HERO Top Ranked Australian Independent Agency In Cannes Lions Digital Craft
The recognition overnight of HERO’s Mindography campaign for Fujifilm Instax in the Cannes Digital Craft Lions adds another global accolade for this groundbreaking work.
HERO Cleans Up At Spikes Asia
HERO has brought home two new coveted trophies from Spikes Asia. BRONZE in Brand Experience & Activation – Integrated Campaign for Toyota Motor Corporation: The C-HR Diamond Collection SILVER in Digital Craft – AI Storytelling for instax Australia: Mindography.
2025 Global WINA Advertising Awards Name HERO Australian Creative Agency Of The Year
HERO has been named Australian Agency of the Year at the Global WINA Festival (World Independent Advertising Awards). The win also marks the first time in the Festival’s 10 year history an Australian agency has appeared in the global award show’s Top 10 winners.
The Best Work "Gives People A Feeling They Can’t Quite Shake", According to Bec McCall
HERO Brisbane's group CD shares how her work has changed over the last year as part of LBB’s Creativity Squared series
WINA Global Festival Announces Ben Lilley 2025 Jury Chair
Ben Lilley has been named the global WINA Festival's Jury Chair for its 10th year anniversary celebrating the best of global independent creativity, to be held in Ibiza.
B&T Fast 10: Ben Lilley’s Journey From Fledgling Actor To Agency Founder
HERO’s founder Ben Lilley becomes the latest to face Greg ‘Sparrow’ Graham’s Fast 10 questions. Here, he reveals his thespian past, erroneous stint as a marketing manager and why his mum thinks he wrote ‘Dumb Ways To Die’.
HERO Tops List Of Best Creative Advertising Agencies In Australia: Campaign Brief Hot List 2025
Australia’s top creative agencies, as judged by the world’s leading award shows.
HERO’S Ben Lilley to represent Australia on the LIA Integration and Direct jury
This year marks the first time that LIA is introducing the Direct competition. Both Integration and Direct campaigns evolve based on the interaction of people and the different touch points. Integration is Innovation, Influence and Impact.
Bec McCall Is HERO’S new Group Creative Director
With her award-winning creativity and knack for building a fun, inclusive culture, we’re excited to see Bec shake up the Brisbane agency scene.
HERO HOUSE shortlisted again in workplace design, this time in the INDE.Awards 2024
We’re honoured that our very own HERO HOUSE has been shortlisted once again in workplace design, this time in the INDE.Awards 2024!
Gerety Awards Name HERO finalist in ‘Work For Good’
This global event places a strong emphasis on diversity and gender equality, making it even more meaningful to us.
HERO Crowned Australia’s Top Agency at New York Festivals; Solidifies Dominance as National Leader in Creative AI Effectiveness
HERO tops the New York Festivals, with 2 Golds, a Silver and 2 Finalists, all for 2 awesome Maybelline campaigns!
Melbourne’s Best Creative Advertising Agencies Top The MADC Creative Showcase
HERO is honoured in showcase of ‘the very best of Melbourne’s advertising, design and creative firepower’.
HERO JUST BROKE THE INTERNET WITH ITS DECJUBA ‘PUFFER PLANE’.
HERO and Australian fashion retailer DECJUBA have sent social media into meltdown, with their ‘D-LUXE Puffer Plane’ amassing over 30 million views in its first week of release.
Could AI have come up with our iconic “Dumb Ways To Die” campaign?
To find out, we gave our original Metro Trains brief to ChatGPT. Then visualised its top 3 ideas in Midjourney and animated them through Runway 2. The results were, well, interesting. But it looks like our jobs are safe for now…
2024 CB Hot List: HERO Named Campaign Brief Agency Of The Year
HERO has taken out the 2023 Campaign Brief Medium Agency of the Year title, selected from all Australian agencies with 30 to 100 employees.
HERO Tops Hot List Of Best Ad Agencies In Australia: Campaign Brief
Australia’s Top 10 leading creative ad agencies, as judged by the world’s leading award shows and ranked by Campaign Brief.
Driving Market Scale: Inside HERO’s Integrated Brand Strategy and Creative Execution for Toyota Australia
HERO and Toyota Australia have created an online content series, designed to inspire those who have faced barriers preventing them from getting their licence.
Collaborative Ecosystems: Inside HERO House, Melbourne’s Premier Creative and AI Innovation Hub
We've finally moved into our new HQ, HERO HOUSE, after more than 2 years in the making. And it’s very on-brand!
7 x B&T SHORTLISTS for hero
Including 2 for Victorian and Queensland Agency of the Year. And another 5 for Maybelline New York ‘Through Their Eyes’ in Bravery, Digital, Diversity, Social Media and Integrated.