AUCKLAND, Today: With the aim of “supporting New Zealand as we get back to business”, the Comms Council on Wednesday will hold an online event to celebrate our pandemic wind-down and the return to something like normal life.

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: “Nike’s famous Just Do It line was developed by their advertising agency,” Herald on Sunday business columnist Paul Catmur reminds us in his latest effort.

AUCKLAND, Today: State Insurance’s latest campaign – out of Colenso BBDO – delves into the biggest blunders made by New Zealanders.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Lumo Digital Outdoor and Australian DOOH adtech startup Doohly have partnered in the development of a new, independent solution they say will help streamline the entire direct and programmatic DOOH buying experience.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Phan Mail, the weekly newsletter from Phantom Billstickers (“Glue in our hair for 40 years”) would like you to meet Helia Jafari, one of their project coordinators – a multi-skilled multi-tasker.

AUCKLAND Thursday: Global sailing league SailGP has joined forces with Sky TV and NZME to bring its adrenaline-filled racing to more Kiwis.

SYDNEY, Thursday: In a guest post on B&T magazine, Ogilvy Australia chief strategy officer Ryan O’Connell argues what we probably all knew anyway – adland’s not always as trustworthy as it might pretend to be …