SYDNEY, Thursday: Y&R New Zealand has successfully infiltrated the Australian Effie Awards, picking up a  Bronze for Kraft Heinz Australia’s Geoff in the Retail/Etail category. 

AUCKLAND, Thursday: After 14 years, FCB chief creative officer James Mok has announced he will leave the agency “later this year to pursue consultancy opportunities”.

AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO head of activation & PR Paul Gunn left the agency on Friday. He confirmed his departure to M+AD by telephone this morning.

Auckland based digitally-led creative agency Little Giant, Linked by Isobar has worked with Pead PR to launch weight-management product calocurb to the New Zealand market, with reports of “fantastic” sales results to date.

AUCKLAND, Today: The 11th annual Battle of the Ad Bands takes place tonight at Galatos, where the MC, Radio Hauraki’s Georgia Cubbon, will be running the show. 

Pure-play premium digital outdoor operator, Lumo Digital Outdoor NZ, has selected the Ayuda software platform to run business operations, digital signage content serving and next-generation dynamic offerings.

Phantom Billstickers has unveiled a number of new sites this month – among them this beauty in Manners Street, in the heart of Wellington’s CBD.

Media Design School is the most awarded school worldwide in the innovation category at the 2018 Ad Stars, according to MDS programme leader Kate Humphries.

NZ shoppers are being treated to a fragrant sensory experience when they interact with Ti Ora’s specially built oOh!media retail panels as part of an out-of- home campaign to showcase three of its tea flavours.