Destinations magazine has a new owner. Landscape architect/travel fanatic Stephen Brown has just bought the 18-year-old title from founder Bruce Laybourne, and last week tapped Mayor Len Brown to launch it in Auckland. Stephen Brown says his intention is to “represent a new breed of travel magazine in both print and digital”.

A cutting-edge campaign by OMD for Frucor’s Pepsi has taken out a Yahoo New Zealand Digital Strategy Award. With the Kiwi teenager at the forefront of its strategy, OMD developed a customised site within Yahoo Entertainment as a digital hub for teens. It brought together content from ambassadors, Yahoo globally and social media, and hosted three Pepsi parties during the year – created by teens, for teens, and with teens.

Finalists for the 2014 Sustainable 60 Awards have been announced, with 20 companies in the running for the title of New Zealand’s most sustainable business.

Tickets have gone on sale for the CAANZ/TVNZ/AUT Business School’s 2014 Effectiveness Function, starring this year’s Effies international judge, London-based marketing consultant and author Paul Feldwick. Tickets are available (via Eventfinder) for $45+gst for CAANZ/ANZA members; $60+gst for non-members.

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A rousing performance across all categories saw Whybin TBWA/DAN’s Dooya take out the main prize at last night’s Flying Fish/CAANZ Battle of the Ad Bands, held – as always – at the Kings Arms in Newton.

LONDON: Colenso BBDO has been named the world’s smartest creative agency in new rankings released by global marketing intel website Warc. Colenso/Proximity was the world’s top digital agency. DDB NZ also featured in the Top 20.