The Gunn Report has selected 20 TV commercials which they believe may win a Cannes Film Lion this year. The list includes two from New Zealand – NZTA Mistakes and NZTA Blazed (both out of Clemenger BBDO Wellington).
Luxury carmaker taps RAPP + Dynamo
BMW NZ has appointed RAPP as its CRM agency, and Dynamo as its media agency. Twenty was the incumbent on BMW, but Dynamo was already in the mix on a short-term contract with BMW.
The process becomes the hero
Saatchi & Saatchi set fire to a specially constructed billboard to launch Sealord’s new range of hot smoked salmon.
Samsung shoots global TVC in NZ
For the second year in a row, the global Samsung team has chosen to film its global TV campaign in New Zealand.
Q+A with Nathan Price
Kiwi director Nathan Price has just shot a TVC for Samsung’s new curved UHD TV – the second time the manufacturer chose NZ and a NZ director for a global shoot (see preceding story). Samsung NZ took the opportunity to do an in-depth interview:
The cat herderer
Assignment Group and Robber’s Dog director Adam Stevens teamed up to prove that nothing is impossible for a dog that eats TUX. Even herding cats …
Entry call goes live today
CAANZ has issued its entry call for Effie 2014, with a deadline of Tuesday 5 August (4pm), and a 48-hour extended deadline.
Musical chairs at Saatchi Sydney and DDB NZ
Saatchi & Saatchi has announced the appointment of Mike Spirkovski as ECD of its Sydney office, filling the vacancy left by Damon Stapleton when he defected to a CCO role at DDB Auckland.
Inaugural social media awards entry call
Nominations for the inaugural #SMCAKL Awards are now open – but you’ll need to get your skates on – the lead times are very short.
Murdoch: Print ain’t finished yet
Newspaper mogul Lachlan Murdoch was in a combative frame of mind when he spoke at the Mumbrella360 Marketing & Media Conference yesterday in Sydney, criticising his “crazy” competitors and vowing to lead the fight on behalf of print.
