Mumbrellacast

Mumbrella

Every week the team at Mumbrella cover the latest news in the Australian media, marketing and advertising industries along with interviews with key people in the industry. Featuring a rotating panel of hosts from the Mumbrella team, this podcast is essential listening for anyone working under Australia's media and marketing umbrella.

  1. 6 วันที่แล้ว

    Media monitoring veteran John Croll brings Truescope to Oz

    A fourth major player has entered Australia’s competitive media monitoring industry with today’s arrival of John Croll’s Truescope. Croll previously led the ASX giant Isentia, taking it through a 2010 sale to Quadrant Private Equity and 2014 ASX float. Isentia – which rebranded from Media Monitors in in 2012 – peaked with a near-$1bn market capitalisation before the misfiring acquisition of King Content in 2015 saw investment sentiment turn against the company, which was then acquired by Access Intelligence in 2021. Croll left Isentia in 2018. After a year off, he founded Truescope seven years ago, alongside former colleague Michael Bade. Truescope launched in Singapore, NZ and the US, and already has revenues of $15m. But it did not initially target Australia because of the relatively high cost of accessing copyrighted content. In this podcast, Croll said that client demand had let to the choice to open the doors in Australia today. He said: “I love this industry. I’ve been in it all my life.” Whereas Isentia had 1,200 staff, Croll said that advances in AI has allowed him to build similar capabilities with just 65 people. Truescope covers broadcast, print, digital and social media. Croll said: “We’re swimming in our own lane. We’re back. We know the industry very well. We know how to build fantastic media intelligence platforms.” Along with Isentia, the other key local media monitoring competitors are the locally founded Streem, which was sold to Cision in 2022 and Meltwater which is owned by private equity.

  2. 20 ส.ค.

    Tough T&Cs, dodgy media buying, Swans or ugly ducklings?

    Welcome to the latest Mumbrellacast, scandal-free since 2023 (unless we missed something in the T&Cs). The biggest non-war, non-AI news at the moment is the Sydney Swans player controversy. We don't dwell on the details -- mainly because it is a developing story -- but instead look at what this scandal (and others like it) means for team and player sponsorships in sport in the future. With millions in gambling money soon to go south, and brands increasingly wary of controversy, might we see a situation where professional sporting leagues become underfunded due to brand reticence? Will this have a knock-on effect where it jeopardises sponsorship for underfunded Olympians? Brands and ambassadors usually have drum-tight contracts that allow the sponsor to pull out if the talent brings them into disrepute, but by then, the damage is often done. And while we are perusing iron-clad deals, Eleanor has been digging into the fine print of T&Cs, and what you actually own when you work with an agency. It turns out, it might not be a lot. Checking out the terms and conditions of working with a number of Australian digital agencies -- some of which have page counts that technically make them novellas -- shows that buried in the fine print are often provisions about who actually owns the assets brands pay good money to develop with the agency: landing pages, backlinks, creative assets, data, and even access to advertising accounts could all be owned by your agency. While we are taking on dodgy practices, media agencies are increasingly promising clients incredibly cheap advertising rates in order to win pitches, and the media owners are then left to make those rates work. Is this a race to the bottom, or a practice that has been going on since Triple M was only half-an-M? Finally, we listen to the new sonic logo created by audio branding firm Smith and Western, who were tasked with capturing the spirit of Australia in a three-second sound blast. It's a tall order, and we discuss whether they managed to capture the ineffable qualities of an entire nation in less time than it takes to squirt tomato sauce onto a bloody meat pie. And because we live in a democracy, we decide to have a go at creating our own sonic signature for this sea-girt nation -- with decidedly mixed results. Happy listening, cobber! Get the latest episodes here. Podcast edit by Abe’s Audio.

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Every week the team at Mumbrella cover the latest news in the Australian media, marketing and advertising industries along with interviews with key people in the industry. Featuring a rotating panel of hosts from the Mumbrella team, this podcast is essential listening for anyone working under Australia's media and marketing umbrella.

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