AUCKLAND, Thursday: Of the 10 Golds awarded at last night’s 2020 live virtual Effie Awards, two went to TBWA for their work with 2degrees on “Fighting our Way to our Most Profitable Year Ever” in the Consumer Services category, and for “How a Nature-Powered Ram Led the Charge to a Complete Market Share Turnaround” for ANZ Bank, in the Most Effective Integrated Campaign category.

AUCKLAND, Today:Grey Lynn-based indie shop True has picked up iconic Kiwi retailer Postie following a competitive pitch. There was no incumbent.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Britomart-based Thrive PR + Communications has won new clients in Afterpay and DiDi, managing the PR remit for both businesses in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Grey Lynn’s Lemonade Design MD Andrea Fowler writes: “I’m sure you might have heard but my sister-in-law Annabelle Fowler sadly passed away on Monday 19 October after a brave 18-month battle with cancer.”

AUCKLAND, Today: Sling & Stone PR has turned to street posters throughout Auckland to celebrate the November opening of NZ’s third QT hotel (which is marking the occasion by giving away 150 rooms in a five-day treasure hunt).

WELLINGTON, Today: Downtown PR firm Draper Cormack Group (a two-person outfit, just 1min walk from the Cable Car) is defying the Covid-19 plague with a surge of new clients.

NEW YORK, Thursday: The One Club for Creativity has named Colenso senior art director Haylie Craig as one of only two Asia-Pacific winners of its portfolio-based Next Creative Leaders competition.

AUCKLAND, Today: There are monsters to be found at home this Halloween, thanks to a new, free game – Everyday Horrors – from NZ game & creative tech studio, Method.

AUCKLAND, Today: The 2020 NZ Effie Awards will be Zoomed live today, from 5pm to 6.30pm. Kiwi comedian Hayley Sproull is the MC.