AUCKLAND, Thursday: Lion has awarded its megamillion-dollar media account to MediaCom, after a pitch between MBM, Starcom, and Zenith (all Publicis agencies), according to a Damien Venuto report in the NZ Herald Premium section (scroll down for the link).

AUCKLAND, Today: 3.58 million people or 82% of New Zealanders aged 10+ listened to radio each week in Survey 4 2019, from the Radio Broadcasters Association and surveyor GfK NZ.

AUCKLAND, Today: A little over 80 years since the first Beetle rolled off the production line, Volkswagen – with DDB still in the co-driver’s seat – is bidding farewell to the iconic model which truly cemented itself in both motoring and advertising history.

AMSTERDAM, Wednesday: Wunderman Thompson has appointed Bas Korsten and Daniel Bonner as global chief creative officers – the first appointment to the role since J Walter Thompson merged with Wunderman a year ago, parting ways with JWT global CCO Matt Eastwood.

AUCKLAND, Today: Southern Cross Health Society, with guidance from creative agency True and media agency MBM, is about to become “the first health insurance company in the world” (according to Porter Novelli PR) to launch a digital human.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading NZ architect and design firm Jasmax has joined software-maker Journey to launch a new design direction and brand identity.

AUCKLAND, Today: Global communications platform Iprex has announces the appointment of Pead PR NZ MD Sarah Munnik as its new Asia-Pacific regional president.

AUCKLAND, Today: Marketing agency Hype & Dexter NZ is one of only 13 global agencies named in the first cohort of Advanced Implementation Certified partners by HubSpot.