Colenso BBDO has won three Pencils in the Radio category on the first day of D&AD judging in London – two were for Mars K9FM, the other for Mars Talkies. Whybin\TBWA\Dan Auckland won one Pencil for NZME Talk Rugby Like a Pro in the Writing for Design category, and Alt Group Auckland picked up one Pencil for Twenty Six Characters in the same category.

Auckland & Wellington-based Android content provider Postr is rolling out new features to its lock-screen app that enable users to browse news (from the NZ Herald), weather and deals without having to unlock their mobile phone.

TVNZ is turning on the star treatment for one photogenic table at tomorrow’s Beacon Awards. Get noticed and win a post-party pick-me-up with breakfast cooked at the winners’ office on Friday morning by Sam and Dan, stars of last year’s MKR NZ.

oOh!media has souped up the current You and Maggi Cooking Up Fresh Ideas campaign with a series of novel outdoor executions.

NZ agencies have enjoyed a high conversion rate at the shortlist stage of the Asian Marketing Effectiveness & Strategy Awards in Singapore, picking up 27 finalist spots (Australia has 39). DDB leads the Kiwis with nine finalists, followed by Saatchi & Saatchi (five), Colenso BBDO (four), Republik and Spark PHD (three apiece), Clemenger BBDO (two), and Twenty (one).

Thousands of Kiwi businesses are not ready to meet Google’s upcoming Mobilegeddon deadline according to a local marketing expert.