iSite Media is establishing five new sites for its AURA digital billboards – including expansion into Christchurch. This more than doubles the existing iSite portfolio, which now offers a combined reach of 330,000 people over a two-week period.

FCB has won October’s Newspaper Ad of the Month for its Prime TV Stadium NZ ad. Judges Paul White (AUT), Rod Prosser (JWT) and Danny Brown (Federation) said: “This is a great simple idea with good use of colour. You see the ad, and instantly understand it. Well done – the nation was watching.”

This year, MDS AdSchool team Jake O’Driscoll & Sylvia Humphries became Cannes Future Lions finalists, won the Visa Future of Payment competition, scored a Crowbar win – and now they’re off to Sydney on Friday to join 28 other lucky creatives from Australia at the D&AD New Blood Workshop – Brief to Broadcast.

The Gunn Report is seeking nominations from NZ advertising professionals for its latest creation – The 100 Best Commercials of the 21st Century. So Far.

PHD Group’s latest publication – Sentience: The Coming AI Revolution and the Implications for Marketing marks the beginning of Preemptive Marketing, where algorithms* will start to predict how we will behave,” says Christophe Spencer, PHD Group NZ head of digital.

As the initial wave of Rugby World Cup fever settles, advertisers have taken to outdoor to keep the excitement front of mind. Underwear brand Jockey backed the team early in the piece well before the RWC had begun, understanding that seeing the All Blacks out of the famed black jersey might make quite an impact.

Colenso BBDO emerged from the annual Mashable Awards (the Mashies) as the only agency outside of North America to walk away from the show with metal. On the night, Colenso’s Found project, developed with Google, won Best Use of Mobile and Samsung Black Cats won for Best Real Time Marketing.