By Sam Williams, director of marketing, Certus Solutions*, speaker at coming attraction Accelerate 2017 in Wellington & Auckland: We are in a time of dizzying change and whatever you hear or read about the future, nobody, apart from it seems The Simpsons can reliably predict it, as they foresaw in 2000 that Donald Trump was the US President.

The NZ Herald website has relaunched today, with a new design to meet the evolving needs of its audience. The updated site is mobile first, reflecting the way the majority of Herald readers are accessing their news. 

Mitre 10 has appointed Jules Lloyd-Jones to the position of general manager marketing starting late July. She joins the Mitre 10 team from Foodstuffs NZ where she has held the group brand director role for the past five years.

Two Auckland Blues coaches, two Kiwi Ferns and over 20 business leaders – including One Plus One’s Kelly Bennett – have signed up to jump 192 metres from the top of the Sky Tower at 85km/hour tomorrow as part of the Drop Your Boss campaign to support the Graeme Dingle Foundation.

Billed as “the Mecca for creatives, entrepreneurs and future thinkers”, Semi Permanent is back in Auckland this year with industry heavyweights headlining the two-day symposium, on Friday & Saturday11-12 August.

Cobb & Co, for decades one of New Zealand’s favourite brands, is planning a comeback and has appointed King St as its full service agency partner after a three-way pitch in May. 

Just one NZ success overnight at the 2017 PR Awards Asia in Hong Kong – but it was a very good one, with Auckland-based Eleven being named Australia/New Zealand Consultancy of the Year.

Phantom Billstickers has added two new sites – both in classic print – in John St Whangarei, and Buller St Wellington. Posters have entered the digital age. LED billboards are popping up around the world and screens have become an increasingly important part of the street landscape. So, does this mean traditional paper-and-ink posters have had their day?