AUCKLAND, Today: This year’s international Effies judge, Andrew Geoghegan, will speak at the annual Effectiveness Function on Thursday 10 October.

LAS VEGAS, Today: Just two creatives will represent NZ at the London International Awards Creative LIAisons in October – both of them junior staffers at Colenso BBDO (appropriate, as this event is dedicated to young creatives).

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Newmarket-based Boyd PR has been shortlisted for The Holmes Report’s 2019 APAC Sabre Awards in two categories for its Mazda NZ WOW [World of Wearable Arts] My Town campaign.

AUCKLAND, Today: WPP’s AKQA design agency has unveiled a new ecommerce platform for New World, creating a link between personalised, inspirational and promotional content for shoppers to make online transactions, interact with shoppable recipes, articles and shopping list builders.

AUCKLAND, Today: Fanshawe St-based full-service media agency Ikon Communications has been appointed to handle media strategy and implementation duties for Solarcity, effective immediately.

AUCKLAND, Today: Business contacts giant Yellow has announced the purchase of a 25% stake in award-winning Grey Lynn-based digital marketing agency Hype & Dexter.

AUCKLAND, Monday: TBWA NZ has launched a new ANZ Bank campaign saluting New Zealand’s 4.6 milllion pet owners – 64% of households in the country.

AUCKLAND, Today: After a number of years working in leading recruitment agencies The Pond and 3rdeye, Clint Ulyatt has returned to the agency world joining Newton/Auckland-based boutique brand agency Fuman.