Special Group Australia ECD Julian Schreiber and Droga5 NY group CD Juliana Cobb selected as international judges for 2020 Axis Awards
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The Comms Council has announced that Julian Schreiber, executive creative director at Special Group Sydney and...
Only two weeks left to enter the ADC 99th Annual Awards – entry deadline Friday, January 31
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There are only two weeks left to enter the ADC Annual Awards with the deadline set for Friday, January 31.
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity announces entries now open for 2020 Awards
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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has today announced that entries to the prestigious Lions Awards..
Wunderman Thompson Intelligence forecasts the 100 trends that will shape the new decade
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Wunderman Thompson Intelligence has launched its annual Future 100 trend report, marking a new decade of consumer...
Collider signs award winning director Glenn Stewart for representation in NZ + Australia
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Collider has welcomed awarding winning director Glenn Stewart to its roster for representation in Australia and New...
PHD NZ + Platform29 pick up Silver and two Special Awards at WARC Media Awards 2019 for Effective Channel Integration
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Campaigns for global brands including Corona, Dulux and KFC, and local brands such as Babyshop in Dubai, Foodbank...
After 18 years AUT AdSchool creative director and senior lecturer Paul White departs the University
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CB can reveal that after 18 years with AUT AdSchool creative director and senior lecturer Paul White has left to...
Sweetshop lands two shortlisted entries in the first deadline shortlist for The One Show 2020
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Sweetshop New Zealand is the country's only company to have work on the first-deadline shortlist for The One Show...
Fjord Trends 2020 highlights 7 emerging trends expected to shape the business of experience
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Following an unprecedented streak of fast-paced growth and profitability, businesses are beginning to feel the need...
Bestads Six of the Best Reviewed by Angelo Maia, Creative Director, R/GA New York
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Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative...
Publicis Groupe’s Anupriya Acharya and BBDO Guerrero’s David Guerrero named Heads of Jury for APAC Effies 2020
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They will lead the jurors in reviewing entries and honouring the best-in-class in marketing effectiveness.
Hell stalks the weak-willed with Satan’s Slider dessert burger in new OOH work via BC&F Dentsu
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It’s that time of the year when people are trying their hardest to stick to the resolutions made on New Year’s Eve.
New York Festivals Advertising Awards reveals first 20 members of the 2020 executive jury
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New York Festivals Advertising Awards has announced the first 20 members of the elite 2020 NYF executive jury.
WARC Marketer’s Toolkit 2020: The pivot back to brand
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Marketers are re-assessing their spending plans for 2020 with a renewed focus on brand-building with long-term impact...
AWARD School unveils 2020 enrolment campaign; sign up now to Info Night on February 5
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Australasia’s leading advertising course has launched a new enrolment campaign to kickstart the decade, calling on...
Damon Stapleton: Creativity. Having fun underwater
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A blog by Damon Stapleton, regional chief creative officer, DDB Australia and New Zealand.
The One Club for Creativity announces jury for the global 2020 Young Ones Student Awards
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The One Club for Creativity has announced the jury for the three competitions within its global 2020 Young Ones...
VMLY&R Auckland WINS coveted VILLA MARIA ESTATE creative account after competitive pitch
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Following a competitive pitch, VMLY&R Auckland has won the coveted Villa Maria Estate account
Bestads Six of the Best Reviewed by Gary du Toit, VP Creative Director, BBDO New York
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Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative...
Wavemaker launches new growth initiative across the world to mark its 2nd birthday
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Wavemaker is challenging the agency’s 7,600 staff across the world to join forces for a global idea generation day to...
ASB creates the biodegradable ‘Sustainaball’ via WiTH Collective linked by Isobar New Zealand
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Taking a sustainable spin on one of the most iconic Kiwi summer props, and to celebrate its sponsorship of the ASB...
AdFest 2020: Wunderman Thompson to power ‘Transformation Agenda’ at AdFest Biz School
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AdFest has announced that Wunderman Thompson will power the agenda for AdFest Biz School, a future-fit business...
Bestads Rankings 2019: Which are the Top Advertising Agencies in the Top 10 Countries?
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The USA, UK, Australia, France and Brazil are the top five countries in the 2019 Bestads Rankings.
Entries now open for the 2020 Beacon Awards; deadline for entries is Tues, 4pm, 25 February
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The Commercial Communications Council has launched the Call for entries for the 2020 Beacon Awards.
Privacy and brand safety, the social slowdown and the potential of gaming and podcasts were top of the agenda for advertisers in 2019 – Warc
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Privacy and brand safety in a programmatic world, a slowdown in social media growth and the advertising potential...
BC&F Dentsu’s Paul Catmur, director Dan Max and Eight launch new short comedy ‘Jjeremy’
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BC&F Dentsu co-founder and executive creative director Paul Catmur recently got together with director Dan Max and...
This week’s Best Ad Jobs @ TheBestAdJobs.com
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Each week Campaign Brief posts positions available within the Australasian and Asian advertising, media and...
The Glue Society’s Jonathan Kneebone on 2019: The year when the highs soared higher and the lows sunk lower
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By Jonathan Kneebone, co-founder of The Glue Society.
Bestads Rankings: Which are the Top New Zealand production companies and directors of the decade?
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Sweetshop is the top production company in New Zealand over the last decade according to the Bestads Rankings.
Bestads Rankings: Which are the Top New Zealand ad agencies and clients of the decade?
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DDB New Zealand leads the agency pack on Bestads over the last 10 years with 155 points
Animation studio Flux and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens create ‘Mixed Reality’ game day experience
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The desire to improve the game day experience for fans has taken another leap, this time into ‘mixed reality’, with...
Bestads Six of the Best Reviewed by John McKelvey, founder/CCO, Mirimar, LA/NYC
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Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative...
The Glue Society’s Jonathan Kneebone on 2019: The year when the highs soared higher and the lows sunk lower
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By Jonathan Kneebone, co-founder of The Glue Society.
Damon Stapleton: Creativity. You are never lost in Mumbai, you are just on your way
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A blog by Damon Stapleton, regional chief creative officer, DDB Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets to AdFest 2020 Festival now on sale
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AdFest is now selling tickets to AdFest 2020 – a four-day festival of ideas and innovation that brings together...
Curious – 20 Years into the Future
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As a production company, Curious has always set itself up to move ahead of the cultural curve, making business calls...
Countdown to Campaign Brief Agency of the Year plus Hot+Cold Chart ~ deadline Monday Dec 16
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Where an agency is placed on our annual charts is critical to many agency’s new business performance in the coming year
This week’s Best Ad Jobs @ TheBestAdJobs.com
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Each week Campaign Brief will post positions available within the Australasian and Asian advertising, media and...
BC&F Dentsu launches Up Yours! ~ the first beer brewed for beer-can chicken
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The BC&F Dentsu ‘Brewery, Distillery and Designery’ is at it again with, ‘Up Yours’, the first beer brewed for beer...
Impact BBDO and BBDO Pakistan join forces to design Adfest’s ‘Fired Up!’ 2020 identity
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AdFest has unveiled its 2020 identity, designed by Impact BBDO and BBDO Pakistan with Ahmed Mustafa, associate...
PHD + Colenso BBDO finalists in WARC’s Effective Use of Partnerships & Sponsorships shortlist
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Campaigns for Skinny in New Zealand, Pepsi Max in Australia, Axe in Argentina, Interac in Canada and US, 5 Gum in...
Klim Type Foundry lead type designer Kris Sowersby selected for ADC 99th Awards jury
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A pair of creative leaders from Australia and New Zealand have been named as judges for the global ADC 99th Annual...
Bonjour from the Truth and Soul podcast ~ two major Xmas podcasts for the price of nothing
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Paul Catmur founder and ECD at BC&F Dentsu is releasing the latest two episodes of his advertising Truth and Soul Inc...
NZ Aids Foundation and Durex ask “Art thee down to fornicate?” in latest campaign via FCB NZ
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“Syphilis? That’s something from hundreds of years ago, right?” That’s the general reaction when you talk to people...
Bestads Best of the week Reviewed by Alex Grieve, Chief Creative Officer, AMV BBDO, London
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Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative...
Sky encourages Kiwis to let it all hang out in new ‘Summer of Sport’ campaign via DDB New Zealand
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Sky and DDB New Zealand have released a new ‘Summer Of Sport’ campaign, as part of the Life Needs More Sport platform...
Claire Backhouse returns home to join YoungShand as strategy director
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Off the back of recent account wins, including Oceania Healthcare and Hellers, YoungShand has announced the...
AWARD Awards Entries must close today
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The new and improved AWARD Awards now come with more urgency! All entries must go (into our system) by midnight tonight!
Sperm Positive challenges misconceptions about HIV with world’s first sperm bank via DDB NZ
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The world’s first HIV Positive Sperm Bank has launched in New Zealand, sparking conversation on a global scale and...
Mango’s Zoe Virtue named as global judge for Effective Social Strategy at WARC Awards 2020
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Mango Communications’ Head of Digital & Social, Zoe Virtue, has been announced as a global judge for the Effective...
Cannes Lions announces 2020 Jury Presidents
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Cannes Lions has announced the Jury Presidents selected to lead the juries at the 2020 Festival of Creativity (taking...
Jack Daniel’s re-enforces its core values in local campaign via The Business Marketing Group
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Jack Daniels and The Business Marketing Group have produced the biggest above the line advertising campaign for the...
Meet the 2020 faces of the First Five Rungs: Lloyd Thomason named chair for 2020; Sophie van Duiven named new deputy chair
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Comms Council Industry support group, the First Five Rungs in Auckland will head into the New Year with a new chair...
New and improved deadline for AWARD Awards: new date set for Monday, December 9
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The new and improved AWARD Awards now come with improved timings.
Tod Szewczyk: Wave Hello to the Future of Marketing
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Between Samsung TVs where your hands are the new remote and a biometric payment system Whole Foods is trying out...
Serviceplan Group global CCO/partner Alex Schill named NYF Awards 2020 executive jury president
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New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has announced Alex Schill, global chief creative officer and...
The One Club names VMLY&R NZ executive CD Kim Pick as jury member for The One Show 2020
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The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost non-profit organization celebrating creative excellence in...
Joe Carter: Career safety in advertising is an option
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CB Exclusive - By Joe Carter, communications director, Colenso BBDO
Spark + Scholastic come together to create an audio pick-a-path adventure via Colenso BBDO
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From today, families who call Spark Santaline to leave a message for Santa will instead be greeted with a request...
Bestads Six of the Best Reviewed by Jeremy Craigen, former Global CCO, Innocean Worldwide
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Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative...
NRMA Insurance recruits the help of an Aussie Pavlova in new holiday spot via Colenso BBDO
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NRMA Insurance has launched its latest Christmas campaign via Colenso BBDO, delivering an important reminder to...
Kiwi kids promise to take care of future visitors in new campaign for Tourism NZ via Augusto
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Kiwi kids are the stars of a new global campaign via Augusto, to encourage the protection of New Zealand for future...
We Are Frank’s Benjamin Searancke purchases stake in software solutions company Double Yolk
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New Zealand’s independent ad tech and creative agency, We are Frank join forces with Double Yolk after recent equity...
Cathay Pacific appoints Eleven PR
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Eleven PR has been appointed by Hong Kong’s premium airline and national carrier, Cathay Pacific, to manage its NZ...
Spark improves kids’ relationship with tech with launch of Play by Spark via Colenso BBDO
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Kiwi children are facing an upbringing that is increasingly dominated by technology – the struggle to find balance in...
Isobar Launches ‘Augmented Humanity: Isobar 2020 Trends Report’
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Isobar has today published 'Augmented Humanity: Isobar 2020 Trends Report', an exploration of five trends for 2020...
Vanessa Wu selected for 9th edition of Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide
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Auckland based photographer Vanessa Wu, represented by Match Photographers, has been selected to appear in the 9th...
PHD and Platform29 shortlisted in WARC Media Awards – Effective Channel Integration shortlist
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PHD New Zealand and Platform29 have been shortlisted in the Effective Channel Integration category of the WARC Media...
Dentsu Aegis Network leads out of home media innovation in New Zealand with launch of D4
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Dentsu Aegis Network has delivered some significant technology and research innovations into the New Zealand Out of...
Isobar to be first ‘creative experience’ digital network to mentor Young Lotus teams at AdFest
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AdFest has announced that Isobar will mentor next year’s Young Lotus teams at AdFest 2020, the first time a digital...
Part Time Rangers spins shark sightings into something to celebrate in newly launched #Sharkwatch campaign via Pitchblack Partners
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Socially conscious alcoholic beverage company Part Time Rangers has launched a new shark saving campaign '#Sharkwatch'.
Lion New Zealand’s alcohol education platform Alcohol&Me gets reimagined by YoungShand
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With over 47% of Kiwis looking to make changes to their drinking habits as a result of stricter drinking laws and...
BMW collab with Spotify, Ladi6 + BAYNK to unlock summer driving music for Kiwis via Colenso BBDO
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Colenso BBDO has developed a new brand campaign for BMW NZ, in partnership with Spotify, to socially connect with New...
Immortal Awards 2019 winners announced; Colenso BBDO ranked #1 agency in New Zealand
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The winners of the 2019 Immortal Awards have been announced and just four projects have been crowned Immortal by this...
Bestads Six of the Best Reviewed by Luis Paulo Gatti, senior creative, BBDO Berlin
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Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative...
Cannes Lions See It Be It programme now open; Swati Bhattacharya named 2020 ambassador
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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that See It Be It 2020 is now open for applications.
Paul Catmur chats with Josh Moore and Dick Frizzell on latest eps of ‘Truth and Soul Inc’
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Paul Catmur, founder and ECD at BC&F Dentsu and creator of industry podcast 'Truth and Soul Incorporated' has...
Kim Kardashian’s order is NOICE! in Uber Eats’ new ‘Tonight I’ll Be Eating…’ TVC via Special Group
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Legendary Aussie character Sharon Strzelecki and global superstar Kim Kardashian West are the latest icons to front the
AWARD Awards Call for Entries set to close this Friday 29th November
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Don't miss your chance to enter the new and improved 41st AWARD Awards.
WARC releases Marketer’s Toolkit 2020
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The definitive, evidenced-based and practical guide for marketers to plan for 2020 covering five key drivers of change.
Damon Stapleton: What will advertising be like in 500 years?
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This is an article Rupert Price (Chief Strategy Officer) and I recently wrote for Idealog Magazine. We were asked a...
Off The Beaten Track: Episode 4 of Film Construction’s Place Film Series
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PLACE is an industry showcase of New Zealand locations and filmmakers.
Q&A with advertising legend Sir John Hegarty
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Advertising icon Sir John Hegarty will be making his way to our shores early next year to judge and present Stuff’s...
VMLY&R New Zealand secures Gold at 2019 Epica Awards for Life Direct – Trade Me’s ‘RIP Simon’
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The winners of the 2019 Epica Awards, represented by Campaign Brief in Australia and New Zealand, have been announced...
AXIS 2020 launches call for entries
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The Commercial Communications Council has launched the call for entries for AXIS 2020 and this year AXIS' turns 40...
Three cheers for the industry as AdSchool at Media Design School winds up for the year
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A raucous cheer for the bigger than expected industry turn out at Fukuko on Tuesday night for our end of year show.
WiTH Collective rebrands as Isobar Australia; Erik Hallander to lead integration of the two brands
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There are no proposed changes to the WiTH Collective operation in NZ that will continue to be led by GM John Marshall
Last chance to nominate yourself for AWARD Awards judging ~ closes 5pm, next Mon, 25 Nov
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The AWARD committee is currently accepting nominations to judge the 41st AWARD Awards.
Coastguard debunks a “She’ll be right” cultural idiosyncrasy in new work via Mediar Spitfire
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Kiwis are generally quite relaxed in their outlook with “She’ll be right” being a culturally and socially acceptable...
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