Colmar Brunton and Kantar TNS New Zealand, two of this country’s leading market research agencies, have moved into newly built premises on Sale Street in the Auckland CBD.
PR exponents invited to meet a unicorn
The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) has announced two international speakers at this year’s senior professionals event Doing Well + Doing Good, which is designed to help practitioners to help causes they feel passionate about.
Saturday night fever
Film Construction director Harriet Maire’s debut short film Anna is to screen for the first time on the Rialto channel this Saturday night.
Arrivals & Departures: Media Awards winner joins ESPN as NZ sales manager
As its business throughout the ANZ region continues to grow, ESPN has announced the addition of Rita Steel as NZ sales manager to the newly aligned Disney ESPN media sales & partnerships team.
Four major ways the agency model is changing

The way that marketers and agencies work together is in a state of flux, says Melissa Lea, the managing director of R3 New York, writing in Campaign Asia-Pacific. This article originally appeared on the R3 website.
Arrivals & Departures: Special Sydney snares ECD talent
Auckland-based Special Group has appointed Sydney-based senior creatives Tom Martin & Julian Schreiber as joint ECDs in its Australian office in Surry Hills. Both are ex Cummins&Partners.
Arrivals & Departures: Award-winning journo joins Porter Novelli leadership team
Jane Luscombe has joined Porter Novelli NZ as one of two executive directors, replacing the role previously held by Sarah Williams who was promoted to managing director in July. Luscombe starts at Porter Novelli today.
New name, new look, new book for the Techos’ Guild

Ceres Organics, Phantom & Band Napier spread the EcoSocial word (Updated)
Ceres Organics – NZ owned and proud of it – is addressing the issue of mounting landfill with a home compostable transparent pack for its certified organic EcoSocial white quinoa, which is now being advertised in a Peruvian inspired campaign, running across PR, Phantom Billboards and social media.
McCann exec arrested on corruption charges in Pakistan
Following a four-year corruption investigation, the head of Pakistani agency Orientm McCann has been arrested along with seven other agency owners and four political figures.