Ogilvy NZ has promoted ECD Regan Grafton to chief creative officer, and Lisa Fedyszyn & Jonathan McMahon to joint executive creative directors. During his three-year leadership, Ogilvy MD Greg Partington says (in a release from the agency) Grafton has produced campaigns which have transformed brands and delivered spectacular results.

AUCKLAND, Today: The celebrations continue at NZME this week with upward momentum in the latest 2018 GfK independent commercial radio survey with NZME growing overall listeners.

The Comms Council has provided – via an item just posted on its website – the first peek at the arrangements they’re putting in place for next year’s Axis Awards.

With few NZ artists on the official Top 40, and TV productions turning to overseas production libraries because their budgets are being squeezed, Songbroker founder Jan Hellriegel says her company is a shining light for local business, content makers and musicians as it approaches its 3rd birthday.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The NZ Herald today marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage with a special edition guest edited by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Following the recent launch of its latest campaign, The Priceless Eyes Project, Specsavers will be taking over a full advertising break during prime time viewing tonight (Wednesday 19 September).

For the second time in four years, creative agency Rainger & Rolfe – in association with clients BP and the AA – on Thursday won the Supreme TVNZ NZ Marketing Award for the best marketing programme of the year.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has put on sale tickets to the 2018 Effie Awards (held in association with TVNZ).