NZ director Jess Bluck has returned from working overseas to sign with Thick As Thieves. Previously, she’s worked on commercials for Origin Energy, 9 MSN, Cadbury, Nikon, Toyota and Honda.
Botab taps M+AD ed
Band registrations close in just two days (at 5pm on Thursday 21 August) for the 2015 8th CAANZ/Flying Fish Battle of the Ad Bands.
Arrivals & Departures: bcg2 boosts Wellington & Auckland teams, GO taps Wellington Roadside man
Building on “a period of consolidation & growth” in 2015, bcg2 is welcoming three new faces into their Auckland & Wellington teams.
Kiwi pros eye waterproof, follow-me drone camera
Judging by the internet traffic, the world’s waterproof throw-and-shoot HD camera drone is attracting a lot of global attention – from professionals in NZ, as well as amateurs.
Photographer of the Year finalists announced
The finalists have been named for the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2015. This coincides with a free outdoor touring exhibition which opens in central Christchurch today (Monday) before moving to Auckland in October.
Who said people don’t click on banners?
A clever digital comparison calculator, created by Special Group to support 2degrees’ new phone plans, has shown Kiwis who’ve tried it accumulated savings of over $6.85 million dollars on their current mobile costs, in just five months.
Arrivals & Departures: Saatchi taps new CD, Weta grabs Clems man, three newbies at Lily & Louis
Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Chris Childerhouse as creative director. The agency says his appointment comes off the back of a series of new client projects with Local Government New Zealand and the Ministry of Justice in the Wellington office.
Coca-Cola bottle still sexy at 100
Coca-Cola South Pacific today announced a new campaign to celebrate 100 years of the iconic Coca-Cola Contour bottle, with a major marketing push hitting New Zealand in August.
Republik CD tapped for Boston judging role
The International Echo Awards has recruited Republik CD Andrew Sims as a judge – one of 86 – for this year’s awards in Boston. The winners will be announced on Monday 5 October.
Dancing Dagg – the credits
In yesterday’s post about Israel Dagg’s starring role in Air NZ’s new inflight safety video, we wrote: “It’s not yet clear who created and produced the spot.” This brought a welcome response from True director of operations Conan Gorbey: “It was us, of course!”
