Clemenger BBDO Sydney creative director Rebecca Carrasco has been appointed head of Facebook Creative Shop Australia & New Zealand, according to Campaign Brief.

Phantom Billstickers owner Jim Wilson has penned an amusing response to the appearance in the market of a new competitor in the street poster market – Shout Media.

OzKiwi creative Lisa Fedyszyn, now associate CD at Droga5 New York, has been appointed to the executive jury for the 2016 New York Advertising Festival.

In a move aimed at taking a lead on digital ad verification and to combat issues of ad fraud, viewability and brand safety, Omnicom Media Group New Zealand has announced a partnership with global security outfit Integral Ad Science.

A new app designed to help tourism operators reach visitors while en route to local attractions will be launched in New Zealand this week. The technology which was developed by Auckland company Skoot, a joint venture between JUCY, Tourism Radio and Putti (a Spark Ventures company), will allow businesses to market directly to tourists planning the next stage of their itinerary.

The first-ever day-night cricket test that’s just finished in Adelaide has proven a winner for Australian fans and TV ratings.

NZME has signed with a collective of eight national sporting organisations (NSOs) to be a media content provider, dedicated to delivering rich and engaging sport content in New Zealand – Athletics NZ, Basketball NZ, Bowls NZ, Golf NZ, Hockey NZ, New Zealand Tennis, Triathlon NZ and Yachting NZ.

What do Nirvana, Guinness, Honda and Spike Jonze have in common? They all have work that is starring in the 2016 D&AD Next Awards campaign.

People are happiest and most productive if they can choose what they work on and who they work with, say NZ Agile coaches Sandy Mamoli & David Mole.

NZME has established a new division called CreateMe which brings together all of their core commercial content creators and commercial strategists.