AUCKLAND, Monday: The Radio Bureau holds its Power of Audio conference (in conjunction with AUT University) on campus next week. This free event will mark the first presentation of TRB’s comprehensive neuro study into the effectiveness of radio advertising – In One Ear: Radio & Memory Encoding.

NEW YORK, Today: Saatchi & Saatchi NZ and MSL NZ are tied at No 1 in the One Show 2021 New Zealand Agency Creative Rankings, released overnight. DDB Aotearoa was #3, No 4 was Special Group, #5 (another tie) were Colenso BBDO and Motion Sickness. Saatchi CCO Steve Cochrane was named #5 CCO in APAC.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Lens Outdoor NZ has rolled out new site-testing technology for the out-of-home sector, in the shape of a portable Lens Rover, a device which counts traffic and audience numbers to show the potential of new digital sites.

AUCKLAND, Today: Entries will open in two days- on Wednesday 16 June – for the 2021 Effie Awards, held by the Comms Council in association with TVNZ.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: WiTH Collective’s ASB Ben and Amy was the most-liked ad in New Zealand in 2020, according to research released by privately owned insights agency TRA.

NEW YORK, Last Night: Saatchi & Saatchi NZ with Starcom and MSL NZ, took home two One Show 2021 Gold Pencils, a Silver and a Bronze – all for A Career-Limiting Campaign on behalf of Global Women.

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Auckland-based photographer Manja Wachsmuth has won a Bronze Cube and a Merit at the ADC 100th Annual Awards, celebrating excellence in craft, innovation and design.

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Eight Media Design School Auckland students have shared a Young Ones Pencil & three Merit Awards at the One Show Student Awards in the US last night.