Facebook has appointed Spencer Bailey to lead its New Zealand operations as Head of New Zealand. Spencer is a senior digital executive with over 20 years’ experience in advertising and publishing, and a founding member and former chairperson of the Interactive Advertising Bureau New Zealand.
Global PR pitch includes NZ
Tourism Australia has called a PR pitch as it seeks a series of agencies to provide specialist PR support to its in-market teams in a dozen key international tourism markets – including NZ.
International retail agency opens in NZ
Australia-based design-led retail consultancy Greater Group, which already has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, has expanded its global footprint by opening an office in New Zealand.
Young Kiwis admit illegal streaming and downloads
Almost half of young New Zealanders admit to unauthorised streaming of TV programmes and almost a third indulge in unauthorised downloading of movies.
Spark PHD banishes bad hair days
Spark PHD has been breaking the country’s ‘sleep styling’ hair habits with the year-long TRESemmé 365 Project. To prove to New Zealand women that it is possible to have great hair every day, the innovative campaign sees one stylish Kiwi girl challenged to mix up her look every day for 365 days, sharing her journey online, with the support of […]
Axis closes today
Entries for the 35th Axis Awards close at 4pm today (Tuesday 20 January 20). Panicky phone calls to CAANZ events manager Natasha Stitchbury – 09 303 0435 (or Natasha@caanz.co.nz) please. There is, however, a late entry deadline (with a penalty payment).
Clemenger’s Mistakes strikes a chord in USA
Clemenger BBDO Wellington has been named a Best in Show finalist in the 2014 Mobius Awards for NZTA Mistakes – just one week after the ad was named by the UK’s Gunn Report as one of the 12 best global campaign in 2014.
Report highlights 10 key macro trends from a decade of forecasting
J Walter Thompson NZ has released 10 Years of 10 Trends global report, marking a decade of annual trends forecasts. The report explores 10 of the most compelling macro trends identified since JWTIntelligence began its annual forecasts – trends shaping societal behaviours and attitudes, and defining the business landscape today.
Arrivals & Departures
TVNZ general manager media sales Richard Sandford is returning to client side after taking up a position with Spark: No further details were available at press time.
We find John Day’s missing Billy T census ad
M+AD has tracked down the Billy T James 1991 NZ Census commercial shot by John Day, who died last week in India (celebrated-nz-director-exits). The video was stored in the Flying Fish film vaults, and is now being run with a Fish tribute page to the director at on the Fish Facebook page here.
