LONDON, Today: Colenso BBDO is the only NZ agency to make the first shortlist – in the Marketing Effectiveness category – for the WARC Awards 2020.

SINGAPORE, Wednesday: The Spikes Asia – like the Cannes Lions, another Covid-19 victim – has announced that the 2020 festival will no longer take place in October as planned.

AUCKLAND, Today: PrintNZ has announced the top five finalists in this year’s Apprentice of the Year Award. PrintNZ is the Industry association for the print, packaging and visual communication industries.

SYDNEY, Wednesday: WPP AUNZ ceo Jens Monsees receives a fixed salary of A$1.5m, according to a story published in Aussie adsheet Mumbrella (which in turn quoted the WPP annual report).

NZ HERALD EDITORIAL: “We are hearing a bit less from the Prime Minister about being kind, and a bit more about arrests!”

AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Aegis Network NZ has appointed Gavin Becker as managing director of its digital experience agency, Isobar. He replaces Ian Howard, who left the company in March – for parts unknown.

AUCKLAND, Today: Alexander PR has released a Covid-19 guide for businesses – written by the agency’s entire staff. The authors were steered by agency Issues and Crisis PR legal consultant Kate Alexander, who said they’d been “inundated with calls for help”.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council is bringing the industry together with a new Zoomcast series called Connection for the Industry featuring industry leaders discussing their response to challenges through the Covid-19 saga.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Outdoor Media Association of NZ has reported revenue for Q1 marginally down by 2.9% on net media revenue year-on-year, posting $29.32 million.

AUCKLAND, Today: BC&F Dentsu & OMD have launched a sponsored TV programme on behalf of Meridian Energy to help youngsters cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.