The Radio Bureau is enjoying a little skite about the fast-spreading impact of its three-minute video of Mike Hosking addressing the network’s breakfast teams on how to build a successful brekky programme.
Effective collaboration wins Grand Effie, two Golds
Saatchi & Saatchi, with ApolloNation and Spark PHD, shared the top prize – the Grand Effie – at last night’s Effie Awards at the Langham Auckland. The other three major awards went to: DB Breweries (Most Effective Client), and FCB, which won two (Most Effective Agency and Hardest Challenge).
Facebook launches cross-device reporting for ads
Facebook has launched FBIQ, a new online resource to help marketers understand people across generations, geographies, devices and time through insights and data analysis.
Arrivals & Departures
NZME (formerly APN/TRN) has appointed Michael Boggs as its new Chief Financial Officer: Boggs comes to NZME from Tower where for the last four years he managed the Tower Group’s multi-billion dollar assets, take executive accountability for Tower’s Pacific Islands operations and play a leading role in Tower’s earthquake recovery programme.
Outlook cloudy for DDB’s $10,000 awards cash
It’s still not clear how much – if any – of the $10,000 cash prize from last week’s Newspaper Advertising Awards will find its way into the hands of the creative team who worked on the ad. The problem for DDB, which won the award, is that its creative team at the time – art director Kevin Bachtiar and copywriter […]
Tonight’s Effies show a sellout
TV ONE Breakfast hosts Rawdon Christie and Ali Pugh will host tonight’s 2014 Effie Awards at the Langham Auckland. All 430 tickets have been sold – the doors to the hotel’s The Great Room will open for pre-dinner drinks from 6.30pm, and the show starts at 7.30pm.
Meet Lotto’s Three Amigos
To mark the launch of Lotto’s latest game, Play 3, DDB has created a trio of spots with a focus on “fun” things that come in threes.
FCB man will carry flag for NZ in Vegas
FCB senior creative Freddie Coltart has been tapped to represent New Zealand at the London International Awards Creative Conversations programme in Las Vegas this week.
Direct Awards deadline extension
The Marketing Association has announced a deadline extension to submit entries for the NZ Direct Marketing Awards to be held at the Langham Auckland on Thursday 26 February next year.
TVNZ drops Masterchef NZ
Masterchef New Zealand has been an outstanding performer for TVNZ – but now the network has decided to bring the series to an end. “Viewers are increasingly demanding innovative new content formats and our significant commitment to new local productions is a reflection of this trend,” says programming chief Jeff Latch. “This also means we have to say goodbye to […]
