AUCKLAND, Today: Conversational AI platform Ambit has appointed Ashley Harder as head of marketing. She will join the senior leadership team as Ambit pursues its mission to “help Australasian companies scale up their customer service using digital employees”.
New DOOH sites for Blenheim and Auckland
AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has unveiled two new digital out-of-home sites – one in Wellington and the other in Blenheim.
New Zealanders not interested in cheaper ad-based plan

MALTA, Sunday: New Zealanders are not interested in a cheaper Netflix subscription with ads, according to a survey conducted by global casino-ranking site Time2play, which finds 56% wouldn’t opt for the streaming service’s newest tier.
Newly listed software shop taps One Plus One
AUCKLAND, Friday: Following a competitive pitch, SaaS* outfit Blackpearl Group has appointed Parnell independent agency One Plus One Communications as its PR partner for its listing on the NZX.
Pead grows senior team with new hire and promotions
AUCKLAND, Friday: PR agency Pead has announced the appointment of Jennifer Leppington-Clark, and the promotions of Courtney Stayte and Lauren Went.
Stayed away in droves

PARIS, Sunday: Following a clean sweep by big-name Northern Hemisphere agencies, New Zealand and Australia scored virtually no prizes in the Epica Awards 2022 – the only global creative show conducted by journalists.
Give rugby a rest says TAB in new campaign via Chemistry
AUCKLAND, Thursday: TAB and Chemistry aim to have delivered a game-changing campaign to help prepare the country for the Football World Cup.
Go Media appoints DOOH guru as national sales director
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Major NZ DOOH media company Go Media has announced the appointment of Matt Field as national sales director.
Dentsu Creative adds wealth of experience to its account service team
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Dentsu Creative Aotearoa has added firepower to its account service team, promoting Evaan Miocevich to head of account service and adding Trina Miller as senior account director.
MediaWorks & NZME rule our airwaves (updated)

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Over 3.6 million New Zealanders are listening to radio every week and almost 3.4 million of those listen to commercial radio stations, according to the latest surveys.