Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions
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Partnershipcurated sourcedetected 2026-04-22 · confidence 70%

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VML: Partnership

VML created new hero campaign for Colgate's extended AFL partnership featuring Carlton captain Patrick Cripps

Source: B&T Magazine

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Alliances like this can broaden media commercial leadership bench strength.

Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 105.8 (Hot), down 2.4 on the prior month; EMEA hiring signal is running easing (-2.8pts).

VML: 2 signals in the last 90 days — in line with the Media median of 2 across 12 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 57 days.

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