Colenso BBDO Auckland is the top agency in Australasia, edging Sydney-based creative agency Atomic 212 into second place, according to the Warc 100 regional analysis released overnight.

FCB Media and Pandora Internet Radio have launched L’Oreal’s newest product, Colorista – a semi-permanent hair colour – with an experiential music event.

KFC has eschewed paid advertising for its Mothers Day campaign, opting instead for earned media to promote its finger-lickin’ good chocolates gift pack.

Christchurch and Chicago-based communications agency TimeZoneOne has been retained by the Illinois Office of Tourism as its new PR consultancy, working with a US$15 million (NZ22 million) budget over a five-year contract.

ASB and Saatchi & Saatchi today announced that they have reached agreement to end their five-year relationship as part of a review of ASB’s agency operating model.

The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) has recognised excellence in the fields of public relations and communications, with the induction of three new Fellows – Andrew Pirie (Spark), Strahan Wallis (Porter Novelli), and Nikki Wright (Wright Communications).