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Advertising and market research

Given its responsibilities, Tourism Australia engaged the services of a range of advertising agencies, market research organisations and media organisations to support the delivery of its services in 2019/20.

The table below details any amounts paid to those agencies that exceeded the threshold of $14,000 (GST inclusive), consistent with the requirements for corporate Commonwealth entities in section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth).

Agency

Services

Amount
($ AUD)

Advertising agencies

10,914,050

Infinity Squared Pty Ltd

Production of campaigns

984,671

M&C Saatchi Agency Pty Ltd

Development and production of campaigns

9,711,240

The Precinct Studios (Holdings) Pty Ltd

Production of campaigns

218,139

Market research organisations

926,825

BDA Marketing Planning Pty Ltd

Market research

625,000

Kantar IMRB

Market research

102,254

Sitback Solutions Pty Ltd

Market research

93,672

Snapcracker Research + Strategy Pty Ltd

Market research

90,909

University of New South Wales

Market research

24,990

Media organisations

30,469,958

Australian Traveller Media Pty Ltd

Media buy

163,735

Beijing Gridsum Technology Co. Ltd.

Search engine optimisation and marketing

369,018

BT Publishing

Media buy

37,100

Corporate and Travel Publications

Media buy

96,532

Haymarket Media Group

Media buy

167,775

Kode Publishing & Services

Media buy

33,194

Mash Media Group Ltd

Media buy

29,982

Mediabrands Australia Pty Ltd (trading as UM)*

Media planning and buying including media buys

29,291,574

Northstar Travel Media LLC

Media buy

219,513

Worthit International Media Group

Media buy

61,535

* The aggregate figure includes amounts paid to its affiliated agencies in various markets that are delivered under the same head contract between Tourism Australia and Mediabrands Australia Pty Ltd (trading as UM).