AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has set a date for the Beacon Awards 2020 – this will be a virtual ceremony, conducted in full online on Wednesday 10 June.
CBD eyrie
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading NZ OOH advertising company JCDecaux has secured a unique large-format digital location in Auckland’s CBD at Queen’s Rise, providing access to the area’s large volume of affluent pedestrian audiences who work and shop on one of the city’s most prestigious high streets.
#6 in APAC

NEW YORK, Today: New Zealand is ranked the 6th most creative country in APAC – ahead of Australia and Singapore, according to new data released overnight by the ADC 2020 Awards rankings.
Megastudio debuts in Wiri
AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand’s screen sector is set to take another leap forward with the opening next month of X3 Studios, the country’s newest large studio complex.
Have Energy, will Travel
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Freemans Bay-based creative agency Contagion has assembled a new campaign for Energy Online – all shot remotely via LA and NZ.
Special Shoots the Recovery
AUCKLAND, Today: Special Group has created a new 100% Pure New Zealand campaign that aims to reconnect friends and past visitors as early signs of recovery become daily more evident.
Nimble Covid Reply
AUCKLAND, Today: The NZ Advertising Producers Group is giving itself a pat on the back for the way it handled the Covid-19 black hole.
Small Business Melting Pot
AUCKLAND, Today: Expand PR has unveiled Kiwis in Business – a podcast featuring interviews with Kiwi business owners, following the successful release of five pilot episodes.
Bigger, Stronger
AUCKLAND, Monday: Australasian Social Media Agency of the Year, the Socialites Group, has expanded its offering by acquiring prominent New Zealand influencer marketing agency The Social Club.
HeyYou expands (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: CBD-based brand agency HeyYou has expanded its offering with a new partner on board. Fleur Skinner, formerly GM of lifestyle marketing agency MKTG, has joined the strategy & design studio.






