AUCKLAND, Today: FCB Worldwide ceo Carter Murray has announced the appointment of Sébastien Desclée as ceo of FCB New Zealand. Desclée is returning to the FCB network where he was previously president of international markets, overseeing the FCB footprint in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Global data-driven insights & consulting company Kantar, has announced the formal integration of Colmar Brunton NZ into the wider Kantar business.

AUCKLAND, Today: Total digital advertising revenue in New Zealand continues to climb, reaching over $400 million for the first quarter in 2021, and achieving 28.7% growth on the same period in the previous year.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: New Zealand King Salmon has extended its long-established relationship with full-service Freemans Bay indie Republik to lead and manage its social media and other holistic media activity in the United States.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Auckland indie agency Motion Sickness has won the full Energy Online business after a competitive pitch. The incumbent was Contagion.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: JCDecaux New Zealand has unveiled a new social impact initiative – a partnership with youth mentoring charity, The Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa.

AUCKLAND, Today: JCDecaux is preparing to launch two striking new digital large format sites at leading retail & lifestyle destination, Westfield Newmarket.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Aeroplane Music Services is about to celebrate a new milestone – a decade as one of New Zealand’s leading music licensing experts.