Digital marketing agency Tug Sydney has appointed Isabel Blanchard as paid media director. Blanchard will lead strategy and management of Tug’s paid media clients across search, social, display and video. She joins from Incubeta NMPI as senior account manager working on brands including Cue, Veronika…

Mental health and body image advocates, Butterfly Foundation, has achieved the highest audience engagement out of seven not-for-profits taking part in the National Mental Health Commission’s #ChatStarter campaign. Butterfly Foundation, which is managed by digital marketing agency Tug, accounted for 41 per cent of total audience…

Digital marketing agency Tug has been reappointed by Budget Direct Insurance in Singapore and EasyCompare in Thailand, with an expansion of its remit to include content and UX. Tug was first engaged by Budget Direct Insurance and EasyCompare Thailand more than 12 months ago to…

Google has confirmed it’s extending the deadline for the death of the cookie until late 2023. We ask the industry what marketers & advertisers do next. Google is extending the deadline for the death of the cookie until late 2023, a step that follows international…

Google has announced today that it is delaying its plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome browser for campaign management, targeting, and measurement to mid-late 2023. Google said the delay would give publishers, advertisers and regulators more time to adapt to the “new technologies it’s…

Full service digital performance marketing agency Tug has added LEAP, Australia’s leading legal software provider to its growing client roster. Tug will be responsible for its paid digital performance strategy and buying across Australia. A key attribute, which no doubt piqued the interest of LEAP…

Undoubtedly one of the most overused slogans in marketing’s and advertising’s history is John Wanamaker’s iconic “half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half”. Undoubtedly one of the most overused slogans in marketing’s and advertising’s history…

Full-service digital marketing agency Tug has announced that PR agency Comms 101 has been appointed to handle its PR and communications strategy for Australia and New Zealand. Tug was founded in 2006 and has offices in Sydney, London, Toronto and Berlin. Sydney-based Comms 101 will…

“Digital marketing is constantly evolving. It’s changed so much, even since Tug started in 2006, and yet I need to remind myself it’s also still in its infancy. There’s no other industry where you have the opportunity to learn so much, be constantly entrepreneurial, and…

“I don’t think advertisers will pull their budgets due to a concern of the quality of content. Facebook still has amazing targeting capabilities to reach your audience. I believe Australian advertisers will pull their budget, and I’ve heard of many doing so today, because like…