Colenso BBDO has won the Skycity account after a pitch that included bcg2, Saatchi & Saatchi, and one other agency.

The Spikes Asia has appointed three Kiwis to do jury service in Singapore. Copper Brand Experiences managing director Megan Clark will sit on the Direct & Promo & Activation jury, Previously Unavailable’s James Hurman will judge Innovation (a new category), and Flying Fish MD/exec producer James Moore is on the Craft jury.

Australasian film company Curious has hired well-connected US businessman Chris Brenaman as head of sales to introduce their new US office to the world.

Just a week after design director Kerry Argus joined Designworks, the STW-owned Christchurch shop has expanded its senior ranks with new additions Nicola Davis & Andy Bell.

There’s only one event in the advertising calendar that can transform even the most gracious group of CAANZ members into a raging, uninhibited pack of blood-thirsty rock gods. That is of course, the annual Battle of the Ad Bands competition, where agencies battle it out in a creative exchange of egos and music ability.

FCB’s Asia Pacific ECD James Mok is a guest speaker at the upcoming Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity in Singapore.

Ongoing falls in circulation and ad revenue have led Bauer Media to close popular youth title Crème. The final issue will be the September edition.

MediaWorks has this morning announced the appointment of Mark Weldon as group chief executive, replacing Sussan Turner, who resigned last month. Weldon is the former ceo of the New Zealand Stock Exchange, and led the NZX through its formative years.