AUCKLAND, Monday: Colenso BBDO has been appointed as the new creative agency of record by pay-gap advocacy group MindTheGap to bring renewed attention to the issue of gender and ethnic pay gaps within New Zealand businesses and government. 

AUCKLAND, Today: Total NZ digital advertising revenue grew by 9.6% in 2022 over the previous year, according to IAB’s revenue report – released by the IAB this morning.

LONDON, Today: “They started with an uncommon-common-sense bit of thinking which was to go back to the core of Cadbury – the Dairy Milk product – and it’s five-star distinctive asset, the ‘glass & a half’ of milk in every bar,” writes Auckland agency chief James Hurman in the first of a series of columns he’s writing for UK ad/media site WARC.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, Today: OMG NZ’s Gina McKinnon writes: There was a lot of anticipation to see what SXSW (South by Southwest) would deliver post the Covid years and I can assure you it did not disappoint.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Advertising Standards Authority today reported that advertising revenue across main media was $3.389 billion dollars for the 12 months ended 31 December 2022, compared to $3199 in 2021.