AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA’s Eleven PR has applied creative imagination to the idea of gamifying the launch of PlayStation’s DualShock4 wireless controller – via Phantom Billstickers.

SYDNEY, Yesterday: Grey Lynn-based programmatic trading desk Acquire was the only NZ company to score at Australia’s B&T Awards 2019 (a show that seldom sees any Kiwis), taking out the Best Programmatic Trading Team title from reportedly stiff Australian opposition.

AUCKLAND, Today: In what it claims is “a New Zealand first”, Dentsu Aegis Network has developed a platform called Dentsu Dynamic Digital Display (aka D4), which serves dynamic ad content directly to programmatic display ads and digital outdoor screens simultaneously.

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: Colenso BBDO has developed a new brand campaign for BMW NZ, in partnership with Spotify, to socially connect with New Zealand drivers and “help them find joy behind the wheel” this summer.

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: Indie creative shop YoungShand has helped Lion provide “a refreshed interactive digital solution”, through the relaunch of Lion’s online alcohol education platform, Alcohol&Me, in July.

AUCKLAND, Today: Votings closes at 4pm today for Stop Press’s (aka Tangible’s Marketing Magazine) first awards show, The Stoppies.

LONDON, Wednesday: PHD, with NZ creative shop Platform29 and Spark/Skinny The Best ‘Freekend’ Christmas Ever! was the only NZ entry through to the shortlist in the Effective Channel Integration category of the Warc Media Awards 2019.

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: MC Paddy Gower dished out 16 Silvers, 12 Golds and one Grand Prix at the Comms Council’s 2nd Pressie Awards, held at the Sapphire Room in Ponsonby.