QMS NZ has officially ‘switched on’ Wellington, with the unveiling of a new digital billboard in the heart of the CBD. Situated on the corner of Lambton Quay and Willis Street, the billboard is in the heart of Wellington’s key retail and business precinct.

News this week that Facebook is stepping up efforts to make its platform more business-friendly. Globally, more than one billion people on Facebook are connected to at least one business on Facebook. Here it’s been revealed more than 80% of kiwi Facebookers are connected to a business.

American research suggests many consumers are tempted to get rid of ad blockers. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released “Ad Blocking: Who Blocks Ads, Why, and How to Win Them Back” research. It finds two-thirds of U.S. consumers using ad blockers could be convinced to uninstall them. 

Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts has fallen on his sword. In a brief statement. Saatchi’s parent company Publicis Groupe has confirmed Roberts has resigned.

New York. The AME Awards competition is now accepting entries for the 2017 competition. Started in 1994, the AME Awards honours campaigns world-wide that successfully demonstrate ground breaking solutions to challenging marketing problems.

Reel Factory with support from Frucor’s Fresh-Up brand are about to launch a new sport/entertainment TV show called Short & Wide. The show will be available on TVNZ OnDemand and DUKE from later this month.

With help from agency FCB, Vodafone is about to test the friendship of a young kiwi with a promotion pushing the telco’s new Prepaid mobile plans aimed at under 25s.

Interior designer and judge of TV3’s The Block, Paul Izzard, has been commissioned to lead a major redesign of a new restaurant at the Wither Hills winery in Marlborough.