AUCKLAND, Thursday: Automotive site Autotrader.co.nz has signed an exclusive deal for ad representation with Scroll Media. On a monthly basis, Auto Trader receives 200,000 unique users per month with a session duration of 5+ minutes.

PARIS, Thursday: The Cannes Lions 2021 will be fully digital, running as Cannes Lions Live, from Monday 21 June to Friday-25 June. The event in Cannes, France, will not take place this year.

AUCKLAND, Today: Discovery Inc has this morning unveiled its Australia and New Zealand leadership team, its first move towards combining its businesses across the region into one organisation spanning both countries.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Tiktok For Business and Omnicom Media Group have successfully carried out a closed beta testing partnership throughout Q1 of 2021, to launch the TikTok Ads Manager platform for agencies and direct advertisers in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: Ten thousand Splore festival-goers had a new friend to party with at this year’s event, as HRV’s Harvey the Dog joined them in the mosh pit for the three-day music and lifestyle festival.

SYDNEY, Today: Subway New Zealand has launched a brand-first marketing campaign, with a series of non-branded billboards on main thoroughfares throughout the country.

AUCKLAND, Today: Mobile ad specialist Kargo has joined forces with NYC-based e-commerce outfit MikMak to share strategies.

AUCKLAND, Today: AUNZ agency veteran Clara McLaurin has launched a new, Ponsonby-based full-service brand/comms agency, Remade, which she describes as “pharma-capable”.