Mumbrellacast

This week Tim Burrowes sits down with Gary Vaynerchuk - AKA Gary Vee - to talk about the rise of his media and marketing empire. They discuss whether Gary would ever debate Mark Ritson on the principles of modern marketing, the industry perceptions of Vayner Media, and what would happen if he died tomorrow? Plus, [...]

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Easily the biggest news this week was the departure of Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and Sydney CEO Nick Garrett from the business after nine years with the BBDO network. Tim Burrowes shares his thoughts on the impact of the news on the future of the two agencies, and what might be next for the adland giant.

SeaChange made a triumphant and nostalgic return on Nine, becoming the highest rated drama of 2019. The team asks what other iconic Australian dramas could be revived to fight back against the dominance of reality TV. Adding in the launch of the 15th season of The Block has Nine sitting pretty moving into the second half of the TV year.

Revenue is down across TV and radio, and, following the end of financial year, media owners are just starting to release their reports. The team asks: When will ‘a couple of poor quarters’ become ‘the state of the industry’?

And Brent Smart pops into the studio to chat about his return from the US and the switch to client-side at IAG. He speaks with editor Vivienne Kelly about the evolution of creative work, how Australian advertising stacks up on the global stage and making insurance sexy.

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Easily the biggest news this week was the departure of Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and Sydney CEO Nick Garrett from the business after nine years with the BBDO network. Tim Burrowes shares his thoughts on the impact of the news on the future of the two agencies, and what might be next for the adland giant. [...]

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This week on the Mumbrellacast, Hannah Blackiston sits down with Triple J breakfast hosts Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton to talk about their worst ever interview out at Mount Isa with a certain prolific Queensland Senator, and Breakfast on Breakfast - the best segment they have ever done. The pair also discussed their comparison to [...]

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It was a big week in TV and the Mumbrella team takes time out during the Finance Marketing Summit to talk it all through. George Calombaris was caught out yet again for underpaying his staff. Ten decided to stand by him, but then he, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston decided not to stand by Ten without a pay rise. The team discusses the irony of the situation and if Masterchef is about to become the new Top Gear.

Plus, Hannah Blackiston sits down with former Pointless host Mark Humphries to discuss what went wrong with Ten’s version of the beloved British game show, what will work in the 6pm slot instead, and how his “whole business model is replacing Grant Denyer”.

Also in this week’s Mumbrellacast, Seven is a year out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and the team explained how the network plans on tackling the behemoth of sports broadcasting and the massive channel shares it is expecting.

And Foxtel announced it is ‘revolutionising’ the way people will watch TV, but will is actually make a difference? Is it a revolution? Tune in to find out!

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It was a big week in TV and the Mumbrella team takes time out during the Finance Marketing Summit to talk it all through. George Calombaris was caught out yet again for underpaying his staff. Ten decided to stand by him, but then he, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston decided not to stand by Ten [...]

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Coles' Little Shop collectables campaign is back this year, bringing with it its single-use plastic, disposable packaging, trading frenzy and massive profits. Under the leadership of new CMO Lisa Ronson, the team asks if Coles was right to bring back the successful yet controversial campaign, or if they would have been crazy not to? It [...]

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