Michael Carney, the noted media strategist/writer/planner (ex MediaCom, and now ceo of digital training course provider Netmarketing Services) has published the first edition of his new Marketing Insights online publication.

Sydney-based Australasian mobile commerce outfit Mobile Embrace (ASX: MBE) has rolled out its cloud-based performance marketing technology platform in United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.

Indie creative agency RUN – the mid-town Auckland shop formerly known as Designstein – has won the 2degrees employer brand business in a pitch against two other “well-respected” (but unidentified) agencies. 

AWARD School, the highly regarded Australia & NZ training programme for aspiring creatives, copywriters and art directors, will release the 2016 brief for New Zealand applications in three days – on Friday 20 May. 

Auckland PR shop SweeneyVesty played a key role in the SweeneyVesty network’s two Golds and Best in Discipline (PR) at the 2016 One Show in New York for last year’s campaign for Singapore Airline’s long-haul offshoot Scoot.

Facebook’s Audience Network is expanding to support more video. Facebook NZ, in a media release, says these video ads will appear both in-stream (pre-roll, mid-rol and post-roll) and in–article (starting with Instant Articles) from advertisers that want to drive brand awareness and recall.  

The new design and fitout of NZME’s new reception area in its downtown Auckland HQ has been named a finalist in the 2016 Interior Awards. Shortland St-based Designworks also made the finals for their work on the Fonterra HQ Dairy for Life exhibition.

Axis sponsor Z Card picked up two Golds at the Pride in Print Awards for its Lexus IS, 10 column Z-Card Pocketmedia solution.