Spark NZ has signed a conditional agreement to acquire marketing automation provider Ubiquity in a move they say “will blend the considerable marketing software strengths of Ubiquity together with the powerful smarts of Spark’s big data and analytics software business Qrious”.

Auckland-based research collective Fresh Focus has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.

1-1/digital agency justONE has launched a new campaign for building supplies specialist ITM, breaking a six-year drought for ITM brand campaigns.

The London International Awards has extended its deadline to Friday 30 June. The winners & finalists will be announced at the awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Wednesday 1 November.

Work in Adland – but your parents tell everyone you work at the local Macca’s? Read on to discover the cause of their shame: A new study into the trustworthiness of 30 different professions in Australia paints a bleak picture of the honesty of people working in the advertising industry, with Adland voted the second least trustworthy profession, only slightly ahead of car salesmen.

Forty-seven winners were announced at the 2017 New Zealand Radio Awards at Shed 10 last night. Station of the Year was More FM Canterbury, and the Blackie Award for the best radio moment in 2016 went to somebody called ‘Scotty J Word Insertion’ from Radio Hauraki.

Outdoor advertising company Adshel has today re-launched its popular ScreenGrab promotion to celebrate the recently announced expansion of its Adshel Live digital network with a further 70 screens, bringing its digital network to 220 sites across New Zealand.