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Are sponsored ‘influencer’ ads the new cash-for-comment?

Are sponsored ‘influencer’ ads the new cash-for-comment?

The rise of Instagram "influencers" poses new problems for advertising regulators.

How to use Facebook to influence Australian voters for just $20 a day

How to use Facebook to influence Australian voters for just $20 a day

Unfortunately it seems advertising on Facebook in Australia for political purposes is still a 2016 US election-esque case of “catch me if you can”.

This election campaign, ads will be more of the same

This election campaign, ads will be more of the same

Last week's blokey "back in black" budget video is likely to be a good indication of how the government will approach its mainstream advertising during the campaign — expect more of daggy dad Scott Morrison.

Advertising is facing a historic shift; can Australian media keep up?

Advertising is facing a historic shift; can Australian media keep up?

It's time to find new ways for advertising to support the discovery of independent news.

Taxonomy of takes: Gillette edition

Taxonomy of takes: Gillette edition

Was the razor company's new ad "brave new ground in advertising" or part of a "war on masculinity [that] disarms us from the inside"? Every conceivable take has now been taken.

Shaving ad bristles with the reality of men's lives

Shaving ad bristles with the reality of men's lives

Gillette's campaign meshes with the current view of fighting misogyny: that men should turn their friendships into self-surveilling machines.

Why old media is upset over ACCC action on digital privacy

Why old media is upset over ACCC action on digital privacy

The ACCC is trying to get to grips with how to regulate Google and Facebook. You'd think that would be good news to the groups currently being dominated...

'Too powerful for TV' Volkswagen ad breaches advertising code

'Too powerful for TV' Volkswagen ad breaches advertising code

The depiction of a ute overtaking a road train was beyond the pale according to the Advertising Standards Board.

Red meat to the base: why white fragility can't stand being roasted

Red meat to the base: why white fragility can't stand being roasted

White fragility in Australia is looking particularly fragile at the moment on the back of a joke war.

How can Fairfax-Nine avoid the same fate as Seven West Media?

How can Fairfax-Nine avoid the same fate as Seven West Media?

The bottom line for Nine-Fairfax is that it will have to avoid being a typical Australian media merger that destroys value, rather than creates it.