AUCKLAND, Sunday: Former Badger ceo Matthew Masters resigned his M+AD sub at the weekend, to celebrate his exit from the world of “client politics and agency bullshit (as entertaining as those have been for me over the last 26 years).”

NEW YORK, Monday: D&AD has expanded its list of NZ jurors for the 2022 competition to include Clemenger BBDO CCO Brigid Alkema, Sweetshop producer Kate Roydhouse, Run CCO Raymond Otene McKay, and Auckland typeface designer Alistair McCready (Monolith).

PARIS, Today: New Zealand has successfully fostered productivity growth for a strong and sustainable recovery and higher living standards, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development) in a report released this morning.

AUCKLAND, Today: School Road Publishing has “quietly” discontinued the print edition of its travel title, Scout, according to a report by Daniel Dunkley in online news site BusinessDesk.

PARIS, Today: The OECD’s 2022 Economic Survey of New Zealand, to be released on Tuesday 1 February, analyses the challenges the country faces after having rebounded rapidly from the sharp downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Previously Unavailable chief James Hurman is to share his perspective on the role of brand in contemporary marketing and how we should rethink brand for future demand – via ThinkTV online, next week.

AUCKLAND Today: Ponsonby-based digital transformation agency Hype & Dexter has been named a winner in the APAC Partner of the Year category in HubSpot’s 2021 Performance Impact Awards for the third year running.

NEW YORK, Today: D&AD has appointed two leading Kiwi creatives as jury members to preside over the judging of the organisation’s 2022 awards programme.