OMD Australia

We’re thrilled to have our work with Amart Furniture recognised as the Google Agency Excellence Award winner for Search Transformation 🎉!   A massive thank you to our OMDers who contributed to this success with our valued partners at Amart. It is their relentless pursuit for excellence that is setting new standards in search performance and innovation. Congratulations, team! Laura Nice, Sian Whitnall, Kim Hamilton Alison Costello, Amanda Watts, Antonia Glezakos, Kenny Stewart, Brian Cronk, Marelle Salib, Scott Henry, Renée Ashby

Happy Diwali from our offices to yours! This week, OMDers across Australia celebrated the Festival of Lights with a number of immersive experiences including dance performances from Sirens Dance, Ignite Bollywood and Epic Empire Productions, beautiful henna art, screenings and an inspiring Q&A with Nakul Legha (Head of Scripted, SBS) on his role producing and developing the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia original drama ‘4 Years Later’. Wishing everyone a bright and joyous Diwali!

The Village launched their inaugural event ‘Finding my Village’, bringing together over 100 clients, media partners and agencies. The session kicked off with a keynote from Dr Norman Swan on the powerful role a village plays in raising a child and the profound impact community and experiences have on children. Our Co-CEO Laura Nice was joined by Clare Tsubono, and Matthew Knopp for a panel discussion moderated by Natalie Harvey where they shared honest and funny stories of parenting, whilst working in their respective media and marketing leadership roles. The panel also shared personal experiences, the importance of communication and showing up with vulnerability, along with how a community can support you throughout your sometimes lonely parenting journey. 

Marco Norder (Group Investment Director, OMD Melbourne) shared his thoughts with Mediaweek Australia on Nine's recent upfront, highlighting the network's $30m commitment to the MMM project as a brave move. Read more about why he is calling Nine's approach market-leading here: https://lnkd.in/g85nGxfw

🎃👻 The annual NGEN Halloween Party made its way to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane last night! OMDers from all over the nation dressed up in their favourite spooky costumes and joined industry friends for a night filled with themed food , drinks, a bustling photobooth and a lively dancefloor! 🎭🕸️

In the latest episode of the Uncomfortable Growth UNCUT podcast, Peter Horgan (CEO, Omnicom Media Group, ANZ ) sat down with Rowena Millward to discuss navigating the tensions of leadership. From the balancing act between empowering and accountability to finding the sweet spot of driving a strong culture and high performing business, he shares key moments of recalibration throughout his career in an ever-changing media landscape. You can listen to this insightful discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gi_8u_ZP

Our Co-CEO Sian Whitnall joined Andrew Cambridge (Head of Agency, TikTok AUNZ), Catherine Rushton (CSO and Partner, This Is Flow) and Sam Turley (Invention Lead, Mindshare) at TikTok House for an engaging SXSW Sydney panel on culture drivers in the media industry. They had a great discussion on how brands can strike a balance between leveraging trends and creating timeless messaging by building trust and authenticity with their audience. In Sian's words, “let's give brands permission to play”!

Meet Oliver Durrant, Business Partner at OMD Melbourne. You can read more about his experience working with all areas of the business and in a role where no two days are the same in the latest AdNews Australia Young Guns profile here: https://lnkd.in/gdkRxDzU

Huge congratulations to Brad Gardner from Southern Cross Austereo who was nominated by our OMD Sydney investment and business teams as the winner of our quarterly OMD Engage award. Brad is reliable, friendly and knowledgeable in his work and has consistently nurtured strong relationships here at OMD. Thanks for all you do Brad!

Our very own Alison Costello (Managing Director, Brisbane) took to the stage this week at IAB’s Local Market Panel in Brisbane, where she joined industry leaders to discuss AI’s impact on media, updates to the Australian Privacy Review, and the digitisation of the industry. Ali highlighted, "As AI transforms media, it's important not forget the power of humans and the value we bring to storytelling and connection.”