The NZ Commercial Communications Council, with TVNZ on board as sponsor, has issued its call for entries for the 2017 Effies, to be held at the Langham Auckland on Thursday 19 October. Read More

The Marketing Association has released the detail of its upcoming 2017 Direct Marketing Conference, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Auckland on Tuesday 29 August. Read More

NZ won its second Gold Lion overnight in Cannes – and, like the first, the winner was again Colenso BBDO. NZ also won three Silver and five Bronze Lions. Read More

Dictionary Films Tokyo executive producer Peter Grasse – a well-known filmmaker on both sides of  the Tasman – chairs a Cannes session this week, entitled Speakers Who Define the Creative Ecosystem. Read More

New Zealand agencies picked up another nine finalists at the Cannes Lions Festival overnight – in the Mobile and Direct categories – bring NZ’s shortlisted campaigns so far to 34. Read More

Saatchi & Saatchi, with Team NZ sponsor Toyota, has created a support-seeking campaign aimed specifically at the people of Bermuda, and running mainly in the Caribbean nation. Read More

BC&F Dentsu has unveiled major changes to its management structure in Auckland, with ceo Daniel Barnes stepping back to a founder/partner role – while his colleague of the past 10 years, ECD... Read More