CHRISTCHURCH, Today: A Canterbury-based design and branding studio has launched with a simple stated goal: “Build champagne brands on beer budgets.”

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME’s The New Zealand Herald will next week launch digital subscriptions for just $5 a week – an attractive offer that makes accessible the entire digital range of Herald editorial products.

AUCKLAND, Today: Content creators The Content Place and Alexander PR have designed and developed a bi-weekly podcast series aimed at tackling challenges faced by New Zealand’s fast-growing metals industry.

SINGAPORE, Friday: NZ performed above its weight at the 2019 APAC Effie Awards, with DDB (#2) and Barnes Catmur Friends Dentsu (#3) both being named among the top three agencies in the region.

NEW YORK, Thursday: Three New Zealand agencies – FCB/Assembly and kickass Wellington/Amsterdam shop Resn have picked up three wins (two of them going to Resn) at the 23rd annual Webby Awards in the US.

LOS ANGELES, Thursday: The California-based Mobius Awards has broken new ground by adding a cannabis category to its 2019 creative competition, which opens on Thursday 25 April.

NEW YORK, Thursday: The 2019 New York Festivals’ Global Awards creative competition is now open for entries. The Globals are now in their 25th year, celebrating the best work in Healthcare & Wellness and Pharma (Rx) Advertising.

WAIKANAE, Today: Long-serving NZ rock & showbiz promoter Stewart Macpherson is looking for advertisers to support the UK production of American Idiot:The Musical by Green Day his company, Stetson, is bringing to Auckland in October.

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, Thursday: Two finals judges from New Zealand have been selected for the Ad Stars creative competition, to be held in August.

AUCKLAND, Today: Most advertising and media professions will be taking at least a partial day off to celebrate Anzac Day tomorrow (Thursday 25th). And, as usual, most of them still stay in contact via cell and email.