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  • EXIT adds the mesmerising human humour of director Kasper Häggström

    Kasper Häggström’s offbeat humour has a distinctive visual style that has already made him a prominent voice in …

  • Gerety Awards, Directors Think Tank, Fin Design + FX, Voodoo Hack and Campaign Brief Asia invite you to the 17th Legendary Sunset Party at AdFest

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  • PRINZ reappoints Chief Examiner and Moderator for the 2026 APR programme

    The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) has welcomed back Suzy Giles as Chief Examiner for the PRINZ accre…

  • Gerety Awards Reveals Auckland Executive Jury for 2026 Global Judging

    The Gerety Awards reveals the full Global Executive Jury for its 2026 edition, bringing together an international collec…

  • Director Elliott Sauvage joins The Bakery Collective

    The Bakery Collective is thrilled to announce Elliott Sauvage has joined its growing talent pool and close-knit creative…

  • Sandpiper promotes Elizabeth Egginton to General Manager, ANZ

    The Sandpiper Group (Sandpiper), the independent communications, public affairs, and research group headquartered in Asi…

  • Tara McKenty, Chief Creative Officer of AKQA ANZ named to MAD STARS 2026 Executive Jury

    MAD STARS has announced the first three members of its Executive Jury for 2026, reinforcing its position as a leading in…

  • Publicis Groupe ANZ CCO Dave Bowman named to NYF Advertising Awards Global Executive Jury

    New York Festivals Advertising Awards has announced its 2026 Executive Jury, an elite panel of globally respected creati…

  • Global TDC72 jury members talk type trends and judging as final deadline approaches

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  • The Comms Council announces 2026 Speaker Lineup for AXIS Speaks on Thursday, March 26

    The Comms Council has announced the return of AXIS Speaks for 2026, bringing together five world-class creative leaders …

  • Campaign Brief Asia 2025 Creative Rankings: The Top 100 most awarded creatives in Asia and the 219 most awarded agencies in Asia

    Over the past 2 weeks the 2025 Campaign Brief Asia Creative Rankings have been released. This is a quick snapshot of all…

  • Truth and Soul podcast flips the script as Rich Maddocks interviews Paul Catmur in new episode

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  • Bestads Best of the Week Reviewed by Sandra Bold, Chief Creative Officer, VML Netherlands

    Each week Bestadsontv.com [the global arm of Campaign Brief] picks the very best advertising in the world, in every medi…

  • NZ creative agency Multiplied opens in Australia – headed up by Alex Edwards as Partner / MD

    Independent New Zealand creative agency Multiplied is making its first international expansion with the opening of an of…

  • NYF Advertising Awards names eight leaders as 2026 Specialty Jury Chairs

    New York Festivals Advertising Awards 2026 season marks a significant evolution for the New York Festivals Advertising A…

  • The Type Directors Club launches 2026 call for applications for three global scholarships

    The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organisation, has opened the call for applications for its…

  • Dentsu confirms Vanessa Nicol as Chief Operating Officer for dentsu ANZ

    Dentsu has today confirmed the permanent appointment of Vanessa Nicol as Chief Operating Officer for dentsu ANZ.   …

  • The One Club promotes Adam Izen to newly-created Chief Awards Officer role

    The One Club for Creativity announced the promotion of Adam Izen to the newly-created position of Chief Awards Officer, …

  • Match Artists signs Sophie Miya-Smith

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  • New Board appointments set LUMO up for growth

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  • Havas Group ANZ promotes Olly Taylor to expanded Chief Strategy Officer role

    Havas ANZ is strengthening the strategic foundations of its Village model, expanding the remit of Olly Taylor, and appoi…

  • Art Directors Club announces the jury for the new ADC AI Visual Design Dreamina AI category

    The global Art Directors Club announced the esteemed jury for the inaugural free ADC AI Visual Design-Dreamina AI categ…

  • NYF Advertising Awards and Paul Marobella launch 2026 season of ‘State of the Biz’ podcast

    New York Festivals Advertising Awards and Global Head of WPP Studio X Paul Marobella have launched the 2026 season of th…

  • Former DDB Aotearoa MD Nikki McKelvie joins Dentsu Creative Aotearoa as Managing Director

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  • Top brand-side leaders announced for the 2026 One Show Creative Marketer jury

    The One Club for Creativity has announced the group of top brand-side professionals who will serve on the jury for The …

  • Neil Heymann takes creative reins across Accenture Song and Droga5 as Global CCO

    Droga5 has confirmed a global creative leadership transition, with Accenture Song Global Chief Creative Officer Neil Hey…

  • Special promotes Gareth Rice to Creative Director

    Independent creative agency Special has announced the promotion of Gareth Rice to Creative Director.   During his t…

  • Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand promotes Annabel Rees to General Manager – Clients

    Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand has promoted Annabel Rees to General Manager – Clients, recognising her leadersh…

  • Pead strengthens consumer leadership with promotion of Jack Spence to Account Director

    Leading creative communications and reputation management agency Pead has announced the promotion of Jack Spence to Acco…

  • ADFEST 2026 Human+ reveals sessions on soaring above challenges

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  • Bestads Best of the Week Reviewed by Angelo Maia, Executive Creative Director, the community, NY

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  • Gerety Awards announces Auckland as 2026 Executive Jury Location; Appoints Leisa Wall + Isobel Kerr-Newell as joint Jury Presidents

    The Gerety Awards is pleased to announce Auckland as a 2026 Executive Jury location with Leisa Wall, Co-Chief Creative O…

  • Spikes Asia opens 2026 Young Spikes competition for emerging APAC creatives

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

  • The ingenious (mad, even) comedic imagination of Conor Mercury finds a home at EXIT

    Last year, the eccentric comedic eye of an up-and-coming director became a new sensation in the indie music production s…

  • INVNT APAC promotes Senior CD Sarah Bailey to Executive Creative Director role

    INVNT, the global innovation-led brand storytelling agency, has announced the appointment of Sarah Bailey as Executive C…

  • Motion Sickness ECD Sam Stuchbury Named To Inaugural One Show Indies Jury

    Sam Stuchbury, ECD at Motion Sickness in Auckland, has been selected to serve on the jury for inaugural One Show Indies,…

  • Bestads Best of the Week Reviewed by Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide CCO, BBDO

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  • Paul Bradbury takes CEO role at VML ANZ, as Tom Tearle set to depart after five years at the helm

    VML Australia and New Zealand (VML ANZ) CEO Tom Tearle is stepping away from the business after nearly five transformati…

  • One Plus One promotes Hannah Kronast to Account Director and Rosalie Basham to Senior Account Manager

    One Plus One Communications has today announced the promotion of two PR practitioners, Hannah Kronast and Rosalie Basham…

  • Colenso promotes Charlotte Glennon to general manager, creative operations and production

    Colenso BBDO has promoted Charlotte Glennon to general manager, creative operations and production.   Glennon joine…

  • FINCH’s Zia Mandviwalla named Film Craft Jury President for Dubai Lynx 2026; RUN CCO Raymond Otene McKay named to Direct + Outdoor Jury

    FINCH film and commercials director Zia Mandviwalla has been selected as the Film Craft Jury President for the 2026 Duba…

  • Jury nominations open for 47th AWARD Awards; nominations close 5pm AEDT, Sunday 18 January

    AWARD is calling on the industry’s brightest minds to join its esteemed panel of judges in 2026.   The AWARD Awar…

  • Xmas gift problem solved: Paul Catmur releases new book ‘The Gutter Bar’, a sharp Cannes Lions satire skewering the industry’s wildest week

    One of the industry’s most respected creative leaders, Paul Catmur, has released his long-anticipated novel The Gutter…

  • Spikes Asia confirms 2026 jury line-up with six from New Zealand

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  • Gerety Awards introduces the Moments Cut and reveals the 2026 Grand Jury

    Gerety Awards is expanding for 2026 with Moments Cut, a new category created to honour campaigns that didn’t wait for …

  • APAC Effie Awards names Visa’s Danielle Jin as 2026 Chairperson

    Danielle Jin, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Visa Asia-Pacific has been appointed by Effie Asia-Pa…

  • Colenso BBDO’s Charlotte Glennon selected for global One Show 2026 jury

    The One Club for Creativity has announced that Colenso BBDO Director of Operations and Production Charlotte Glennon will…

  • Apple captures the joy of unexpected friendship in new holiday film ‘A Critter Carol’ via TBWA\MAL

    In the lead-up to Christmas, Campaign Brief is shining a spotlight on the season’s most anticipated campaigns from aro…

  • Kiwi creative Nick McFarlane selected for SXSW London 2026 Public Vote with his session ‘A Primitive Guide to the Future of Civilisation’

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

  • Motion Sickness recruits top talent to fuel growth across New Zealand and Australia

    After a strong year of growth and industry recognition including two Cannes Lions Grands Prix, and new client wins such …

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

  • Mark Knoff-Thomas unveiled as the 2025 PRINZ Communicator of the Year

    At the annual PRINZ Year-End celebration, Mark Knoff-Thomas was unveiled as the recipient of the Communicator of the Yea…

  • Vale Sage Haggart ~ A Larger-Than-Life Force in New Zealand Production

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  • Penny Fowler joins Bastion Advisory Board as it eyes new phase of growth

    Bastion, one of Australasia’s largest independent agencies, has announced the appointment of Penny Fowler to its Advis…

  • Celebrating a decade back in NZ: Retoucher Matt Supple reflects on AI’s role in advertising

    It has been ten years since New Zealand-born retoucher Matt Supple returned home after a remarkable 15-year career in Ma…

  • Havas Group ANZ launches ‘Deliberately Different’ positioning; announces key senior promotions

    Havas Group ANZ introduces a bold new positioning – Deliberately Different. A strategic platform that reinforces its u…

  • Andrea Diquez, Global CEO of GUT Named Executive Jury President for 2026 NYF Advertising Awards

    New York Festivals Advertising Awards has named Andrea Diquez, Global CEO of GUT, Executive Jury President for the 2026 …

  • Lisa Fedyszyn, Chief Creative Officer, Special named Spikes Asia 2026 Jury President – Brand Experience & Activation, Creative Commerce

    Spikes Asia has revealed the Jury Presidents who will oversee the 2026 Awards. Meeting in Singapore next March, these in…

  • Campaign Brief Creative Circle: What’s hot in November?

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    Independent creative and brand agency Wave has announced a new chapter of shared ownership with General Manager Aimee Fi…

  • Bestads Best of the Week Reviewed by Roisin Keown, Founder + ECD, The Brill Building, Ireland

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  • Update your FREE Bestads Profile with these 4 steps and stay ahead in the industry in 2026

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  • The Type Directors Club announces Jury Presidents for global TDC72 competition

    The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, today announced three top creatives who will ser…

  • Special New Zealand promotes Zoe Alden to Head of Business Management role

    Independent creative agency Special has announced the promotion of Zoe Alden to Head of Business Management, recognising…

  • Steve Coll departs CCO role at M+C Saatchi Group AUNZ as Melbourne CCO Emma Robbins steps up

    After only two years in the role M&C Saatchi has parted ways with CCO Steve Coll and promoted Melbourne CCOI Emma Ro…

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    Each month, Campaign Brief invites top creatives from across Aotearoa to spotlight one standout piece of local work crea…

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    Episode 12 of the m25 Global Creative Series takes us to New Zealand. This series features conversations with exceptiona…

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    Tara McKenty, Chief Creative Officer at AKQA ANZ, has been named Jury President for the Sustainable Development Goals Pe…

  • Tonic Communications promotes Georgia Coleman to managing director

    Following strong, year-on-year growth and continued expansion of its trans-Tasman offering, Tonic Communications has bol…

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

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    New Zealand-based photographer Manja Wachsmuth has once again been recognised among the world’s top advertising photog…

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    The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) has announced the esteemed chief judges for the 2026 PRINZ Awards….

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    Madeleine Page, Head of Consumer and Brand PR, Dentsu Creative Public Relations, represented Australia on the Creativity…

  • Bestads Best of the Week Reviewed By Imogen Tazzyman + Dan Noller, ECDs, McCann Manchester

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

  • Gavin Chimes: My Top 3 @ LIA

    Gavin Chimes, Chief Creative Officer, Howatson+Company ~ current Campaign Brief Australian Agency of the Year ~ represen…

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    Tristan Reid, Group Engagement Director, Ward Marketing Group, Sydney represented Australia on the LIA Health & Well…

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    Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy New York was this year’s Jury President for the LIA Digital and Use …

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    Art Director Matthew Chen represented Australia at the 2025 Creative LIAisons program in Las Vegas, featuring some of th…

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    Thomas Macphail, Senior Art Director at Howatson+Company ~ current CB Australian Agency of the Year ~ represented Austra…

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