MediaCom and bcg 2’s campaign for Safekids Aotearoa Check For Me Before You Turn The Key has won Gold at the 2017 Festival of Media Global Awards in Rome. MediaCom was also named Agency Network of the Year.
Late show at the Beacons
VMO sprung a swiftie on agency guests at the Beacons on Friday – quietly noting the differences between female and male behaviour at the show.
Augusto creates new global campaign for adidas Rugby
Downtown Auckland indie creative shop Augusto has developed and produced a new global adidas Rugby campaign, Next Is Everything, which launched globally today.
US$40k at stake at Warc Media Awards
The Warc Media Awards 2017, a global competition rewarding effective media planning, is now open for entries. Entry is free and there’s a US$40,000 prize fund for the top winners.
White faces kill Aussie Labor Party campaign

An Australian Labor Party ad campaign featuring the Opposition leader Bill Shorten has come under attack across the Ditch because every person featured in it is a white Anglo-Saxon.
Arrivals & Departures: Lions Gold star switches to OOH, Maxwell exits Maori TV
Former FCB client services manager Simon Teagle has taken a diversion from his long media agency career to enter the OOH world, where he has been appointed general manager at nationwide bus & billboard company Go Media.
NZ Marketing Awards entry call
The NZ Marketing Association has issued its call for entries for the upcoming NZ Marketing Awards on 14 September at The Langham Auckland.
QMS enlists VR to launch Commuter Network
QMS NZ has launched an innovative roadshow promotion utilising virtual reality to bring The Commuter Network and Britomart station direct to clients.
NZ digital agency launches in China

NZ creative digital agency Resn has launched an office in Shanghai, China. A press release from the agency this morning said the agency surprised observers by revealing yesterday that Shanghai had emerged “the victors” ahead of Singapore.
Special wins Uber in Australia & NZ

MD Michael Redwood, and CDs Tony Bradbourne & Rob Jack were in a meeting when M+AD phoned this morning seeking confirmation of the rumour that Special Group has won a pitch for the Uber creative account on both sides of the Tasman.