SYDNEY, Today: NZ news media publishers have scored nine finalist nominations across a range of categories for the 2020 Global Media Awards (run by the International News Media Association, and administered in this part of the world by Australia’s NewsMediaWorks).

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Omnicom Media Group agency OMD Worldwide had the best net new business performance of any global media network in 2019, as reported today by international indie research company COMvergence.

AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand’s five biggest banks spent a collective $117 million on advertising last year – a 69% jump on 2017, according to a report by business writer Tamsyn Parker in today’s Herald (scroll down for the link).

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: More details are emerging about our mystery adman Richard King, who died *recently.

AUCKLAND, Today: Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand has announced the departure of chief creative officer Toby Talbot. He has been with the agency since 2017 and will be leaving at the end of the March for a new role in Europe in a bid to be closer to family.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: ANZ has employed augmented reality (AR) to allow young Kiwi cricketers to enjoy an up and close experience with their heroes.  

AUCKLAND, Today: After a competitive pitch at the end of 2019, new indie financial news site BusinessDesk has signed with creative & media agency Contagion – which has now launched a new campaign, Follow the Money, with outdoor, digital, social and a “hard-to-miss” activation (scroll down for the link).

AUCKLAND, Today: It is with sadness we report the death of former Kiwi adman Richard King, who had struggled with ill health for a number of years.