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First Table: Partnership

First Table appointed Payper as PR agency for Australia and New Zealand to manage earned media strategy as the platform accelerates international growth

Source: Scoop NZ — Business

The leadership read

Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. First Table's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Oceania, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 103.7 (Hot) (down 1.8 month-on-month), Oceania is at steady (+1.1pts) on signal share.

First Table: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.

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Partnership · Oceania

Vercel →

Vercel, Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, and OpenAI jointly launched Agent Plugins 1.0 specification—a standardized format for AI agent skills and tools designed for portability across platforms. Endorsed by Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation and already supported by VS Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Codex, and Kiro.

Partnership · Oceania

MCoBeauty →

MCoBeauty partnered with Cadbury for a limited-edition cross-category collaboration featuring chocolate-inspired makeup (eyeshadow palette, lip treatment) and beauty-inspired chocolate block, distributed through Woolworths in Australia.

Partnership · Oceania

WP Engine →

WP Engine partnered with Commerce (parent of BigCommerce) to launch WP Engine Commerce Connect for BigCommerce, enabling mid-market retailers to integrate advanced ecommerce capabilities with existing WordPress websites without rebuilding.

Partnership · Oceania

Howatson+Company →

Howatson+Company appointed as creative agency of record for Dulux

Partnership · Oceania

Momentum →

Momentum won a retail activation account with Optus in a multi-year deal

Partnership · Oceania

Halliburton →

Halliburton partners with Australia's Beetaloo Energy on an AI data center-linked gas project

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