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McCann New Zealand’s haul helps McCann take Agency Network of the Year at AWARD Awards as Motion Sickness takes home the most gold
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (456+ words) Across the show, 34 gold pencils were awarded across 23 different campaigns, with a further 84 silver and 156 bronze pencils handed out. New Zealand agencies claimed 14 of those 34 golds between them. Pitchblack Partners took home two golds — for Griffin’s Snacks’ ‘One chip for…...
Tasmanian-based creative Louis Devine named AWARD School 2026 National Top Student
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (160+ words) The announcement was made at the 47th AWARD Awards, the industry’s annual celebration of the Asia-Pacific region’s best creative work and brightest new talent. A student in the 2026 online program, Devine was selected ahead of close to 200 students across the region,…...
AKQA’s Tara McKenty and Justine Leong to headline MAD STARS 2026 creativity keynote
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (354+ words) Under its 2026 theme, AMPLIFY, MAD STARS will present approximately 40 sessions spanning marketing, creativity, AI, technology, culture, and more, bringing together perspectives on some of the industry’s most pressing questions. Eight Perspectives on Creativity in the Age of AI Noël Bunting,…...
Thrive makes three senior promotions across Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (130+ words) Thrive has appointed long-term Thrive leader and boomerang Sophie Maguire to head its Melbourne operations, while Kyra Shakspeare and Lwindi Ellis have been elevated to lead the Brisbane and Auckland offices respectively. The moves follow the recent launch of Acuity,…...
Droga says the agency model is changing, but creativity has never been more valuable, while Ansari calls on creative leaders to embrace chaos, and bring play back into agency culture.
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (666+ words) Speaking alongside Grey US Chief Creative Officer and 47th AWARD Awards Jury President Samira Ansari at The Creative Standard: An AWARD Industry Lunch in Sydney, Droga said automation and the pursuit of efficiency would ultimately make original thinking more valuable, not…...
Bestads Best of the Week Reviewed by Charlotte Adorjan, Executive Creative Director, TABOO
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (395+ words) This week’s guest judge is Charlotte Adorjan, Executive Creative Director, TABOO. Winner: Monzo ‘Get Busy Living‘ is a breath of advertising fresh air. A big platform idea (remember those?) that can be executed for many years to come, with films…...
CB’s most viewed stories of 2026 [so far] Why Campaign Brief is #1 reaching creatives: #No paywalls #No annual membership fees
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (100+ words) Campaign Brief NZ Last year campaignbrief.co.nz attracted over 738k page views, averaging more than 61k views per month. As of August 10, 2026, the CB New Zealand site has surpassed 369k views with the year’s top 20 stories attracting a combined 24,196 views cementing its…...
Plus Studio appoints AMPR for strategic communications
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (383+ words) AMPR has been appointed by international architecture and design practice Plus Studio to lead strategic communications, media relations, brand partnerships and events, further strengthening the agency's growing architecture, design and placemaking portfolio. Founded in Melbourne in 1997, Plus Studio is an…...
The Warehouse’s Kiwi mascot returns in new five-part episodic series via TBWA New Zealand
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (250+ words) Now, the mystery can finally be solved. Along the way, Kiwi encounters a cast of familiar local faces, including Mike McRoberts, Suzanne Paul, Harold the Giraffe, David Correos, Maria Williams and Mai FM’s Randy Sjafrie, each helping them find their…...
MAD STARS unveils Marketing track and first speakers for 2026 conference
1+ week, 3+ day ago (324+ words) The new three-track structure reflects some of the most pressing questions facing the industry today. Under MAD STARS’ 2026 theme, AMPLIFY, the tracks explore how AI is reshaping the tools and infrastructure marketers rely on, how creativity can retain its value…...