There’s been lots of balls flying in adland this month as Fish&Clips presented the Flying Paddle table tennis tournament, which saw smashing performances from Ogilvy, Y&R, Colenso, Chemistry, DDB and Fish. However, it was Ogilvy’s night as its representatives were crowned both doubles and singles champions for 2016.

Cape Town drivers got a surprise when filling up their cars at Engen Petrol when the attendants came together in a flash mob.

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Advertising veteran and co-founder of Idealog David MacGregor has organised an exhibition of work by a collection of what he describes as “New Zealand’s faded advertising stars”. Dubbed Escape Artists, the exhibition will launch at the Depot Artspace in Devonport on 3 September, with a charity auction of works by the featured artists at 2.00pm.

This morning, at The Vitrine in Grey Lynn, Bauer unveiled a new lifestyle magazine brand fronted by celebrity chef Nadia Lim. Dubbed Nadia, the bi-monthly publication will debut to the public on 17 October, as Bauer distributes a hefty run of 60,000 copies to supermarkets and bookstores throughout the nation.

An ethical fashion rating app was launched yesterday, dubbed Good On You, which is free for Kiwis to download and provides a way for consumers to see how fashion brands in New Zealand stack up in regard to ethical practices.

Starship has launched a new fundraiser campaign, and this time around it wants to remind its national donor base that Starship isn’t just for Aucklanders.

Tourism New Zealand has put a call out to agencies, looking for interest to give its website a technology upgrade to take it into the future.

We thought a fried chicken-flavoured nail polish was bad, but that was only the beginning for KFC. The restaurant chain is now embracing summer with a chicken-scented sunscreen that promises to keep you feeling delicious.

Pizza Hut UK is delivering the whole party, with the creation of the world’s first playable DJ pizza box, allowing its customers to make music once the pizza has been devoured.

Today marks 25 years since the internet went public, and Facebook is acknowledging this slice of history, which completely changed the world as we know it, by drawing attention to the day on newsfeeds world wide. A perusal of the social media activity around the day reveals some pretty great throwback posts. Here’s a few of our favourites from Facebook.

Nielsen has released its Media Trends of 2016 report, revealing how New Zealanders consume newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and digital. We pull out the top 12.

Whittaker’s, Hallenstein Brothers, Cavalier Bremworth and Mainland NZ step up to the podium this week.

To promote its new K Bar fusion chocolate, Whittaker’s opened its very first pop-up shop in the style of a 1950s milk bar on Wellington’s Cuba Street. Here’s a look inside and a rundown of how its promoting the chocolate.

Hallenstein Brothers has launched a new campaign with Lach & Friends, again featuring YouTube and Instagram sensation Jay Alvarrez who shows off the durability of the brand’s High Performance suit by hanging out in shark-infested waters off The Bahamas.

Following Duncan Greive announcing the death of television, Damian Christie shares his thoughts on the New Zealand on Air audience survey information and says the statement ‘television has lost out to the Internet’ is a false dichotomy.

Going on holiday is usually a time when we try to put our phones away, get our books out and relax. But there are those among us that just have to be connected, constantly, which Lithuanian news site 15 Min has executed beautifully in these holiday snaps, featuring some well-known faces.

Actor, comedian and filmmaker Seth Rogen took over a super market recently when he got cheeky with some talking fruit to promote the film #SausagePartyMovie and show the people of New York that food has feelings.

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