February’s Newspaper Ad of the Month has been won by DDB for their Lion Red Valentine’s Day Here’s a Dozen.

APN Outdoor targets National Elite Screen network with the launch of Wellington’s first screen – on Aotea Quay.

New Zealand interactive advertising revenue generated $800.65m for the full year in 2015 and $220m in Q4 of the calendar year, according to the latest report out of the IAB.

Freemans Bay indie Contagion has won the Harmoney advertising account – across strategy, creative, social and media – after a fast three-way pitch.

The Marketing Association has stepped outside its normal remit to mount a blistering attack on the Dick Smith receivers, who are reported to be mounting a fire sale of personal data to defray some of the retailer’s losses.

Hot on the heels of Shirtcliffe & Co’s  two golds at the NZDM awards, comes news the agency has been acquired by bcg2 – with their senior staff all integrating with the wider bcg2 team.

BC&F Dentsu – formed in Auckland just this week when UK-based agency network Aegis Dentsu bought a majority stake in Barnes Catmur & Friends – has immediately repaid the investment with six finalists at the Singapore-based Asia Pacific Effie Awards, just behind Colenso’s eight finalists.

D&AD has released a teaser of the new brand identity for the D&AD Festival. “This,” says D&AD President (and Havas London ECD) “gives a glimpse of the fantastic work that is to come.