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Anger over ads at public expense

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Original article by Richard Willingham
The Age – Page: 12 : 23-Oct-14

The Victorian Government has been criticised over advertisements that promote its commitment to creating 200,000 jobs if it wins the 2014 state election. The Opposition’s Martin Pakula describes the ad as "blatantly" political, but Premier Denis Napthine says it is about government business rather than political advertising. The Coalition itself had been critical of the Australian Labor Party’s expenditure on government advertising when it was in office

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

STW gets ready to tackle big data

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Original article by Lara Sinclair
The Australian – Page: 22 : 14-Oct-14

Chris Savage, COO of Australian-listed advertising services group STW, says it is preparing for the increased use of Big Data by clients. Some 1,000 executives will receive training on the issue, while Iain Goode has been named business director for the Data Hub that will facilitate the education process. The Association for Data-Driven Marketing & Advertising has created the Data Hub for STW, and says it is unrivalled for size in the Australian industry. Also involved has been ex-Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief marketing officer Andy Lark

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STW COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED – ASX SGN, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, XERO LIMITED – ASX XRO, ASSOCIATION FOR DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING AND ADVERTISING LIMITED, OGILVY PUBLIC RELATIONS PTY LTD, J WALTER THOMPSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MINDSHARE, M MEDIA GROUP PTY LTD

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Perked-up SEEK aims to complete JobStreet bid in weeks

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Original article by Madeleine Heffernan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 21-Aug-14

Australian-listed SEEK has posted a 2013-14 underlying net profit of $A179.7m. The online job advertisement website operator had revenue of $A756.4m for the financial year, while shareholders will receive a dividend of $A0.16 per share for the second half. Meanwhile, the group has advised that it expects to pay $A636m for JobStreet, with the deal likely to be finalised in September 2014

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SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK,JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD,SINGAPORE. COMPETITION COMMISSION,CITIGROUP PTY LTD,LINKEDIN LIMITED,MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED,CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ,REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA

oOh!Media take two: better this time

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 20-Aug-14

Champ Private Equity plans to offload its controlling stake in outdoor advertising group oOh!Media via a trade sale or an IPO. The business has become the largest in its sector in Australia following its merger with Eye Corp. oOh!Media was listed on the sharemarket until 2012, and CEO Brendon Cook concedes that it was probably too small to justify being a public company at the time

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OOH!MEDIA PTY LTD, EYE CORP LIMITED, CHAMP PRIVATE EQUITY PTY LTD, CASTLE HARLAN AUSTRALIAN MEZZANINE PARTNERS PTY LTD, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, HIGHBURY PARTNERSHIP PTY LTD, THE LEADING EDGE MARKET RESEARCH CONSULTANTS PTY LTD

Junk food classified healthy and then advertised on TV

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Original article by Harriet Alexander
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 7-Aug-14

Australian Communications & Media Authority rules ban companies from advertising unhealthy food during children’s TV programs in certain time slots. However new Cancer Council New South Wales data show that under the self-classification of food products by signatories to the voluntary Responsible Children’s Marketing Initiative, many snack items are simply treated as if they were healthy. If applying the Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling, close to two thirds of all advertisements are in fact for unhealthy foods

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FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND BOARD, CANCER COUNCIL OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY

Vizeum sees no conflict in roles

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 9-Jul-14

Media buying agency Vizeum faces concerns that its representation of real estate agents breaches competition laws. It has confirmed that it is acting for Real Estate Digital Marketing Services to negotiate ad rates with online classifieds portal REA Group. Questions have been asked about the involvement of Norman Draper, who is linked to REA rival Domain. Vizeum said that there was no conflict of interests, as it was acting for a not-for-profit organisation

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REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, VIZEUM, REAL ESTATE DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES PTY LTD, DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK, DOMAIN.COM.AU, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, METRO MEDIA PUBLISHING PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DEUTSCHE BANK AG

SBS on a roll with Tour de France cycling and World Cup

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 42 : 7-Jul-14

The 2014 Tour de France cycling event is expected to generate good TV audience ratings for public broadcaster SBS in Australia. It has boosted the number of sponsors by one to five, and they are Skoda, QBE Insurance, Colonial First State, Optus TV/FetchTV and Scenic Tours. For the first of the three weeks, SBS will also still show live matches from the soccer World Cup in Brazil. In cycling news, major sponsor Orica has voiced its confidence in the Australian GreenEDGE team competing in the Tour de France, after rider Daryl Impey returned a positive drug test

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SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), ORICA LIMITED – ASX ORI, GREENEDGE CYCLING PTY LTD, SKODA AUTOMOBILOVA AS, QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED – ASX QBE, COLONIAL FIRST STATE GROUP LIMITED, COLONIAL HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED – ASX CNG, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, FETCHTV PTY LTD, SCENIC TOURS PTY LTD