New Zealand’s advertising and marketing industry professionals gathered at The Langham Auckland last night to recognise and celebrate the country’s most effective marketing campaigns at the 2017 NZ Effie Awards, organised by the Commercial Communications Council in association with TVNZ.

Whatever you do on Monday – don’t go near the office! It’s Labour Day, an historic marker in New Zealand commemorating the struggle for an eight-hour working day.

Global engagement marketing software provider Marketo has unveiled a suite of new and enhanced solutions to allow NZ marketers to engage more effectively with their customers.

Reports that Dulux has appointed Assignment Group “to work on its creative account in the local market” should be taken with a grain of salt.

Ogilvy Media NZ has expanded its contract with Countdown to include all media strategy and buying activity, making Ogilvy the supermarket chain’s sole media partner.

Auckland-based creative digital agency Little Giant Linked by Isobar has been awarded business from two of New Zealand’s most successful franchise operations – Green Acres and Hire-a-Hubby.

Four times each year, a questionnaire from Netmedia lands in the M+AD Inbox, seeking an update on our people, our addresses and workflow details. Two minutes later, we return the completed form to Netmedia, and a few minutes after that our contact details are available to the business world.

The 2017 Effie Awards and gala dinner, held by the Comms Council in association with TVNZ, are on tonight at The Langham.