A distinguished adman of our acquaintance writes: “Dear Ed: I have no desire for me or the charity to be unmasked as the tipster to this story (if it is one) please, but I got this school’s Mad Ad competition flyer in the email from PB Tech this morning, and thought it potentially somewhat dodgy.

SINGAPORE, June 28: Global tech company HP Inc and Spikes Asia today announced the launch of the Young Spikes Design Competition, to be held in the lead-up to the Spikes Asia Festival in Singapore from September 26-28.

The Comms Council has today officially launched the entry call for 2018 Effie Awards, in association with TVNZ.

Rebecca ‘Berocca’ Paschalis has a lot to celebrate this year. She is turning the big 5 0 and also heading into her 22nd year at global media agency Omnicom Media Group.  

Australia’s B&T Awards – a creative show that specifically seeks New Zealand entries – has issued its entry call for 2018.

Y&R New Zealand has scored two finalists for Heinz Geoff – already a winner on the global stage – in the shortlist of the 2018 Australian Effie Awards.

It’s all downhill now till summertime arrives – peak time for cooling drink products. And the people behind Almighty Juice and Phantom have been quick off the mark with some startling outdoor displays.

Sydney, today: Nestlé Oceania has announced it has appointed Mediabrands-Thrive UM as its media agency in Australia and New Zealand for the Nestlé portfolio of brands. 

“We just saw the article about Huggies for the PM’s baby and thought it would be worth sharing a piece of work that we ran for Trade Me to welcome the baby,” writes Charlotte Freeman of Auckland/Wellington indie media agency MBM.