Three Media Design School students have banked $8500 after impressing visiting Visa executives with their ideas for payment technology developments.
AMEs entry call (with new Tech category)
New York, NY – August 4, 2015: The International AME Awards competition – which honours campaigns that demonstrate “groundbreaking solutions to challenging marketing problems” – is now accepting entries.
Garrett moves to Melbourne, Coldham takes over
Colenso BBDO ceo Nick Garrett is moving to Clemenger BBDO Melbourne to take up the ceo role left vacant following the retirement last year of Peter Biggs.
Arrivals & Departures: Blockhead taps agency man
Special Group’s head of production for the past four years Nigel Sutton has exited agency life in favour of a senior producer gig at Ponsonby-based production outfit Blockhead.
Steinlager remembers The Originals
DDB, Robber’s Dog and Young & Shand teamed up to commemorate the 110th anniversary of New Zealand’s inaugural rugby tour of the UK with a new TVC and the “triumphant” return of the Steinlager limited edition white can – a lucky charm in 1987 and a nostalgic symbol of hope in 2011.
Bauer breathes new Life into FQ
Bauer Media has established an annual brand extension to its popular Fashion Quarterly magazine. The new arrival is called Fashion Quarterly Life and features people and stylish interiors, fashion, food and wine, travel, and health & wellbeing.
PR outfit links up with band of entrepreneurs
Auckland-based PR and communication business Intelligent Ink has partnered with the Entrepreneurs Organisation’s Auckland chapter, to provide public relations and comms support.
Arrivals & Departures: Y&R snatches Rainger Rolfe man
Y&R NZ has appointed James Johnston to the newly created role of client services director effective immediately.
Creativity study: Symphony, Facebook & Tourism NZ
Tourism NZ broke new ground this week when it unveiled a global partnership with Facebook aimed at bringing more visitors to NZ. The idea had its genesis at Auckland shop Symphony, which describes itself as a script-to-screen production agency. Here’s their story:
Core values at every turn
OMD has completed its move to new offices in a renovated space at the city end of Mt Eden. CEO Kath Watson said they’re sad to be leaving College Hill, which has been the agency’s home for more than a decade. But, she says, the change came at just the right time.
