AUCKLAND, Today: Proximity NZ has launched a CXM division with Kate De Marco and Nathalie Philippsen named as co-directors.
D&AD backs Ukraine

LONDON, Tuesday: D&AD has released an official statement demonstrating its support and solidarity towards the people of Ukraine.
Meddle class
BEIJING and NEW YORK, Tuesday: Special Group NZ was named Independent Agency of the Year, and Sweetshop NZ won Production Company of the Year in the first annual One Asia Creative Awards, produced by The One Club Asia and announced today in a special virtual presentation.
Amnesty NZ partners with Flight Digital
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.







