AUCKLAND, Jan 1: The ad/media experts on Pead PR’s senior leadership have provided M+AD with a thoughtful Q+A summarising the year as they saw it in 2019 – and some insights into how they see 2020.

SYDNEY, Jan 1: B&T’s Women Leading Tech Awards (run alongside Google) has its 2020 entry call – the first deadline is Wednesday 12 February. Entries cost A$99 (goes up to A$149 if you take the late deadline option – Wednesday 12 Feb).

SYDNEY, Jan 1: New Zealand ad agencies in general – and DDB in particular – enjoyed extraordinary success at the 2019 global ad rankings compiled by Aussie site Campaign Brief’s annual Best Ads division.

LONDON, Jan 1: Colenso BBDO chief creative officer Levi Slavin (the first and only NZ-based adman to win a Black Pencil) has been appointed as the president of the Radio & Audio jury at the D&AD Awards 2020.

AUCKLAND, Jan 1: Rip It Up co-founder, music journalist/photographer Murray Cammick was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in the new year’s honours list.

AUCKLAND, Today: After 300,000 words and 1 million+ page views, M+AD Daily is farewelling 2019 – today is our last issue.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued its entry call for the 2020 Beacon Awards. Entries close at 4pm on Tuesday 25 February.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: The BC&F Dentsu brewery/distillery/designery is at it again – with Up Yours, the first beer brewed for beer-can chicken.

SINGAPORE, Today: Two Golds, seven Silvers, and one Young Achiever were won by New Zealand agencies at last night’s Campaign Asia Agency of the Year Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: Entries for the 2020 New Zealand Radio Awards open Monday 3 February and close Monday 2 March 2020.