AUCKLAND, Today: The board of directors of PRINZ (the NZ Public Relations Institute/Te Pūtahi Whakakakau Tūmatanui o Aotearoa has appointed Susanne Martin to the role of chief executive, effective from 1 September.
‘Old-school’ ad agencies resisting recession

LONDON, Friday: Bad news for digital ad spending may be good news for old-school advertising agencies, according to The Financial Times.
Judges unveil Student Orca finalists
AUCKLAND, Today: Each year TRB’s Outstanding Radio Creative Awards is expanded to a student competition. In 2022, Students from AUT University and Media Design School were given a live brief to create an audio campaign for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.
Hnry Rocks!
AUCKLAND, Thursday: A recent campaign between Hnry and MediaWorks station The Rock spotlights the combined power of audio and out-of-home.
TimeZoneOne promotes key NZ talent
CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday: The New Zealand branch of multinational agency TimeZoneOne has announced the internal promotion of two key leadership positions “to align our people with our ever-changing business scopes”.
Fisher Funds appoints Stanley St as agency of record
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ specialist investment manager Fisher Funds has appointed the country’s largest independent agency, Stanley St, as its agency of record for strategy, creative, brand and media, following a competitive pitch.
OIS to provide enhanced third-party verification across Go Media network
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading NZ out-of-home company Go Media has been certified to provide its customers with enhanced campaign delivery analytics via AU third-party verification technology provider OIS.
David’s Unusables through – again!

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Special Group NZ has three entries through to the shortlist of The New York Festivals’ AME Awards, which celebrate brave and effective campaigns.
Reimagining business in the digital age
SYDNEY, Today: Sam Thompson, head of solutions & partnerships at digital media platform Bench* (headquartered in Sydney) offered some valuable insights into digital transformation* – via an email interview with M+AD …
Net giant’s ad revenue growth slowest in 2+ years

LONDON, Wednesday: YouTube ad income increased by 4.8% YoY to US$7.34 billion, far less than Wall St predictions that of a 7% increase to US$7.49 billion, according to according to stock-trading app StockApps.com*.







