An exhibition installation view of Adman: Warhol Before Pop at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. ll artworks from The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc/ARS

An adman’s perspective on Adman: Warhol Before Pop

Andy Warhol not only drew brands, he became one. A new exhibition in Sydney sheds light on his early career in advertising.
We could soon be asking if pop-up ads are that bad. Shutterstock

Tired of pop‑up ads? The ‘native’ alternative could be worse

In the endless drive to get people’s attention, advertising is going ‘native’, creeping in to places formerly reserved for editorial content. In this Native Advertising series we find out what it looks…
Someone thought it was a peri peri good idea to cash in on Corby. monkeyc.net

Nando’s plays chicken with Schapelle and wins

Fast-food chain Nando’s has done it again. While the release of Schapelle Corby on parole was hitting all the Australian news headlines yesterday, Nando’s used a technique known as “topical advertising…
The Leyland P76 was supposed to rescue the company - but noone bought it. Flikr/ peterhut

Lessons Holden might have learned from our worst car failure

One of the main complaints thrown around since Holden announced it would cease manufacturing in Australia has been that it failed to make a product that the market wanted. Forty years ago, this complaint…
Part of the nest egg of Australian superannuation funds is now being invested in a media startup. indi.ca/Flickr

Not my super! Aussie super funds take media gamble with New Daily

In a controversial move, affiliates of the Industry Super Funds network (AustralianSuper, Cbus and Industry Super Holdings) have spent a combined A$3 million of member funds on an online news website…
The world of advertising hits the small screen – again – in the new series The Crazy Ones. CBS

The Crazy Ones – advertising agencies make great television

Move over Mad Men – there’s a new group of advertising executives hitting the small screen. The Crazy Ones, a TV series set in a Chicago advertising agency, is currently the top-ranked show in the new…
Goodbye? The Z.E.R.O. model says its now possible to effectively market your product without paid advertising. But perhaps it’s too good to be true. Flickr/Christian Montone

Get ready to ditch the advertising budget? Not quite

The way we live, interact and consume has changed dramatically with the shift towards internet and mobile telecommunications technology. And yet large amounts of money are still regularly spent on traditional…
And the overall winner? The advertising agencies and media. AAP

Election 2013 advertising wars: the winners and grinners

The election is over, and the result was pretty much as expected, according to the commentators, polls, and the betting companies. Yet, despite the predicted outcome, Australians were bombarded with ad…
Technology companies lose the confidence of their customers at their peril. AAP

Credibility at risk in Sony hacking scandal

It has been a lousy few weeks for technology companies when it comes to maintaining both the privacy and confidence of their customers. In the last few days, Sony had admitted a recent security breach…

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