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Traditional media planning & buying

The reach of TV, radio, print and outdoor. Planned to work with your digital. Bought through decades of supplier relationships.

  • AI & Digital Advertising
  • Programmatic Advertising
  • Media Planning
  • Creative Production
  • Promo & Merch
  • Traditional Media
  • Digital Screens
  • EDM & Email
  • Website Design
  • Events & Activations
  • Brand Strategy

TV, radio, print and outdoor reach audiences at scale - and they do something no digital channel can fully replicate. They build brand recognition that sticks.

We plan, book and manage traditional media campaigns alongside your digital activity. Same strategy. Every channel. Same team. The two work harder together than they do apart.

What we handle.

  • Television

    Free-to-air and subscription TV across national and regional networks - Seven, Nine, Ten, SBS, ABC, Foxtel and regional affiliates. Creative scripted and produced in-house when you need it. Airtime negotiated through long-standing network relationships.

    Best for Mass brand awareness, product launches and reaching broad demographics at scale.

  • Radio

    AM, FM, DAB+ and digital streaming radio. Scripts, voice talent, production, airtime and campaign management - all handled. Local stations, capital city networks and regional networks across Australia.

    Best for Local awareness, driving foot traffic and delivering a simple message to a captive audience during commute and workday hours.

  • Print

    Newspapers, magazines and trade publications. Right titles, right audience, right frequency. We negotiate placement, manage artwork to publication spec and track delivery.

    Best for Reaching specific interest groups, professional audiences, regional communities and readers who engage deeply with content.

  • Outdoor

    Billboards, transit advertising, street furniture, large-format print and shopping centre placements. Static and digital. Local placements through to national rollouts.

    Best for Brand awareness, location-based targeting and reinforcing campaigns running across other channels.

How we work.

  • Decades of supplier relationships.

    We know who to call, what's available, where the real value sits and which inventory is overpriced. That access takes years to build. Most clients see it reflected in better rates and better placements than they were getting before.

  • Integrated with digital.

    Traditional and digital are the same campaign on different channels. We plan them together so your message is consistent whether someone sees your billboard, hears your radio ad, scrolls past a display ad or finds you on Google.

  • In-house creative.

    TV and radio commercials, print artwork and outdoor creative - written and produced in-house. One team from concept to airtime. No subcontracting and no chasing other studios for files at the eleventh hour.

  • Transparent buying.

    You see exactly what you paid for and what ran. Schedules, ratings, reach and frequency reports. No buried margins, no inflated rate cards.

Common questions.

Is TV still worth advertising on?

For the right campaign, yes. Brand-building works on TV in a way digital still can't quite replicate. Sight, sound, motion, emotion. The audiences are smaller than they were 20 years ago but they're not gone - they've split between live, BVOD and YouTube. We plan across all three.

Can you do regional and metro at the same time?

Yes. Most national campaigns we run combine metro reach with regional adaptations. The creative might shift slightly. The buy adjusts to the audience and the rate card.

How do you charge - markup on media or flat fee?

Transparent and laid out in your proposal. No surprise margins. You see what the media costs and what we charge to manage it.

Thinking about adding traditional media to your mix?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. Your budget, invested like it's ours - we'll tell you what to buy and what to skip.