DDB and Sky have launched their first campaign using text streaming technology Spritz to take a new-look message to Kiwi viewers.
Arrivals & Departures
Direct from the northern beaches of Sydney: Wellington-based national digital/creative recruiter TalentShop has recruited consultant Jessica Haines from Firebrand Sydney.
Change the world – and win US$100,000
The Cannes Lions and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have put up 10 x US$100,000 competition prizes for a campaign that supports solutions to global health and poverty. The partners will also provide a further US$1 million to execute the winning ideas.
A Scot/Yank/Aussie walks into a Wellington bar …
Positively Wellington Tourism has tapped an LA-based Scottish immigrant to Australia to sell our capital city to the Aussies.
#SMCAKL Awards: The winners
The inaugural #SMCAKL Awards last night saw NZ’s social media superstars recognised at the Britomart Country Club.
Mag Awards deadline looms
The deadline for the Magazine Awards is 5pm tomorrow (Friday 20 June). The event itself will be held in Auckland on Thursday 25 September.
Colenso, FCB, DDB on a roll
Seven Lions for New Zealand work on Day 4 in Cannes – but none of them Gold. The categories decided last night were Radio, Design, Cyber, Press, and Product Design.
Out, damned spot!
ZenithOptimedia is championing a new strategic approach to communications planning that requires a rethink of the way clients prioritise and allocate resources across paid, owned and earned media.
Gold, Silver, Bronzes for NZ in Media
New Zealand has won a Gold Lion, one Silver Lion and three Bronze Lions in the Cannes Media competition held overnight in Cannes.
FCB & DDB/Mango win Silver Lions
FCB won a Mobile Silver Lion in Cannes overnight, for its Unicef Food Photos Save Lives campaign (already a Yellow Pencil winner at D&AD). The previous night, DDB/Mango also won a Silver PR Lion for Paw Justice Animal Strike (Tui won a Gold Lion in the same category, as reported yesterday).
