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Young Lions Tips and Tricks Trudi Sampola
News Ltd Young Lions 2010 (Melbourne)-Tips & Tricks for Writing Winning Award Entries
NGen Tips and Tricks Trudi Sampola.pdf (384k)


News Ltd Young Lions 2010 (Sydney) - Tips & Tricks for Writing Winning Award Entries
Launch presentation delivered by Katie Rigg-Smith, one of the judges for Young Lions this year.
NGEN tips and tricks Katie Rigg-Smith.pptx (1.3MB)


MFA Educational Guideline 2009
The Media Federation of Australia’s FREE Educational Guideline has recently been updated. The MFA Educational Guideline provides detail of the Advertising Media industry. The roles and responsibilities of the people in the industry, the media process – from strategy to implementation, a description of each media and how to buy the media. It is a great tool for those new to the industry as well as those studying advertising.
MFA Educational Guideline 2009.pdf (2.0MB)


NGen Industry Induction Kit
To assist new receruits in their new roles in the media industry.
NGen Induction 2008.pdf (375k)


Coming Events

2 Day Planning and Buying Induction Workshop (Sydney)

15 Mar 2010 to 16 Mar 2010

Target audience: less then 6 months experience

Places available: TBC

Trainer: Linda Wong (MFA)

This is a 2 day introductory workshop for those who have only been in our industry for less than 6 months.

We will take you through the Advertising Media process, from the brief, to developing a strategy, to implementing and buying the media. The workshops goal is to provide you with an understanding of the big picture and where you fit within the overall Communication process. We will not be discussing “how and what you do – day to day” in your current role. However, you will have gain an understanding of what the other roles in your agency are actively being involved in.


This 2 day workshop will be delivered by Linda Wong, who has extensive experience including working at Advertising Media agencies, in all roles from Management to day to day. Currently, for the Media Federation of Australia, she is the Education and Training Consultant. Linda also lectures and tutors at the University of Western Sydney for their Advertising Media course, as well as Introduction to Advertising.
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Career Profile

Rob Pyne

National Strategy Director, OMD

I was a TV buyer, in London, in 1995 for J Walter Thompson media department.
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