AUCKLAND, Wednesday: DDB Group marketing agency Track Aotearoa has appointed Aaron Goldring as executive creative director. Goldring has recently returned after over seven years in the UK starting with Ogilvy and most recently ECD at Engine Creative. Prior to his UK stint, he held creative leadership positions at DDB and Proximity NZ.
Strategist returns from UK
WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Downtown creative agency EightyOne has announced the return from London of strategist Brendan Sturrock.
Porter Novelli boosts leadership team
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Clemenger PR shop Porter Novelli has today announced the appointment of Amber McEwen to the position of executive director to support continued growth.
MediaWorks hires GM trio
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: MediaWorks has announced the appointment of three new agency general managers to its commercial team. Anna Magasiva, Sarah Jones and Matt Field will join the company in the coming months as agency GMs responsible for delivering radio, out-of-home and digital solutions for advertisers.
The i’s have it
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Freemans Bay-based full-service agency Contagion and Instant Finance have launched a new brand campaign, bringing to life the ‘i’ and ‘f’ characters. (There are two tvcs – scroll down for the 2nd).
NZ Shines (Updated)

SINGAPORE, Tuesday: New Zealand is among the leaders at the shortlist stage of Spikes Asia 2021. Australia leads with 169, followed by India & NZ with 93 apiece.
Crazy Magic
AUCKLAND, Today: Toyota New Zealand has released the next phase in their In Crazy We Believe campaign supporting Emirates Team New Zealand, created by Saatchi & Saatchi.
Making a Difference

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued its call for nominations for the Inspiring Individual Award (sponsored by Discovery NZ) in honour of Sandy Smith.
Adsdpend up
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has today announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2020, reporting Statutory Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of $14.2 million and 3% growth in Operating Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (Operating EBITDA) to $67.3 million.
Mates again
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Facebook and the Australian government have reached a deal that will see the site restore news pages within the next few days. After intense backstage discussions, both parties made concessions on a number of key matters.