AUCKLAND, Today: The National Business Review has canned its weekly print edition and moved to a fully digital-based subscription.

AUCKLAND, Today: The New Zealand PR Institute has opened up its jobs board to everyone who is seeking a job/project work, or to advertise a role – free of charge (in more normal times it’s a members-only service).

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Veteran Marsden Inch recruiter Barry Williamson has responded positively to Paul Head’s state-of-the-industry report, reprinted by M+AD Daily Tuesday directly from the Comms Council website.

SYDNEY, Today: The New Zealand ad market is better placed than Australia’s to weather the Covid19 storm, according to ad intel provider Standard Media Index.

AUCKLAND, Today: “There is solid proof that brands that continue to advertise during tough times fare better than those that don’t,” says Comms Council ceo Paul Head in an address to the ad industry, posted this morning on the council website.

AUCKLAND, Today: Many ad businesses are rapidly finding new ways to operate – like voiceover agency Bigmouth, which is now offering full voiceover services via Skype, Facetime, Zoom, or a phone call.

AUCKLAND, Today: Media channel provider Hypermedia has appointed out-of-home specialist Adam McGregor into the newly created role of general manager – media.

HAMILTON, Today: Web delivery may be dropping off many agency radars – but now, in a time where literally every bit of revenue counts, NZ tech firm Blutui is seeing a rise in interest in their web development platform.

AUCKLAND, Saturday: M+AD was accused of cribbing after we republished a very personal piece written by a Covid-19 sufferer on the Quora website.

PARIS, Sunday: Creative agency Sid Lee Paris tell us they’re not doing much communicating these days, with the focus shifted to everyone’s wellbeing.