Luma AI has today announced The Luma Dream Brief, a global creative competition inviting advertising creatives to bring …

Spikes Asia has opened registrations for the 2026 Young Spikes Competition. Designed for creatives aged 30 and under, th…

Each week Bestads [the global arm of Campaign Brief] picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – w…

Auckland author, designer and long-time ad industry creative Nick McFarlane, whose career spans stints at FCB, Raydar, C…

As the industry undergoes major shifts, a new wave of creative talent is preparing to enter the market. AUT Ad School’…

The Pond Recruitment will cease trading this December after 20 years in the creative talent industry. In this piece, fou…

Priya Patel, CEO of DDB Group Aotearoa, and Paul Wilson, CEO of FCB Group Aotearoa, have been appointed Co-CEOs. The mov…

It has been confirmed that a select group of New Zealand creatives are trialling a new language model developed specific…

They’re back! The FireFlies Antipodes, whose motto is ‘For Those Who Suffer, We Ride’  is calling for entries fro…

VML’s global network received a trio of prestigious honors this week, being recognized by Fast Company, Campaign B…

KFC and McDonald’s lead the most Creative Brands ranking in Campaign Brief’s The Work 2025. KFC topped all o…

MAD STARS 2025 has begun its on-site awards judging in Busan. The Final Jury started round two judging on August 25. On …

The winners of the 46th annual AWARD Awards have just been announced tonight as part of This Way Up, AWARD’s annual cr…

Four of the creative industry’s most accomplished talent have joined forces to launch Princess – A Creative Comp…

Each week Bestads picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medium – which is reviewed by a top creative …

The MAD STARS 2025 conference begins with a topic of greatest importance to the industry’s future: The power of advert…

At an Eden Park event attended by leaders from across the industry, the Comms Council today launched the full results of…

Two of the most talked-about campaigns of 2025 — Make New Zealand the Best Place in the World to Have Herpes and Bette…

Omnicom has today announced the formation of Omnicom Oceania and after months of industry speculation has officially app…

As part of the succession plan at the Type Directors Club, the organisation has today announced the transition of Carol …

AD NET ZERO STRENGTHENS GLOBAL FRAMEWORK TO CALCULATE MEDIA EMISSIONS   Voluntary adoption helps advertisers and their …

WPP is amplifying its partnership with TikTok, becoming the first advertising and marketing services company to integrat…

Omnicom Group is in advanced negotiations to acquire the remaining 13.16% stake in Clemenger Group, aiming for full owne…

The Effie LIONS Foundation, a global non-profit organisation committed to ensuring the marketing industry is creative, e…

Today, Springboards, an AI platform accelerating creativity in advertising, and a collective of global advertising and m…

Springboards, the AI-powered platform built to inspire creativity and not give you the answers, today announced a signif…

Within only four years, Song became the world’s largest tech-powered creative company, growing from $12.5 billion to $…

The One Club for Creativity, the world’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the g…

The 2025 Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Program is officially underway. This year, the program includes 225 Coaches …

Each week Bestads showcases standout global advertising work as reviewed by an esteemed international creative director …

Independent Media Agencies New Zealand (IMANZ) has welcomed Duncan Shand, Managing Director and Co-founder of YoungShand…

Each week Bestads showcases standout global advertising work as reviewed by an esteemed international creative director …

Partner content – Glu, the pioneering AI-powered platform built specifically to address the creative challenges fa…

MAD STARS is now accepting applications for New Stars MAD Competition 2025, one of the most competitive and challenging …

UnLtd, the industry’s social purpose organisation, has announced Philippa Moig as its new CEO.   Moig joins UnLtd…

MAD STARS has opened applications for the Young Stars MAD Competition 2025, a global competition dedicated to discoverin…

ADFEST’s INNOVA Lotus awards the region’s most innovative works that dare to push the boundaries of creativity into …

The New York Festivals AME Awards has announced the launch of AME WE Champion (Women in Effectiveness), a global platfor…

The Comms Council has announced an extension for completing the Advertising Industry Census 2025 to the new deadline of …

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has been honored as the 2025 Advertiser of the Year by the Spikes Asia. The win marks Sams…

Advertising reflects and informs culture, so to be truly effective, the industry itself needs to be fully representative…

ADFEST has revealed its full line-up of top tier industry creative leaders who will judge the ADFEST 2025 Lotus Awards….

UnLtd, the social impact organisation for the media, marketing and advertising sector, has today announced the departure…

Effie APAC has announced Charlotte Lee, CEO of OMD Asia Pacific and Helen McRae, President of Growth and Marketing of Gr…

We Are Social, the socially-led creative agency, and Meltwater, a global leader in social and media intelligence, have r…

The In-House Agency Council (IHAC), the leading industry body for in-house marketing agencies in Australia, has official…

UnLtd, the social purpose organisation for the media, marketing, creative and tech industry in Aotearoa is relaunching i…

In anticipation of the continued rising impact of AI in marketing, The One Club for Creativity has added a new Creative …

Social media pioneer Facebook has withstood the changing tides of digital global advertising for more than two decades. …

WPP, the creative transformation company, and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment…

With insights from 835 marketing leaders across eleven countries, Serviceplan Group, in partnership with the University …

The sustainability marketing and communications team at GoodSense is the first in Aotearoa to join climate communication…

The Communcations Council has today announced the renewal of the successful partnership between Comms Council and oOh!me…

Jumpstart Collective has officially launched in Australia and New Zealand this October, offering a fresh approach to sol…

A progressive tool, The Inclusive Code, designed to reshape the New Zealand advertising industry has been launched by Sp…

Following the Commercial Communications Council (The Comms Council) Annual General Meeting hosted earlier this month, th…

The Radio Bureau (TRB) has today announced a set of changes to strengthen its role as the expert in audio media planning…

At an exclusive black-tie ceremony held in Sydney last night, three of Australia’s most celebrated creative leader…

In the lead up to the second annual UnLtd: Dodgeball tournament, a number of Pitchblack Partners’ clients have gen…

VML New Zealand, along with its clients Statistics NZ and Health NZ, has been selected to present two behaviour change c…

In an exciting expansion and with a fresh new look, mentors from Aotearoa and wider Australia will join VIC, NSW and QLD…

Through a strategic expansion of its relationship of more than 20 years, Accenture has been selected by Adobe to co-deve…

Publicis Groupe ANZ has today announced the launch of its inaugural Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, developed in p…

Ad Net Zero Aotearoa has released an Industry Roadmap that details a transition plan to support the decarbonisation of t…

As the advertising content and media landscape continues to proliferate, so does the attention brands can command from c…

Assisterhood is gearing up to give underrepresented people in the comms industry even more opportunities to succeed. In …

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has today announced the appointment of James Butcher to the role of Chief Com…

The role of the local board is to support UnLtd’s mission through connection, influence and advocacy, to help UnLtd dr…

The Marketing Academy APAC has announced that applications are now open for the 2024 Fellowship Program.   The Mark…

With 30-second advertising slots expected to cost around $7m and an increasing difficulty to stand out from the crowd, S…

Ayaan Shaikh (OMD), Lily Tootill (MBM), Leo Shum (Dentsu) and Lydia Sleeman-Bailey (The Monkeys) have joined the now 12-…

Hot on the heels of launching two months ago, the Independent Media Agencies of New Zealand (IMANZ) industry body has ap…

WPP today opened the doors of its new campus in the northwest of Paris. The new space demonstrates WPP’s ongoing commi…

Last night saw the culmination of three months of hard work for the students enrolled on the Comms Council Foundations o…

New York Festivals Advertising Awards has joined forces with Scott Goodson, CEO of StrawberryFrog, the world’s leading…

The Commercial Communications Council (Comms Council) has announced industry veteran Josh Moore as the convenor for the …

Ad Net Zero has launched in Aotearoa New Zealand today, with a mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of the advertis…

The Marketing Academy, the highly respected non-profit organization has revealed the CMOs and growth leaders selected fo…

UnLtd, the social purpose organisation for the media, marketing and creative industry has announced a record-breaking so…

Dave Clark is proud to announce its partnership with Kindness Collective, an inspiring non-profit organisation that conn…

New York Festivals Advertising Awards and The Genius 100 Foundation partnership, now in its 3rd year, has announced the …

LUMO has announced it has become the inaugural sponsor of First Five Rungs – an initiative from the Comms Council …

LEVO, part of Clemenger Group, has announced a new advisory practice aimed at guiding clients through the process of dig…

The One Club for Creativity and Allies in Recruiting (AIR) have launched an expanded version of their successful Equify …

The Commercial Communication Council is proud to support the Global DEI Census 2023, a 100% anonymous survey investigati…

Wunderman Thompson’s peer-to-peer mentoring app for women expands across APAC after a successful launch in the UK last…

The HOYTS Group New Zealand has partnered with UnLtd Aotearoa, the social purpose organisation connecting the New Zealan…

UnLtd, the social purpose organisation for the media, marketing and creative industry in New Zealand has announced sever…

Media as Allies is working with media outlets and communities across Aotearoa NZ to facilitate a more inclusive news med…

Friends and colleagues of celebrated adman Jeremy Bullmore CBE have unveiled a new website that makes his work over near…

Comms Council Industry Young Leaders Group, the First Five Rungs has today revealed industry research offering insights …

The global campaign of the brand of Ukraine, collaboration with headquarters, and rapid recovery of the market in the se…

Brendan Muller has been appointed as the first ever general manager New Zealand for UnLtd, the social purpose organisati…

Merkle Aotearoa has today unveiled how it will help clients achieve their net zero goals by using Salesforce Net Zero Cl…

RUN, the Māori owned creative agency specialising in cultural advertising and design, and FCB Aotearoa, are pleased to …

Following the Commercial Communications Council (The Comms Council) Annual General Meeting hosted today – 15 Septe…

UnLtd, the social impact organisation for the media, marketing, and creative industries in Australia, is set to launch i…

An exciting opportunity to lease an iconic workspace with a rich creative history has arisen, set to appeal to advertisi…

The Commercial Communications Council has announced the launch of the Aotearoa Effectiveness Database….

Comms Council Industry Youth Leadership Group, the First Five Rungs, is today launching ‘Stolen Gems’, a social cont…

Today, Friday 1st July, dentsu Aotearoa is OOO (literally) as all dentsu staff around the world take the day to voluntee…

Kill Your Darlings, new documentary film about the world of modern advertising and the creative talent defining it, prem…

WPP and the Ukrainian Government today announced a partnership to attract investment into Ukraine and help rebuild its e…

By Jonno Seidler, creative lead at Unyoked.   There are many things I miss from my time in advertising, but let me …

This past month, dentsu Aotearoa took a big step – without the footprint – towards net zero, after working with its …

For the first time in the Axis Awards 42-year history the decision was made to take the 2022 Axis Awards online. With ov…