Special Group has retained the 2degrees business defending its turf in a pitch against unidentified Auckland agencies.

The Asia Pacific Effie Awards has released its call for entries for next year. The 2017 competition features 42 categories plus three new specialty categories: Branded Content, Programmatic, and Seasonal Marketing.

The new 15” and 30” content pieces feature toddlers saying Trump quotes. The footage abruptly pauses and a range of cheeky words replace Trump’s. The viewer is then challenged to trump Trump at the Powershop website.

Global marketing software company Marketo has ranked #1 in G2Crowd’s latest rankings for Best Marketing Automation Software for Enterprises. Marketo earned the highest overall satisfaction and market presence scores.

The Fair Go production team is gearing up for the annual Fair Go Ad Awards, which will screen on Monday 21 November on TVNZ 1 at 7.30pm.

NZME is partnering Central Lakes Media to launch easy-listening station Coast in Wanaka this Monday on 94.6FM. Central, which is owned by former Auckland broadcaster Mike Regal, already owns media in the district, including Radio Wanaka.

TVNZ has sent an SOS to production companies and ad agencies about elevated sound levels on online ads submitted for broadcast.

Clemenger BBDO Wellington’s Mistakes campaign for the NZ Transport Agency has won Gold and the Tim Broadbent Prize for Best International Campaign at the IPA Effectiveness Awards in London. The IPA event rewards work that “that demonstrate marketing payback”.

Contagion Auckland has produced a new national brand campaign for the new range of sausages from Premier Beehive – the first Beehive campaign in over a decade.