The Gunn Report has selected 20 films which they think are in with a chance of picking up a Lion, including one from New Zealand – Toyota Corolla Feels Good Inside from Saatchi & Saatchi.

DDB has launched a radio campaign for Lotto that aims to emphasise punters’ high chances of a win.

Nielsen has released a new report that brings together insights on consumer, retail and media trends that are shaping the NZ marketplace.

Two NZ entries won metal at the international AMEC Communication Effectiveness Awards held at the European Summit on Measurement in Madrid.

The Australian YouTube Part-ner network/social video firm Boom Media has extended its YouTube network to NZ, and signed up 14 Kiwi YouTube channels, including musical maestro MattMulholland26 (designed Katie Perry’s Teenage Dream cover), bi-lingual anime & manga reviewer Tylerscrap, and travel video blogger Andrew Strugnell.

NZ-based cloud inventory management company Unleashed Software has chosen Auckland firm Impact PR as its public relations counsel. “There was no incumbent,” Impact PR director Mark Devlin told Fastline. “This company is one of those fast-moving Kiwi tech firms in rapid international growth mode that we are hearing about – so they are fairly new [...]

Auckland artist agency International Rescue has opened an office in Sydney, with an increased roster of Australian photographers and illustrators. Agent/producer Hannah Tatton will maintain the Australian roster and service from their new Surry Hills office.

Digital sales house AD2ONE has joined forces with E! Online to enable brands to connect with pop culture fans in New Zealand.

Naked Communications Sydney has won the Australian and New Zealand PR account for Electronic Arts (EA) following a competitive pitch.

The New York-based Global Awards, which honours the world’s best healthcare advertising, has issued its 2013 call for entries.

MDS AdSchool’s Priya Ratan & Kiran Strickland won the World Student Brief category at the Bees Awards in San Francisco for their Snapchat with Chile social campaign. The challenge was to come up with a social media campaign that encouraged English-speaking students to go to one of four non-English speaking countries (Chile, Thailand, Finland or [...]

Clemenger BBDO Wellington is one of five global agencies is set to shape the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

The Best Headline winner at last week’s Canon Media Awards was the Herald on Sunday’s Jonathan Milne.

Auckland’s MDS AdSchool took all four finalist places in the World Wide Student Brief category at the Bees Social Media Awards in the US. Australia scored just one finalist place (to Y&R’s VML Digital Sydney in Best Engagement with Customers).

Colenso BBDO/Proximity is the only NZ agency to feature in the 2013 Mumbrella Awards shortlist.

K Rd-based event & broadcast motion design shop Rear Window has revamped its website to produce a spectacular display of the cutting-edge motion design & visual effects the company has been creating in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Asia.