UM Australia

We loved having the hosts from Big Small Talk, Hannah Ferguson & Sarah-Jane Adams come in for a live Q&A event last week! Thank you so much for the team at MIK Studio's for organising the session, and ensuring our teams are kept informed and inspired 📚 📳

We are thrilled that UM Australia's Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Raj Gupta has been named on B&T's 'Best of the Best' Media Strategists 👏 The list celebrates the industry’s greatest strategy minds from media agencies - aka, the incredible thinkers you want in the room! Check out full list here: https://lnkd.in/gPTKr9Vx

Chief Strategy & Growth Officer Raj Gupta represented IPG Mediabrands and Unstereotype Alliance at the Driving Change Summit – a first ever summit for disability employment in the Film, TV and Commercial Production industries in Australia. The discussion unpacked how marketers are challenging harmful stereotypes in their marketing, advertising and media approach, drawing on headlines from the Unstereotype Alliance research into representation in Australian advertising and their recently launched AU Inclusive Media Playbook. Unstereotype Alliance landmark report Inclusion = Income: The Business Case for Inclusive Advertising demonstrates the commercial power of inclusivity - a resource which can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ei6Q7q_W

Shout out to Anne Sutherland from ARN who was named UM Melbourne's 'Partner of the Quarter' for Q3! 👏 🎉 Anne never fails to go above and beyond to support the team, and ensure that we can always deliver the best quality work for our clients. She does this all with absolute joy and pleasure, and the team love working with her! Congratulations Anne!

Congratulations to Christian Rossi for being named Media Federation of Australia's Changer of the Week 🙌 🎉 His deep commitment to his team, craft and clients never go unmissed, and we love the energy he brings to the office!

We are so excited to continue our partnership with batyr as we head into 2025 👏 And thank you to the team at UnLtd. and batyr for visiting our Sydney office last week, and chat to the team about all the incredible work and initiatives they do.

Congratulations to our CEO, Anathea Ruys (she, her, hers)! Anathea - alongside our outstanding leaders across Mediabrands - has made Mediaweek Australia's 'The Agency 50, 2024'. The list celebrates our key leaders in the country and how they positively influence the industry, their organisation, and their client’s business. check out the full list here: https://lnkd.in/gvQCgvgR She has also been appointed to the Media Federation of Australia's board of Directors this week! An exciting opportunity, as the MFA continues to build a stronger future for the industry.

Be sure to catch Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer, Adam Krass tomorrow at the IAB Australia Leadership Summit! If you haven't already, you can grab your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gTqPKmhM

We are thrilled to announce that UM Australia has been named as a finalist in Campaign Asia-Pacific's 'Agency of the Year' Awards! Looking forward to December 10th, when the winners will be announced. You can view the shortlist here: https://lnkd.in/dB44s2fN

We are excited to share that our UM Australia team will join Unstereotype Alliance #Australia and fellow industry experts on a Disability in Advertising panel at Bus Stop Films' Driving Change Disability Employment Summit from 18-19 November. Read the full article in Campaign Brief and watch this space for updates! #pulseofUMAPAC https://bit.ly/3Obknce Anathea Ruys (she, her, hers) Raj Gupta UM Worldwide IPG Mediabrands IPG Mediabrands APAC Interpublic Group (IPG)