AUCKLAND, Friday: Affinity ID client Southern Cross Health Society was one of the big winners at last week’s NZ Direct Marketing Awards, taking home two golds, a silver and a bronze for its Altogether Better campaign, which recognises its revamped member engagement programme.

BARCELONA, Sunday: Australian and New Zealand marketers are lagging behind their global counterparts, according to new research by Adobe. In fact, only 15% of Australians and New Zealanders believe local marketers are doing a good job.

SYDNEY, Friday: A new study from global audio branding specialist PHMG shows that younger Australians place more value on music as a key element of marketing than older generations, according to a report published in B&T (scroll down for the link).

AUCKLAND: Today: In the absence of adequate supplied information, M+AD Friday passed too much credit to Pead PR in our Marlborough King Salmon/Al Brown report.

AUCKLAND, Today: Central city-based design agency Dow Goodfolk has redesigned the imagery for a NZ classic household laundry aid – Sunshine Pegs.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Education New Zealand, Colenso BBDO, and justONE were the big winners at the2018 NZDM Awards last night. More than 500 guests celebrated the magic behind personalised marketing, hosted by the Marketing Association.

AUCKLAND: Thursday: In a move to lure brand attention, Regal Marlborough King Salmon and Kiwi celebrity chef Al Brown have cooked up the ultimate culinary trip in a campaign engineered by Pead PR.

AUCKLAND, Today: Liam woke up from a coma the day before his daughter was born. If he hadn’t been wearing a seatbelt, he wouldn’t have woken up at all. He’s one of 10 Kiwi lads featured in the Belted Survivor series: a collection of portraits of real crash survivors that turns the distinctive wounds left behind by seatbelts into badges of honour.

SYDNEY, Thursday: Former Cannes Lions festival chairman Terry Savage will be taking up the role of consultant at Dentsu brand agencies, with a focus on creativity, according to a report on Aussie site Mumbrella.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: A British study by marketing analytics specialists Ebiquity has concluded that advertisers should re-evaluate the use of radio. In the first report of its kind, Re-evaluating Media reveals radio, (along with newspapers and magazines) performs significantly better than perceived, for brand-building campaigns.