reputation. It was a great vote of confidence in the power of free-to-air television to reach a broad audience and deliver a clear message.
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Opinion
[Flexibility is everyoneâs responsibility](
Policies are rightly being set by management to create more flexible working environments, but the real focus must now turn to the staff themselves to support it, argues DDB Melbourne managing director Kate Sterling.
Iâm incredibly proud how businesses are adopting stronger policies around diversity and more flexible working environments but itâs adoption (and success) goes far beyond just setting a policy.
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[Caspar Schlickum joins Accenture Interactive Operations as regional MD for APAC](
Caspar Schlickum has joined Accenture marketing services arm, Accenture Interactive Operations as its Asia-Pacific regional managing director.
Schlickum, who served with Fairfax and Deutsche Bankâs Sydney office before joining WPPâs Kantar in 2005, was Wundermanâs APAC leader prior to the reshuffle that followed the agencyâs merger with WPP stablemate J Walter Thompson.
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[VMLY&R Brisbane has hired Mignon van Weeren as director of broadcast and content](
VMLY&R Brisbane has appointed Mignon van Weeren as its director of broadcast and content.
Van Weeren joins the agency in the newly-created role after spending two years as a content lead at KISKA.
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[Paper Stone Scissors opens its doors in Sydney](
Creative agency Paper Stone Scissors (PPS) has opened its doors in Sydney, adding the city to its existing Melbourne and Shanghai locations.
PPSâ art director, Dylan McDonough, is leading the agency from Sydney with the aim of âbridging the gap between Sydney-based clients and PSSâ.
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[Polkadot Communications wins Athena Home Loans' PR account](
Polkadot Communications has won the PR account for Athena Home Loans and seven other accounts.
The other account wins include fitness event, The Fitness Show; online travel site, Klook; fashion brand, Freddy; NZ beauty brand, Ethique; furniture brand, Tasman Eco; architectural design company, Stack Panel and spatial technology conference, Locate Conference.
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[Post production company Heckler hires Luca Ionescu as ECD](
Post production and video company Heckler has hired Luca Ionescu as its executive creative director.
For the past 21 years Ionescu has been working with Like Minded Studio, joining in 1998 as a curator and becoming an owner in 2015.
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