Advertising, Marketing & Communications

The Market Herald has engaged consultant Alison Gaines in the company’s search for two new directors including a non-executive chairman, with candidates already in talks.

The Market Herald founder Jag Sanger has fought back against legal proceedings brought by the HotCopper parent company by starting his own court action.

National branding agency kwpx and Perth boutique creative firm &Partners will merge to expand both companies’ operations in the state.

HotCopper and Gumtree owner The Market Herald says a return to profitability is testament to strategy endorsed by its board and management team, amid a tumultuous period for the company.

The ABC will get a new chairperson in 2024 with Ita Buttrose confirming she won't seek a second term as head of the public broadcaster.

Kerry Stokes-chaired Seven West Media’s newspaper division has recorded falls in advertising and circulation revenue alongside a 7 per cent slump in profit.

The separation of billionaire power couple Andrew and Nicola Forrest has caused acrimony between Nine's Australian Financial Review and rival Seven West Media newspaper, The West Australian.

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing the loss of his defamation lawsuits after a judge found reports he committed war crimes were substantially true.

Business News has won five major accolades at the Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ awards announced in the US on Monday.

Decorated Perth-born soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case against three newspapers over articles published in 2018 has been dismissed in the Federal Court in Sydney.

Australian Community Media has flagged closure of its Western Australian mastheads, with its Mandurah printing press to shut its doors in the coming months.

The Market Herald has appointed Tommy Logtenberg as its new chief executive, a role he has been acting in since December.

Business News and APIL have signed a three-year agreement for the property investment syndicate to sponsor the long-running 40under40 Awards.

The Market Herald has opened a shortfall bookbuild after its bid to raise $15 million in an entitlement offer last month fell short by $3 million.

Media conglomerate Seven West will not pay out a dividend after a decrease in half-yearly earnings, despite strong digital growth.

Advertising services provider Motio is set to acquire two of Australia-wide media company oOh!media’s advertising channels for $2.35 million.

The Market Herald managing director Jag Sanger has resigned following an attempt by the company board to oust him.

UPDATE: The Market Herald has confirmed Jag Sanger will no longer be managing director of the company but will remain as a non-executive director.

Business News will expand its coverage of state politics in 2023 and base a journalist at Parliament House for the first time in the organisation's history.

Mining billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's court case against Facebook parent Meta will proceed after overcoming an argument about legal jurisdiction.

Seven West Media will buy back up to 10 per cent of its shares, following a boost to revenue for 2021/22 but a drop in after-tax profits.

A Perth-based leader for a national advertising company has won a major industry award at the 2022 Campaign Brief Awards held at Crown.

A probe into Titan Interactive has revealed it was surviving week to week for more than two years before its collapse, juggling tax debts, overdue loans and legal threats over unpaid superannuation.

Business News has won five awards at the international Alliance of Area Business Publishers awards, announced at a gala event in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.

The combined firm is the fourth largest on the Business News’ list of advertising and branding agencies in Western Australia.

Business News has moved to boost the volume and quality of its content by bringing several new journalists on to the team for 2022.

The AMWU will take an ongoing labour dispute with The West Australian to advertisers JB Hi-Fi and the Good Guys today, as a lockout of newspaper printers nears two weeks.

A significant increase in revenues spurred by a solid TV advertising market during the half year has buoyed Seven West Media’s net profit by 3.2 per cent to hit $120.5 million.

Former ABC journalist and Santos executive Tom Baddeley will replace the late Russell Woolf as ABC Radio Perth’s breakfast presenter.

Australia's competition regulator says it will not oppose Seven West Media's proposed acquisition of regional operator Prime Media.

Trevor Kennedy was a knockabout cadet reporter on the Albany Advertiser newspaper before heading east in the early 1960s to leave his mark on the Sydney business and media scenes, including acting, at one stage, as Kerry Packer’s right hand man.

Perth radio stalwart Gary Roberts has announced he will step down as 96FM Perth’s managing director to focus on “a major new event.”