“We haven’t worked with Zoetis for years, and were not involved in the pitch,” wrote Special Group ECD Tony Bradbourne, within minutes of our Friday story about the business passing to Federation after a three-way pitch (link at the end of the story).

By Ingrid Payne: When I said to David that I would like to speak at his service he looked at me and said … “So you want me to write your speech?”

Global animal health company Zoetis has appointed Federation as lead creative agency for its entire companion pet & animal health business in New Zealand.

NZ agencies picked up a further five finalist spots overnight in the second round of judging for Adfest 2017 in Pattaya – giving NZ a total of 15 through the first two rounds.

New Zealand entries have notched up 10 shortlist places overnight at Adfest 2017 in Pattaya, Thailand. Clemenger BBDO led the way with five finalists, Colenso BBDO has four, and Curious Films one.

Ticket prices are slightly scary (scroll down) but CAANZ is talking up its upcoming “exclusive bespoke forum” led by Sydney-based global futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson.

Women are more equal in the agency environment than they are within brands or tech companies, according to Campaign Asia-Pacific and Kantar’s inaugural gender diversity study.

Colenso BBDO, TVNZ Blacksand & OMD have joined forces to present live – this Tuesday evening – two mates from the ‘Naki’ taking their ongoing rivalry to “epic proportions” in Chad vs Larry.

Machine learning* is revolutionising advertising, Quantcast global ceo Konrad Feldman told PHD clients at a lunch in Auckland this week.