Entries close at 4pm tomorrow (Wednesday 18 February) for the 2nd CAANZ Beacon Awards (formerly the Media Awards).
Spruce-up for daily business title
The Business Herald has expanded – and rolled over on its back. The move, says NZME, offers readers more news, more features and more specialist analysis.
&some and King Kapisi get fresh with Wendy’s
Wendy’s popular Big Kahuna burger is back but “fresher than ever” with a new campaign that sees music made out of burger ingredients.
DDB shines light on Westpac home loans
DDB’s latest instalment for Westpac highlights the common family issue of not having enough space at home, and follows Captain Destructo (aka Steve), a Kiwi dad and aspiring supervillain as he challenges his wife’s patience.
The dot takes a hike
NZ Herald owner NZME has dropped the dot at the end of its new corporate name – a decision cheered on by journos all over the country.
RAPP’s Angels help City Mission smash fundraising records
Christmas was a bit brighter for thousands of Aucklanders after a record $1.3million was raised for the Auckland City Mission’s Christmas Appeal, thanks in part to a RAPP campaign encouraging Kiwis to “become someone’s angel” and light up Auckland.
A tale of love, loss and the ‘greatest Valentines gift ever’
To commemorate Valentine’s Day, Y&R and Land Rover took a heart-felt ‘Dear John’ listing on TradeMe and turned it into “the greatest Valentine’s Day gift ever for four Kiwi blokes”.
NZME. goes it alone on radio survey
NZME. Radio has snubbed MediaWorks and announced it will now fully fund an independent survey of radio audiences in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch “to ensure that clients have access to up-to-date data”. It will commence shortly.
The human cigarette finds love
GSL Promotus has leveraged the Health Promotion Agency’s nasty Stop Before You Start man-cigarette to produce an interactive Phantom street poster that’s diverting passers-by in Auckland on Shortland St, Symonds St, and Dominion Rd; and in Wellington on Dixon St, Cambridge Tce, and Cuba St.
Valentines Day dawns in Queen St
Coca-Cola has put a little spritz into Valentines Day with a new, interactive Adshel vending machine, currently amusing – and refreshing – passers-by on Queen St and Vulcan Lane.
