Sydney-based mobile engagement company Big Mobile has forged a partnership with New York-based global location-based marketing technology company xAd Inc to bring xAd’s cutting-edge, location technology to Australia and New Zealand.

Company directors Rob Campbell and Tracey Jones are accusing the media – especially National Business Review and the NZ Herald – of hindering gender diversity, reports the NBR pay site.

AGM Publishing’s $8.5k Interior Awards has opened for entries, but the lead-in is getting short – the deadline for entry is Wednesday 3 May.

Sydney-based APAC engagement marketing software provider Marketo – an active participant in the NZ market – has acquired ToutApp, a leading sales engagement software company based in San Francisco.

Auckland PR exponents Undertow Media have chosen legal secretary Tamsin Gorman as the winner of its Choice Hotels NZ TravelGrammer 2017 Instagram comp – picking up a social media exploration trip for two to Australia.

M+AD undersold Republik’s performance at the Spikes Asia Tangrams Effectiveness Awards yesterday (through no fault of our own, we hasten to add).

The advertising revenue spent through members of the Outdoor Media Association (OMANZ) continues to grow at levels unseen in the history of the medium, according to OMANZ general manager Derek Lindsay.

After three years establishing Special Group in Australia, founding creative partners Matty Burton & Dave Bowman are set to take a role at Google, leading the Google Zoo operation throughout the Asia Pacific region, according to a report in Campaign Brief Australia.

An email tipoff led M+AD down the garden path in yesterday’s coverage of PHD’s acquisition of Spark’s $40 million advertising business.