Phantom Billstickers transformed the back end of a dingy Christchurch building into a work of contemporary art for its clients.
Old and young brought Santaline to life
For the last 24 Christmases, Spark’s Santaline has received hundreds of thousands of calls yearly – all from excited Kiwi kids, eager to make sure Santa gets their wish-list.
Sponsorship experts aim for a wider connection

Auckland-based commercial strategist Sarah Lewis and brand advocacy specialist Nick Rowland are launching a new sponsorship event named The Partnership Huddle.
Arrivals & Departures: Colenso sets up comms director role
Colenso BBDO has appointed Joe Carter to the new role in Auckland of Communications Director.
NZ Radio Awards entry call

The 2018 NZ Radio Awards has announced its call for entries – they open this Monday 22 January, and will once again be driven through the Radio Awards website.
Colenso’s Adfest star sings NZ praises
Arrivals & Departures: MediaWorks promotes radio chief
MediaWorks has appointed Tim Lockhart to the new position of Head of Commercial – Radio Direct, leading all direct revenue for radio and digital, and managing MediaWorks’ regional sales and operations teams across New Zealand.
Global OOH awards entry call
Fepe International, the Switzerland-based organiser of global annual out-of-home advertising awards – to be held this year in Sorrento from Wednesday 6 June to Friday 8 June – has issued its entry call, and added a new Rising Star category.
Lighting the way

The Comms Council has teamed up with NZME to give prospective Beacon Awards winners a leg up for this year’s big media awards show later this year (entries close on Friday 23 February – scroll down for the link).
Tau Hou hari

Hello again, dear reader. Welcome to the first edition of M+AD Daily for 2018. We’ve no big changes planned – just a continuation of our daily, personalised newsletter.