ASB and Saatchi & Saatchi today announced that they have reached agreement to end their five-year relationship as part of a review of ASB’s agency operating model.

The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) has recognised excellence in the fields of public relations and communications, with the induction of three new Fellows – Andrew Pirie (Spark), Strahan Wallis (Porter Novelli), and Nikki Wright (Wright Communications).

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.

VMO sprung a swiftie on agency guests at the Beacons on Friday – quietly noting the differences between female and male behaviour at the show.

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.

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.

The NZ Marketing Association has issued its call for entries for the upcoming NZ Marketing Awards on 14 September at The Langham Auckland.