AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Lumo Digital Outdoor has appointed a new independent director to its board, former Colenso BBDO MD Scott Coldham, whose tenure saw the agency became one of the most successful creative shops in the world.

LONDON, Tuesday: Tesla, TikTok and Pinduoduo are the quickest growing global brands, according to data from Kantar BrandZ, published by UK news site WARC.

AUCKLAND, Today: What does the recent news from Google about delaying the end of third-party cookies mean for the NZ industry? M+AD put the question to Verizon Media head of data (and co-chair of the IAB Australia Data Council) Dan Richardson …

AUCKLAND, Today: Kingsland-based digital agency Pilot (formerly known as Digital EQ) has changed its company name and brand, saying the change better reflects the ongoing commitment to providing a human-centred approach to digital marketing for fashion & lifestyle brands across Australasia.

AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom is bringing the street-level authenticity of traditional posters to the digital outdoor medium. The first site in the new format is lighting up the junction of Williamson Ave and Ponsonby Rd – one of Auckland’s busiest pedestrian precincts.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Advertising Standards Authority is clamping down on advocacy ads – such as anti-abortion messages – that do not specifically identify the advertiser.

AUCKLAND, Friday: Horton Media, Mindfood, McHugh Media, Admark, and Soar Print were among the winners at the Pride in Print Awards 2021, held at the Cordis.

CANNES, Saturday: DDB Aotearoa and Colenso BBDO have both won Bronze in the Film Lions over the weekend.

CANNES, Sunday: FCB has been named Network of the Year at the Lions, ahead of Ogilvy and BBDO. And WPP was named Holding Company of the Year.