AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Human rights NGO Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand has announced a tech-enabled, consultancy partnership with Auckland agency Flight Digital.
Domestic Blis
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: London-based global location advertising company Blis is launching its programmatic offering, Audience Explorer, in New Zealand. They launched in Australia a year ago.
D3 adds nine
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Following several new business wins, Grey Lynn-based independent media agency D3 has announced the hiring of nine new staffers, seeing the total agency swell to 18 team members.
Bottoms up!

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The NZ media agency market started the new 2022 year strongly, reports (global number-cruncher) Standard Media Index, delivering a record level of adspend for January up 14% to $NZ3 million – more than the previous January high, set in 2017.
ORCA entries open

AUCKLAND, Today: The Radio Bureau has announced the entry call for the 2022 Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (ORCA).
Home Sweet Home
AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO and oOh! Studio sweetened up the streets in Wellington & Auckland for Fresh’n Fruity, with10 Panoramas in bus shelters – three of the locations featuring fresh, live strawberry patch walls.
Well plaid, DDB (updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Aotearoa has supplied a credits list for yesterday’s Neon billboard – a eye-catching promotion for the new season of Outlander.
NZME commercial team strengthened
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has announced further additions to its commercial team, strengthening its multi-platform offering for clients.
Well plaid, DDB
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Aotearoa has Aotearoa created a cheeky billboard to promote Neon’s upcoming new season of Outlander.
The future of the open web

AUCKLAND, Today: Global open-web platform Outbrain will hold its annual advertising innovation conference, Unveil 2022, on Thursday 17 March at 5pm (NZ time).






