AUCKLAND, Today: Kiwibank has entered the creative automation era by joining forces with automation platform Storyteq (HQ in Amsterdam; offices in Sydney, Takapuna, and London).

BEIJING, Today: TikTok is expected to reach 955.3 million users worldwide by 2025, increasing from the current 834.3 million users in 2023 – marking an increase of 121 million users.

AUCKLAND, Monday: The NZ Marketing Association has launched its 2023 Brand Summit, a “flagship” event, with three international keynote speakers confirmed so far.

AUCKLAND, Today: The World Press Photo Exhibition, a showcase of powerful images from across the globe from the past year, returns to Auckland this month for the first time since 2019.

AUCKLAND, Today: Greg Partington’s Waitapu Group is spreading the word about its first annual group event – Future Proof with US keynote speaker Mark Schaefer – in Auckland on Wednesday/Thursday 15 & 16 November.

LONDON, Thursday: NZ’s Media Design School has scored two Wood Pencils at the D&AD New Blood Awards for emerging creatives.

NEW YORK, Today: Run NZ co-founder/executive creative director Laura Cibilich has been named on the One Club’s Young Guns 2023 jury.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Around the world, researchers are noticing that Gen Z pays more attention to out-of-home media than digital ads – 84% versus 56% in one study.

AUCKLAND, Today: The 2023 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards will take place on Wednesday 6 September at Spark Arena.