AUCKLAND, Today: Prominent NZ cookbook author Nici Wickes has joined School Road Publishing as food director, working on three of the independent publisher’s new magazine brands.
No 1 in the world

NEW YORK, Today: TBWA\Eleven’s creative work, Pick Up Quick, for Sustainable Coastlines New Zealand has been named the single best advertising campaign of the week worldwide, by AdForum.
NZME reports 4% growth
AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand Media and Entertainment has announced its financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2020, reporting 5% growth in Operating Ebitda* to $28.9 million.
Formula for Success

AUCKLAND, Today: Westhaven full-service indie Chemistry has scored two new pieces of business – LeaderBrand (from the primary sector), and global commercial real estate firm CBRE.
Out of Home revenue dips
AUCKLAND, Monday: the Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa reports the total H1 net revenue in the year to date at $38.1 million – down -40% from $64.1m for the same period in 2019.
Green Gold
AUCKLAND, Monday: Clemenger Group NZ has been awarded Toitū carbonreduce certification, an acknowledgement of the group’s commitment to a low-carbon economy.
Quintessentially Kiwi
AUCKLAND, Today: Newton-based ad agency Motion Sickness has launched a new education campaign for Netsafe, called Your News Bulletin.
Hippopotomonstros-
esquippedaliophobia

AUCKLAND, Friday: Here’s a good one from Friday’s NZ Herald quiz: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is … what?
Poetic Justice

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB has been confirmed as winner of the New Zealand Police account after a pitch. The identity of the other pitchers is not known. The incumbent was Stanley St.
Richer With Me
AUCKLAND, Friday: Parnell-based social media & content agency Culture has launched a campaign, Richer With Me, which implores citizens to use social media for good.