SYDNEY, Today: The Australian Writers & Art Directors Association (AWARD) has issued its Call for Entries for the 42nd AWARD Awards. The deadline for entries is Friday 11 December.

AUCKLAND, Today: Labour not only won the 2020 election but also the marketing battle as it scooped up around half the nation’s votes despite spending far less than National, according to a report by NZ Herald business reporter Chris Keall.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Newmarket-based indie media agency has engineered a takeover by Wendy’s restaurant chain of the Drive show of NZME radio network Flava, effectively owning the network’s ‘hunger zone’ between 4pm and 6pm.

AUCKLAND, Today: Boutique retail media owner Hypermedia has repackaged its national media network to offer brands unique access to holidaying audiences this summer.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Magazine Publishers Association has signed a panel of high-achieving indie publishers & journos for its upcoming seminar, The New Mags, in just 10 days.

PARIS, Wednesday: The Epica Awards – the only global ad show judged by journalists (including M+AD ed David Gapes) – has extended its entry deadline to Monday 16 November.

AUCKLAND, Today: The AUT Ad School holds its end-of-year show in three weeks – on Tuesday 24 November, bringing to a close a year that saw dozens of students learning the craft from the discomfort of their bedrooms.

AUCKLAND, Today: Hungry for human contact and free dumplings in equal measure, 100+ Auckland marketers and media types recently took up The Goat Farm’s invitation to attend the second Marketers+Media Meetup #MMMU.