AUCKLAND, Today: With the influencer marketing sector continuing to boom, a leading New Zealand expert in the field, The Social Club, is experiencing its own growth, with an expanding team, updated website and new services launched this month.

AdFest has announced the dates and theme for the 2019 festival, which will be held at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group, Pattaya, Thailand from Wednesday 20 March to Saturday 23 March.

SINGAPORE, Today: BC&F Dentsu and its client Subaru NZ has been named one of just five Asia-Pacific entries to make the shortlist for the Agency/Marketer Partnership Awards.

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Marketing engagement marketing software provider Marketo – a significant player on both sides of the Tasman – has appointed Sydney-based Kevin Wordon as strategic engagement consultant in Australia and New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Colmar Brunton and Kantar TNS collected 10 awards between them, dominating proceedings at the NZ Research Association Effectiveness Awards, held at the Hilton on Friday.

SINGAPORE: Tuesday: New Zealand is a new entrant in Campaign Asia-Pacific and Nielsen’s Top 1000 Brands list, featuring this year for the first time.

AUCKLAND, Monday: oOh!media Limited has announced continued double-digit revenue growth (up 11%) with improved gross margin and underlying earnings for the half-year ended 30 June 2018.

Auckland digital transformation agency Hype & Dexter has been named Rookie of the Quarter for the APAC region by global software provider HubSpot.