By undercover reporter, Jay J. Low. With Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity already underway, we sent intrepid reporter Jay J. Low to the French read more …Continue reading Cannes 2018: Behind the velvet curtain – Part 1
By Marcus Honesta I had that check the calendar, was a Christmas? It’s certainly not my birthday. But what could it possibly be to bring read more …Continue reading JAMES SUTHERLAND STANDS DOWN FROM CRICKET AUSTRALIA: FINALLY!
By Dorothy Thompson. Historically the date 6 June has bought us many special and memorable events. June 6 started bright and early for many young read more …Continue reading SEX AND THE CITY – TWENTY YEARS ON.
By Marcus Honesta. On the eve of one of the greatest media events ever, whilst enjoying my morning tea I was struck by the thought; read more …Continue reading ON THE EVE OF DON & KIM’S SOIREE, WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT OFFER SOME ADVICE
In memory: By Mike Canavan BBS Australasia. This morning I received the very sad news that one of the old guard; one of the greats read more …Continue reading REST IN PEACE GRAHAM “WOODY” WOODLOCK.
By Marcus Honesta. Very few things seemed to monster the big tech giants Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram Amazon & Uber. They blithely bluster forth, repelling read more …Continue reading IS THE TAX RORT UP FOR THE TECH GIANTS GOOGLE FACEBOOK ETC?
By Dorothy Thompson. Well what hasn’t he done? Dragon Slayer, Opera Star, Explorer, Fly Boy, Oscar Winner, a Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. read more …Continue reading THAT “WASCALLY WABBIT”: TURNS 80, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUGS.
By Alex Wadelton, Consulting Creative Director and Writer…and Happiest Person in the World. Nowadays, you can’t help but hear advice about to be successful you read more …Continue reading 7 Habits of Highly Successful Procrastinators
By Simon Van Wyk, Digital Strategist and Founder at Blue Road Group. I’ve been working with senior executives in medium sized companies who’ve found themselves read more …Continue reading Cultural Change and the challenge of Digital Transformation
By Marcus Honesta. Decisions of convenience flow like babbling brooks when it comes to how companies do business these days. It allows those that choose read more …Continue reading “THERE ARE TWO THINGS I DON’T LIKE ABOUT A CORPORATE SPONSOR, THEIR FACE!”
By Marcus Honesta. With the One Hundred Anniversary of the end of the Great War commemorated this year, the names of Frank Hurley and Damien read more …Continue reading ONE HUNDRED YEARS ON: LEST WE FORGET: THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
By Dorothy Thompson. How does the intro go? Here’s the story, Of a lovely lady, Who was bringing up three very lovely girls, All of read more …Continue reading FAMILY SITCOMS ARE BACK, BIGGER AND BOLDER THEN EVER.
Warning: This article contains images that some readers may find disturbing By Libby Gandhi Director Patrick Fileti has built his name on powerful, socially conscious read more …Continue reading Interview: Patrick Fileti X Undercurrent
By Dorothy Thompson. Every day, it seems, someone else falls foul of the “Thought Police” and “New Age Censors”. Their quarry is accused of either read more …Continue reading MUM, DAD, HUSBAND, WIFE, MANKIND, DARL, LOVE, SWEETIE: ALL MUST GO!
By Libby Gandhi. This time last week, few had heard of the term ‘Inclusion Rider’. All that changed when Frances McDormand took to the stage read more …Continue reading What is an Inclusion Rider?
By Dorothy Thompson. Aunty (your ABC), has revealed that it pulled the wool over the ever-alert media yet again. B&T Magazine frothing at the mouth read more …Continue reading WHERE DID TRUTH & INVESTIVATIVE REPORTING GO?
By Marcus Honesta. “The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” Robert Frost. We as a society are not very good at honouring either our read more …Continue reading WE SHOULD BE HONOURING OUR VISIONARIES.
By Clare Winterbourn, Born Bred Talent. In what five years ago, you would have thought impossible, a recent post by “high profiled” social influencer “Kylie read more …Continue reading SNAP, CRACKLE & CRASH: The inexplicable power of Influencers!
By Dorothy Thompson. Now the dust has settled on the “Christmas” Whops…. Summer? School? I’m not even sure what we are supposed to call them read more …Continue reading POLITICALLY CORRECT SANTA
OWNER & HOST OF THE MALAYA. RIP. By Mike Canavan. If you’ve been in the advertising, production, marketing, media, sales, television or the radio business read more …Continue reading FAREWELL LANCE WONG.
By Libby Gandhi. #MeToo is a watershed cultural moment. Going from strength to strength over recent months the campaign has effected awards ceremonies, international politics, read more …Continue reading The Origins and Omissions of #MeToo
By Dorothy Thompson. Well it’s official; as if there was any doubt at all, Kyle Sandilands is a complete unmitigated, obdurate, dolt! Although he is read more …Continue reading “HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY KYLE”!
By Dorothy Thompson. In a recent quote from Kathy Lette at the launch of her latest book (you will remember she was the author of read more …Continue reading THE GLASS CEILING: Does it really exist?
By Dorothy Thompson & Mark Ritson. Love him, hate him; but do not dismiss his views. Ritson is blunt, some might say rude, crude and read more …Continue reading WHATEVER THE MEDIUM, FAKERY IS THE NEW REALITY
By Marcus Honesta. In the normal tranquil seas that lap upon the shores of the BBC UK (now that dreadful Jeremy Clarkson has gone), things read more …Continue reading MY DEAR FELLOW I SAY: WE DIDN’T SEE THIS ONE COMING.
By Dorothy Thompson It’s all over the headlines “FACEBOOK IS ‘RIPPING APART SOCIETY”. This in not my claim, it is being said by the very read more …Continue reading FACEBOOK IS ‘RIPPING APART SOCIETY’
By Alex Wadelton, Consulting Creative Director and Writer…and Happiest Person in the World. I work as a writer in the advertising industry. Have done for read more …Continue reading Why I changed my by-line on LinkedIn to “Happiest person in the world.”
By Jeff Apter. There’s a great moment in the film High Fidelity where Rob Gordon (John Cusack) lists his five dream jobs. No 1: “Journalist for Rolling Stone magazine, read more …Continue reading ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM MUSIC MAG
By Steve May, Copywriter and Director at ROCKATANSKY. As one who has spent time playing in both creative corners, I thought I’d share some tidbits read more …Continue reading FREELANCE V PERMANENT: A Guide To Both Sides
By Dorothy Thompson. It has long been the untouchable and faceless cowards canvas where anything goes. Unsocial media’s keyboard zealot’s post hate speech without any read more …Continue reading SOCIAL MEDIA MUST BE HELD TO ACCOUNT