The latest edition of Phantom Billstickers’ e-newsletter continues its series of engaging conversations with key staffers. Last week, it featured the company’s stickup gang. This week the focus is on Phantom Auckland account manager Kasmira Sewpershad, who ponders the motives of those who steal the easily accessible artworks.

Filmmaker extraordinaire Peter Grasse, who kickstarted his career at Curious Films Auckland, has been signed as a speaker at the Spikes Asia, which gets underway in Singapore today.

Instagram today announced that it has 2 million-plus monthly active global advertisers, doubling its advertiser base in the last six months.

Colenso BBDO junior creative Georgia Johnstone will represent NZ at the 2017 London International Awards’ Creative LIAisons programme in Las Vegas – an event featuring globally respected creative directors as speakers.

This year’s international Effie Awards judge, Chris Baker will be in Auckland for the first time prior to the big night and is running a half-day effectiveness workshop.

Saatchi & Saatchi has won the ANZ Bank’s sponsorship business, which became available when True picked up the ASB brand account, bringing to an end its partnership with ANZ. There was no pitch.

The 2017 Spikes Asia Innovation jury has selected DDB/Mango’s Rialto Breast Cancer Screenings campaign as one of 10 entries to make the category shortlist.