The end of 2017 has seen Outdoor revenue, through OMANZ members, surpass NZ$120 million for the full year, increasing 18% versus 2016. The growth across two years is 50% for 2017 vs 2015 and comparing further back 2017 is just over double the revenue five years ago.

Leading Australasian out-of-home company oOh!media has announced continued double-digit growth in revenue (up 13.1%) and Underlying EBITDA (up 22.5%), while delivering significantly improved operating margins for the year ended 31 December.

One of the region’s more formidable creative talents, Levi Slavin, chief creative officer at Colenso BBDO, is joining the Digiday Media Awards Europe 2018 panel, along with star marketer (and client) Sarah Williams, head of brand, communications and experience at Spark.

Entries to the 2018 NZ Radio Awards close Monday March 5 at 5pm. Late entries (for a small additional fee) close Friday March 9. 

The NZ Women in Film & TV organisation has announced the WIFT 2018 finalists for eight award categories, as selected by the judging panel of Christina Milligan (chair), Robin Laing, Vicki Jackways, Jill Macnab, Christina Asher, Alyx Duncan, and Cass Avery.

FCB’s new New Zealand Fire Service campaign has shot straight into the top spot in this week’s Campaign Brief Bestadsontv print category.

Researchers from NZ cinema marketing agency Screen Vistas have dug deep into social media resources to produce detailed profiles of the typical moviegoer.

The Comms Council has signed a stellar crew of offshore and NZ creatives to lead the 2018 Axis Speaks powwow in the runup to this year’s Axis Awards.

Time is tight for those needing tickets to the 2017 NZ Direct Marketing Awards show, which will be held in Auckland in just a fortnight – on Thursday 1 March (2018!).