AUCKLAND, Today: With over a week to go, all 863 seats at The Beacons 2019 venue Shed 10 have been sold – at $265+gst per ticket, a ringing endorsement of the relevance of the big media awards show.

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB Media heads the list of 2019 Beacon Awards finalists, with 28 entries through. Next come PHD (23), MBM (17), Carat (13), and MediaCom (9).

AUCKLAND, Today: We sadly report the passing of Penelope Cooper last Saturday 27 April at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital following a brief illness. The other half of The Cooper’s Sound Design will be missed by many in the ad industry.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: “The paywall will separate audiences as much as it separates content. Those who pay for quality content will be the ones who are most motivated to engage with it – a win for journalists, publishers, clients, PR people and readers themselves.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading pet care company Nestlé Purina – in partnership with oOh!media and the SPCA – is launching a new brand campaign across oOh!media sites to showcase the types of pets that are available for adoption in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading global ad platform Outbrain has teamed up with NZ adtech solutions provider Cortechs to give local brands and agencies direct access to the power of native advertising.