Google doesn’t care about ‘pretty’: Queenstown public relations outfit Southern PR is teaming up with online marketing expert Fully Charged Media to hold an interactive SEO workshop in Queenstown on Wednesday 27 August.

FCB Wellington has a pitch for full-service account from the Ministry of Health’s National Screening Unit. FCB won the business from a closed tender process among agencies listed on the All of Government advertising panel.

The future of marketing is here, right now, today and it’s being played out daily in Google’s offices in San Francisco, says BrandWorld managing director Richard Stevens.

Auckland 1-1 agency justONE has developed a new customer loyalty programme exclusive to New World, with the launch of a Clubcard to the brand’s South Island customers.

Viaduct-based digital sales house AD2ONE has been appointed exclusive digital sales house for eBay in New Zealand and Australia. eBay formerly handled its digital advertising sales in the region in-house.

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.