SYDNEY, Tuesday: F5 Shanghai CCO Adams Fan has named Ogilvy NZ’s Auckland Transport Distracted Road Signs as the best print ad in the world, on Aussie site Bestadsontv.

“Hands up if you are guilty of the same charge – I am,” he wrote. “I’m loving the insight for this print campaign.”

SINGAPORE, Today: Levi Slavin, chief creative officer at Colenso BBDO, is one of 20 international speakers who will speak at this year’s Spikes Asia.

AUCKLAND, Today: Premium ad exchange shop KPEX (NZ’s second-largest online media platform) has entered into an agreement with Xandr’s AppNexus to make seller technology fees on each impression sold through the AppNexus SSP available confidentially to buyers transacting with KPEX.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Google New Zealand has promoted Susan Carlton to the newly created position of marketing manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: CBD entertainment precinct SkyCity has confirmed a brand refresh across its three NZ outlets (Auckland, Hamilton, and Queenstown), including a new logo, which they say “better reflects the business in 2019”.

SYDNEY, Friday: NZ-born agency Special Group Australia had a good night at the annual industry Mumbrella Awards in Sydney, taking home Campaign of the Year and the Independent Agency of the Year titles.

NEW YORK, Sunday: Having just snared famed Aussie creative Nick Law as its new VP of marcom integration, Apple has unveiled a very cool spot to promote its AirPod range of earphones.