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M+AD was a little shy of the mark on Friday when we advised that BC&F Dentsu ECD Paul Catmur and True head of planning Janisa Parag were heading to London to sit on the international jury for the Content Strategy category at the upcoming Warc Awards.

David Paine, a leading figure in the PR industry, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday 15 March 2017. David was one of the founding members of the Pead PR team alongside owner Deborah Pead and made his mark in guiding and training the “peadies” in the art of storytelling.

At a sell-out event at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland last night, emceed by funny man-comedian Brendan Lovegrove, 800 advertising types came together at the local to celebrate the industry’s best creative work from the past year.

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has today announced Burger King – a Y&R NZ client – as the Creative Marketer of the Year 2017.

Susan Young, joint creative director at Chemistry Interaction in Westhaven, has been appointed a Caples Awards judge – one of just six women in the 30-strong jury.

UK ad news site Warc has conscripted two senior Kiwi adpeople to sit on the international jury for the Content Strategy category at the upcoming Warc Awards in London.

Air New Zealand has finally brought to an end the pitch process for its media account by appointing the Dentsu Aegis Network agencies across Australia & NZ. DAN’s Carat will handle the NZ business, while DAN’s Vizeum will do it across the ditch.

Urbis Designday, New Zealand’s premier public design event and a celebration of original thinking, serves up its sensory feast on Saturday week (25 March).