The new owners of liquor retailer The Mill have appointed Y&R to lead the chain’s 35 stores in a major upgrade and rebrand. The incumbent was Barnes, Catmur & Friends.
Arrivals & Departures
TECH GUY FINDS FULFILMENT IN STRATEGY: Sky TV has created a new senior strategy role and promoted Matthew Orange to the position.
Mobile leads digital adspend growth
Total interactive advertising spend in New Zealand was $120.22 million up 22% from Q1, 2013, according to figures out today from the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Whittaker’s welcomes Nigella back to our screens
Whittaker’s won many friends when it stuck by Nigella Lawson during her recent troubles. Now the chocolate maker is reaping the rewards for its courage with a handsome new TVC, released simultaneously last night across NZ & Australia to an instant global audience of 2 million (via Facebook).
Carlos Savage takes NY CD role, Jake Barnes off to W+K
Y&R head of copy Carlos Savage has been appointed Associate CD on the Land Rover global account at Y&R New York.
CAANZ Beacons – The Video
CAANZ partnered with 90 Seconds TV to capture highlights from the 2014 inaugural Beacon Awards, held at the Viaduct Events Centre earlier this month.
Arrivals & Departures
Auckland-based agency Union Digital has appointed Lee Burrow as Creative Director and Todd Moody as senior digital account manager.
Effie headliner returns for ROI gig
CAANZ is reminding the industry that UK-based independent advertising effectiveness consultant Peter Field returns to NZ next month – on Wednesday 11 June – to conduct a half-day seminar on how to increase ROI and the chances of business success.
Back seat boppers can be bad for your health
Clemenger is taking its latest NZTA campaign to the streets. The series of three Distracted ads are now running on Phantom Billstickers street posters throughout the country, and will also be seen on tri-stands and in print ads.
Car brands switch to OMD
Fiat Chrysler NZ – formed only last year by Sydney-based Kiwi entrepreneur Neville Crichton and Australian robotics engineer Clyde Campbell – has switched from Ikon for its strategic and media work to OMD.
