LONDON, Today: Five NZ agencies have made the shortlist for the 2023 D&AD Awards – Colenso BBDO has notched up nine places, followed by Special (7), PHD (2), FCB (10 and Dentsu Creative (1).

NEW YORK, Today: Two Kiwis – both from Special NZ – have been appointed to juries for the New York Festival 2023 AME Awards – to be held later this year (actual dates yet to be announced – the final entry deadline is in a fortnight, on 26 May).

AUCKLAND, Today: SENZ (Sports Entertainment Network) has secured radio broadcasting rights for the upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup.

AUCKLAND, Today: AU sampling network Blobfish International has announced the appointment of Casey Oxley in the newly created role of New Zealand sales director.

AUCKLAND, Today: New hires and notable lead agency appointments are taking Motion Sickness from strength to strength, the agency reported in an overnight PR release.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: A group of NZ entrepreneurs has established Fox – a new research-technology platform they say “delivers fast, easy and affordable customer research through a range of productised solutions, and all within just a few clicks”.

AUCKLAND, Today: A new report into the social media landscape in New Zealand dispels common myths and assumptions that have been plaguing marketing planning in recent years. 

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Publisher Are Media NZ has refreshed Your Home and Garden with the launch of an online marketplace shop, stocked with “thousands of stylish products and must-have items”.

AUCKLAND, Today: Comms Council ceo Simon Lendrum writes (on the council website): “I’m writing this on the off-chance that some of you may find it useful in conversations with clients relating to economic conditions.