UK-based online ad service Warc is inviting Kiwi ad people to sit in on a complimentary Warc webinar dissecting the ASB Bank’s groundbreaking Like Loan social media campaign. Read More

AWARD School, widely seen as the pre-eminent training programme for aspiring copywriters and art directors, returns to Auckland this year, and is now open to prospective students. Read More

The Marketing Association has appointed Michael Pryor as its new CEO, replacing Sue McCarty, who left in February. Read More

Sydney-based Multiscreen Media has announced an expansion into the New Zealand market with the appointment Ursula Mattar as local General Manager. Read More

New Zealand agencies have submitted 498 entries for the Cannes Lions Festival, just a tiny part of this year’s record total of 37,427 entries from 97 countries across 17 awards categories. Read More

Facebook has today unveiled new ways for brand marketers to increase awareness, affinity and brand lift – in the form of expanded video ad capabilities and reach and frequency buying. Read More

The Gunn Report has selected 20 TV commercials which they believe may win a Cannes Film Lion this year. The list includes two from New Zealand – NZTA Mistakes and NZTA Blazed... Read More

BMW NZ has appointed RAPP as its CRM agency, and Dynamo as its media agency. Twenty was the incumbent on BMW, but Dynamo was already in the mix on a short-term contract... Read More