485,600 (5+ cume) Kiwis tuned in to the first Newshub Live at 6pm bulletin last night – 1 26% increase on the daily February audience, according to a MediaWorks release out this morning.
AWARD School NZ taps DDB’s Colliver
DDB creative director Brett Colliver has again been appointed to head the 2016 AWARD School in New Zealand.
Whybin launches ANZ contactless payments campaign
Whybin\TBWA has launched a new ANZ Bank campaign to promote its goMoney Wallet, a service that enables customers to make contactless payments with a tap of a compatible Android smartphone.
Colenso fires up the Backyard BK
Colenso has helped Burger King launch a new summer campaign that aims to turn the nation’s BBQs into Backyard Burger Kings – and prove real burgers are cooked over real flames.
Faster, easier, deeper!
MediaWorks has released a Newshub app to enable viewers to navigate around its re-fashioned news service – launched yesterday – which brings all of the company’s news brands (TV, radio, online) together in one stream.
Colenso in lights – again
The latest (2015) Gunn Report shines a light on NZ’s and Colenso BBDO’s places on the global creative excellence ladder.
Arrivals & Departures: Murray Streets exits Saatchi, Gina Williams signs on
Saatchi & Saatchi strategy director Murray Streets has resigned – just days after ceo Nicky Bell called it a day at the agency.
Sweden the prize in Volvo self-drive campaign
A new million-dollar Volvo campaign, created by Freemans Bay indie Republik, launches on TV this Sunday to entice hundreds of New Zealanders to head to Sweden and visit Gothenburg, the largest port in Scandinavia and a city becoming known for its advanced self-driving cars.
Fluxx & Brand Spanking merge
Leading experiential agencies Brand Spanking and Fluxx: Ideas in Motion have merged. Continuing under the Brand Spanking banner, the merged agency will form one of the largest players in the NZ brand activation space with a roster including Huawei, Frucor, AMP, L’Oréal, BCITO, ASB, Hancocks, Turners & Growers, and Cottonsoft.
When ads fall into a legal pithole
CAANZ has set up a Fair Trading Commerce Commission seminar led by Rob Noakes and Nick Kovacevich from Auckland & Christchurch legal firm WYNNWILLIAMS.
