AUCKLAND, Thursday: WPP AUNZ has purchased New Zealand martech specialist Dominion, adding Adobe Experience Manager expertise to AKQA’s Auckland studio.

WELLINGTON, Today: Publicist Amanda Vaisigano has developed affordable online and in-person workshops and courses that teach small Kiwi business owners how to ‘Crack their own PR’.

AUCKLAND, Today: A reader writes: “Did you see the Sky TV ad that is running with the wee boy who ducks and dives along the beach with a bare bum?

SINGAPORE, Wednesday: BC&F Dentsu founder/partner Daniel Barnes has been named to head the APAC Effies 2020 Awards juries.

AUCKLAND, Today: A Saatchi & Saatchi Q+A with Sir John Hegarty on Monday week (February 3) is an invitation-only affair, MD Paul Wilson confirmed this morning.

AUCKLAND, Today: Rideshare company Ola’s quick response to three complaints has drawn praise from the Advertising Standards Complaints Board.

AUCKLAND, Today: Sir John Hegarty has a busy schedule for his trip to NZ in a fortnight – a Saatchi & Saatchi Q+A has been announced in the evening of the same day he judges Stuff’s Paper Planes print advertising comp.

SYDNEY, Today: Media intelligence business Isentia has promoted Auckland-based account manager Raquel Climent to the role of New Zealand country manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD won few friends with its grumpy Monday morning rant about perceived “errors” in the announcement of the Marketing Association’s 2020 NZDM Awards (scroll down for the link).