► APN News & Media has appointed TRN ceo Jane Hastings to the new rold of ceo of APN NZ, responsible for the company’s local publishing, radio and digital businesses. Both APN New & Media and The Radio Network are divisions of APN.
Republik wins Sierra
Sierra Coffee has appointed Freeman’s Bay Indie Republik to manage its design, creative and media business, across all their coffee brands.
Powerful new World Vision campaign
Sam Hunt is the magic ingredient that takes Sugar&Partners’ latest TV & cinema campaign for World Vision to a level seldom seen in Third World aid ads.
McNally Classic reeled in the $s
Strong industry support enabled the inaugural APN McNally Classic fishing competition to make a good profit – all of which goes to the Men’s Health Trust.
Japanese shop taps Kiwi adman
Former FCB New Zealand ECD Rob Sherlock is to join Japanese-based ASATSU-DK (ADK) as its first worldwide executive creative director, with the main focus on the overseas market.
Indie outsider crashes the Beacons party
FCB Media blitzed the field at last night’s Beacon Awards – yet it was a little-known indie that appeared dramatically out of left field to claim the Big One.
NBR came to the party with $2k
The NBR Best Dressed Woman at the Beacons was FCB Media’s Ash Hekkens. The NBR Best Dressed Man was OMD’s Michael James.
Kiwi pair star in expanded comp
Ikon’s Mee Chai and OMD Wellington’s Will Innes are the two Kiwi winners of the Yahoo! Digital Stars programme, which this year – for the first time – saw NZ entrants judged alongside their Australian counterparts (who had seven winners).
Mango signs new head of digital PR
Mango has appointed Dean Taylor as Head of Digital PR at its New Zealand office.
Facebook campaigns move beyond Facebook
Facebook is expanding its mobile ad network, called the Audience Network, to give advertisers a new way to extend their campaigns to other mobile apps.