Today M+AD pays tribute to two legends who passed away last week, having left the world a far better place than they found it – singer Aretha Franklin and NZ journalist Warwick Roger.

Auckland, today: A new DOOH provider – Wanaka-based Halo Media – is the latest arrival to join the outdoor boom with its first digital site in the Highbrook business park in East Tamaki.

New York, NY, Friday: The 2018 Midas Awards for the world’s best financial advertising – founded in 2001 – is now open for entries. 

Auckland, Friday: A third-year advertising student from AUT has taken out the top prize at the inaugural TRB Student Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (The 2018 Orca).

Campaign Asia-Pacific has announced their annual Women to Watch 2018, with design director/founder of indie design & advertising agency Run, Laura Cibilich, as the only New Zealander to make the list.

Auckland digital marketing agency Inbound has picked up a good award win from global marketing software leader HubSpot. Inbound won the Inbound Growth Story category for work it did with Authentically, an Instagram account growth service created by Inbound co-founder Steven Male. 

M+AD has become a partner in the Australia/NZ division of the Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Awards series – just in time to announce the 2018 call for entries.

AUCKLAND, Today: Botab 2018 tickets have finally gone on sale – and the Comms Council would love everyone to know about it. “I know everyone has been waiting for the chance to get theirs,” says comms exec Katie Ward.