AUCKLAND, Today: Forensic and data science firm Oritain has appointed Spark Foundry NZ as their agency of record to drive their global marketing strategy, media, planning and buying.
The Dark Destroyer’s coming to town

AUCKLAND, Today: Brought to you by NZ quiz events company Believe It Or Not, An Evening with Shaun Wallace will be raising funds for the John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, Hawkes’s Bay Foundation Cyclone Relief Fund, Lifeflight, Youthline Southland and Kaiapoi Promotion Association.
Ads that attack … must be The Boys
AUCKLAND, Monday: Phantom Billstickers’ innovative out-of-home experience for the season 3 launch of The Boys has been shortlisted for the World Out Of Home Awards in Portugal.
Special PR expands to Australia
AUCKLAND, Today: Special has expanded the services of Special PR, launching in the Australian market “in response to growing demand for creative PR solutions”.
Motion Sickness bottles Karangahape Road for a new fragrance
AUCKLAND, Monday: Road by Karangahape, a perfume capturing ‘Karangahape Road in a bottle’, will be released globally today — with absolutely no online orders allowed.
HMC secures third win for PR Consultancy of the Year
HAMILTON, Today: Waikato-based public relations agency HMC, was named the winner of the PR Consultancy of the Year in the small-to-medium category at Friday’s Public Relations Institute of New Zealand annual industry awards.
FCB & MBM tackle drunk driving

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB’s latest collaboration with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and MBM aims to reframe the consequences of drinking and driving to be more realistic, but no less emotionally impactful.
Special PR stars at PRINZ Awards
AUCKLAND, Friday: Special PR has been named the Large PR Agency of the Year when the NZ Public Relations Institute held their annual gala dinner in the Maritime Room at Princess Wharf this evening.
NZME & Stuff journos in party mode after big wins

AUCKLAND, Saturday: NZME and Stuff are both celebrating outstanding results from the 2023 Voyager Media Awards, held at the weekend. The awards focus is excellence in New Zealand journalism across print, broadcast and digital.
Tina Turner changed Aussie advertising forever
SYDNEY, Today: It has been 28 years since Tina Turner featured in her final AU campaign as the soundtrack of rugby league – a campaign that changed the face of TV & sports advertising in Australia and NZ. News of her death has now cast a dark pall over the sector.