CHRISTCHURCH. Today: Strategy has produced its first campaign for Colliers and Lichfield Holdings – to create a name and identity “that is bold, incredibly flexible, vibrant and unmistakably unique” for the ground floor precinct at the BNZ Centre in Central Christchurch.

AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA\NZ has teamed up with All Black legends Stephen Donald and Liam Messam, Three, 2degrees, and Ikon to tackle the job of selecting the five rugby hopefuls who will take part in Three’s TV series, 2nd Chance Charlie.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: MediaWorks retains its position as a commercial radio market leader claiming its highest ever audience share with 53.6%, and reaching its most listeners ever with an increase of 115,400 people to more than 2.5 million listeners nationwide.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Public Relations Institute (PRINZ) has unveiled a record 69 finalists in the 2021 annual industry awards. The selection follows rigorous judging by more than 80 senior public relations and communications professionals.

AUCKLAND, Today: The latest NZ S1 2021 radio audience data reveals that over 3.7 million New Zealanders listened to radio every week and almost 3.5 million of those listen to commercial radio stations.

MONTREAL, Wednesday: Trevor Thomas, head of strategy at Canadian indie creative agency Bleublancrouge* (and semi-retired stand-up comic) shares the secret to writing a good brief using the formula for good comedy.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Following a competitive pitch, Spark has appointed Anthem Auckland as its first exclusive, full-service public relations agency partner.

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A new Roy Morgan study has painted a bleak picture of Australia’s advertising and media industries when it comes to ethics and honesty, ranking them second-last on a list of 30 professions. (Click on the graphic to see the detail.)

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The NZ Comms Council has become a founding member of VoxComm, a new global voice for agencies which is launching with a manifesto to champion the value that the sector delivers to clients.