AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso, Clemenger, DDB led the field in the Axis finalists list – released by the Comms Council yesterday (scroll down for the PDF).

AUCKLAND, Today: Three of the planet’s most interesting creatives – all judges at Axis Awards 2020 – are scheduled to take part in a Q+A session at AUT on Thursday 5 March.

AUCKLAND, Today: Pead PR has further solidified its corporate offering by the appointment of Stephen Jones as corporate account director.

AUCKLAND, Today: One year since launching, NZ employment site Seek’s Smarter Search function – designed to help job seekers expand their prospects by using AI technology to predict their top matches – is receiving 250,000 search sessions each day.

AUCKLAND, Today: With the preliminary round of judging completed at the end of last week, the Comms Council have today released the finalists who will all compete to put a new Axis trophy in the cabinet. 

AUCKLAND, Today: Graduates have ranked the Clemenger Group as the most sought-after place to work in New Zealand’s media & communications sector, according to a release from the company.

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Queensland University of Technology marketing professor Gary Mortimer says the decision-makers who decided to kill the Holden brand overlooked one of the company’s priceless assets – nostalgia.

AUCKLAND, Today: Loupe Agency photographer/director Fraser Chatham has been selected as part of the 2020 Axis judging panel.