Meet Our Team - Vanessa Williams
16 June 2025

This month's 'Meet Our Team' series, we speak to Vanessa Williams from the Melbourne team.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ? My role as a Business Director is all about bringing together brilliant minds from across different teams. Together, we strategically plan and bring to life media campaigns that are precisely tailored to achieve key business objectives.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐? The KIA Tasman campaign series is a standout, showcasing insightful localisation for a global brand. By cleverly integrating iconic sporting figures and a well-crafted narrative, it has forged an impactful and memorable connection with local Aussie audiences. The ongoing evolution of its storylines is particularly intriguing, highlighting a strategic depth that is admirable.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐? For me, the best thing is undeniably, its people. When different people come together it leads to a magical flow of exciting and innovative ideas. This vibrant collaboration isn't just about problem-solving; it's what keeps the work constantly evolving, to get the best results for your client and make every day interesting.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต?ย I love the Working Dog company, so at the moment, I am regularly tuning into to HYBPA? and Cheaps Seats. Unfortunately Taskmaster has just ended but already looking forward to the next season coming in H2.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด? The rapidly expanding integration of Generative AI is an almost scary media trend that I am nervous to see blossom. Specifically in the way that it is transforming media through content creation, enabling hyper-personalization and the evolution of social searching algorithms. It's also driving more interactive and immersive experiences, leveraged from enhanced analysis of personal data. Its interesting to see the discussions that result from this progression, around ethics, copyright, and the crucial balance between human creativity and AI capabilities.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ? Code Black, South Melbourne (plus a good excuse to get to the Markets!)