AUCKLAND, Today: We sadly report the passing of Penelope Cooper last Saturday 27 April at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital following a brief illness. The other half of The Cooper’s Sound Design will be missed by many in the ad industry.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: “The paywall will separate audiences as much as it separates content. Those who pay for quality content will be the ones who are most motivated to engage with it – a win for journalists, publishers, clients, PR people and readers themselves.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading pet care company Nestlé Purina – in partnership with oOh!media and the SPCA – is launching a new brand campaign across oOh!media sites to showcase the types of pets that are available for adoption in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading global ad platform Outbrain has teamed up with NZ adtech solutions provider Cortechs to give local brands and agencies direct access to the power of native advertising.

LONDON, Wednesday: Four New Zealand campaigns feature in the latest Warc Effective 100, released last night –Colenso BBDO came in at #5 and #43, Special Group #43, and DDB #64.

AUCKLAND, Today: A strong picture can say more about the power of your medium than a thousand words – as you can clearly see from this outstanding image, snapped by Phantom’s Roosje van der Werff outside the St James in Queen St.

AUCKLAND, Today: JCDecaux has launched five new digital portrait sites in high-traffic locations in the heart of Auckland, delivering advertisers an average of 1.2 million connections each week across the network.