SINGAPORE, Thursday: Damon Stapleton, Kim Ragan and Zia Mandviwalla have been named to represent New Zealand on Spikes Asia juries next month. The Spikes have already named former FCB NZ media director Anna Chitty (now ceo at PHD China) as president of the 2019 Media jury.

AUCKLAND, Today: United Media Solution (UMS), the leading Chinese digital marketing agency in NZ, has joined global independent agency network Affinità as its China agency partner.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Marketing Association has announced the launch of its first-ever Women in Marketing event – to be held at the Cordis Auckland on Tuesday 22 October, from 12 noon to 4.45pm.

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB is celebrating its wins this year at Axis (Creative Agency of the Year) and the Beacons (Most Awarded Media Agency) with a Double Banger campaign of its own, running at Auckland Airport and across OOH, Dom Post print, Stuff, Herald print, and Herald online.

“The planets and stars don’t always align like this, but it’s no co-incidence,” said FCB PR chief Angela Spain.

AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has challenged M+AD’s assertion that Radio Hauraki is New Zealand’s number one music station with males.

AUCKLAND, Today: Lumo Digital Outdoor has launched its enhanced website featuring an industry-first client platform. The new website allows clients to log in to a portal and view Lumo’s digital billboards throughout New Zealand in real time through their high-definition cameras.

By Rebecca Caroe* : The New Zealand Commerce Commission is investigating online retailers who they claim have manipulated customer reviews and testimonials in “… conduct that was liable to mislead consumers by creating artificially positive impressions …”

AUCKLAND, Today: Radio Hauraki – NZ’s No 2 music station with males – is counting down for its No Talk Day this Friday, which aims to shine a light on men’s mental health.