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.
Cowntdown near for 2014’s last big CAANZ event
CAANZ has released more details of the upcoming Effie Awards. The Call for Entries will be announced on Thursday 5th June, the Convenor of Judges remains Lew Bentley (owner of strategy & research consultancy Headlight), and this year’s Chair is DDB’s Lucinda Sherbourne of DDB. .99 will be providing the creative theme.
NZ on fire at D&AD
FCB and Colenso BBDO carried the torch for NZ at D&AD last night, winning two Yellow Pencils (roughly equivalent to Gold) in London.
Giganaire #1 as the TVC Top 10 returns
Today, M+AD is resurrecting the monthly TVC Top 10 chart – a service which died last year with AdMedia.
