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NNC Progam Calls For MHFA-qualified Participants in Creative, Media and Marketing
Developed by industry leaders Andy Wright (Never Not Creative) and Virginia Scully (Humankind Collective), Never Not Listening is a new peer support program for people in creative, media and marketing who want somewhere to talk about the pressure they carry, before it turns into burnout. The next step after MHFA The September pilot is calling on professionals with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training across these industries to sign up and learn invaluable listening and fac
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Cairns Crocodiles Calls For APAC Presenters As Topics In The Tropics Opens For 2027
Author and Creative Director Jane Evans on stage with Mavens' Founder Leah Morris at Hemingway's during Cairns Crocodiles 2026. Asia-Pacific's sharpest creative minds are invited to submit their boldest and brightest ideas as Cairns Crocodiles presented by Pinterest officially opens its Topics in the Tropics session submission portal. Organisers of the landmark three-day festival, taking place in the tropical city of Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia, from Tuesday 25
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Cultural Consultancy 'This Is Anotherkind' Launches to Tackle Advertising’s Female Blind Spot
Award-winning creative director Tiara Lowndes has recently launched This is Anotherkind, a cultural consultancy designed to help brands better understand their most valuable consumers: women. Women account for 85 per cent of all purchases and drive up to 80 per cent of all consumer spending [1]. Yet more than 90 per cent of women say advertising doesn’t speak to them and almost half have changed their spending behaviour because advertising doesn’t feel made for women like the
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Alisha Hacadurian & The Artful Craft of Studio Demiurge
Interview by Leah Morris. In the age of intelligence, craft is cut-through. With so many creative tools at our fingertips, the internet is flooded with images. And in the trope-filled beauty and skincare categories, it can be especially hard to cut through. So, when my thumb was halted mid-scroll by a beautifully inspired piece of work for Melbourne-based handbag label Sans Beast, I had to track down the talent behind it and share her work with our community. Introducing Ali
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Jess Lilley: On Branding For Women’s Safety
By Jess Lilley, Founder and Creative Partner at creative impact agency, The Open Arms. The Open Arms Founders Jess Lilley (Creative Partner) and Amy Hollier (Strategy Partner). The creative industry is built on the belief that being seen is the dream. We relentlessly optimise for visibility, figuring a brand nobody notices is one that isn’t working, starting with the sign above the door. For a family violence refuge, that sign is an impossibility. So how do you put safety at
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Suits, Assemble: Adland’s New WIP IT GOOD Series Spotlights the Art of Account Service
Independent creative recruitment agency no sunday blues and brand consultancy
Gambol last night introduced WIP IT GOOD, a playful new content series exploring the art of account service in the creative industry.
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