Auckland, Today: Hot off the heels of a strong creative launch, Skinny is continuing to celebrate its new Get The Skinny campaign with New Zealand media-firsts and uniquely ‘Skinny’ executions from PHD and Spark PR & Activate.

“I’ve been blocked from your fantastic website,” writes Talkies PR’s Richard Carter. “What kind of paranoid pyjama-wearing bastard fiddles the knobs in your IT department?”

Special Group has created a mobile-first game for Kiwi FMX superstar Levi ‘Rubber Kid’ Sherwood to celebrate the nationwide release of his dedicated 473ml Red Bull can.

FCB New Zealand ceo Dan Martin has left the agency – by mutual agreement – after less than one year in the role. And the recruitment process has now begun to find a new chief executive.

Auckland digital marketing agency Done Digital has launched a standalone brand for property advertising. Its new brand, PropertyAdvertising.co.nz, specialises in advertising properties for sale through social media, messaging platforms, as well as popular apps and websites, using the very latest in targeting methods. 

The 2018 Effie Awards in association with TVNZ have introduced a new category: Short-Term Success, which aims to reward short-term impact campaigns with good strategy, excellent execution and great results.

Saatchi & Saatchi NZ chief creative officer Toby Talbot and Special Group co-founder Matty Burton (now Sydney-based creative chief at Google Zoo Asia Pacific) are just two of a handful of inspirational creative, production and technology experts will speak at Ad Stars South Korea next month.

Women in Film & TV NZ has booked Hollywood master director Mark Travis for a one-day workshop in Auckland in August.