Sydney-based Kiwi Hamish Rothwell directed Christopher Walken and Justin Timberlake in the Super Bowl tvc for antioxidant drink Bai.
TV3 becomes Three
At midnight last night, TV3’s transformation into Three went live. “With a new brand and new look it’s unlike anything we’ve done before,” says MediaWorks corporate comms manager Will Seal.
Oz PR shop buys NZ agency (Updated)
Six months after launching a New Zealand office, independent Australian PR agency Thrive has acquired Auckland-based PR agency, East Agency, and East Agency NZ founder/director Lucinda Kennedy, who consulted to Thrive during its set-up, has joined Thrive full-time as the on-the-ground New Zealand lead. Kennedy will manage the company’s expansion plans, leveraging Thrive’s three Australian offices and ANZ resources.
Resn wins AoY in UK & Canada
Trans-global creative agency Resn (offices in Wellington, Amsterdam and the US) has been named Agency of the Year at two big annual shows – the 2017 Awwwards Conference in London, and Canada’s CSS Design Awards.
Liked, Followed, Shared (updated)
Most of New Zealand’s top social media rock stars will be headlining the first 2017 #SMCAKL event – just one week away on Wednesday 15 Febrary, from 6-9pm at a new location, the IAG Building on Fanshawe Street.
Has digital media made media planning a lost art?
Avalon Group NZ ceo/content director Ryf Quail writes exclusively for M+AD: Back in the dark ages, when we confirmed our media buys by fax (a really long time ago) we still used media programmes to plan. We had tools like Media Gardens, TV MAP, RadioScope – all good platforms to build a robust schedule. We got our reach and frequency […]
Cannes turns heat on gender bias
The global ad industry’s largest annual event and awards programme, The Cannes Lions, has agreed to caution jurors not to recognise work that reflects gender bias, according to a report in Ad Age.
NZ Herald debuts first long-form documentary
The New Zealand Herald – with Auckland-based producers Greenstone TV – debuted their first foray into long-form documentary-making yesterday with Under The Bridge, an immersion into a world most New Zealanders have not experienced. Through the eyes of three students and their principal, the documentary tackles key social issues such as child poverty, housing and education.
Nice message from Clems
“My name is Matt – I work at Clemenger BBDO in Wellington alongside our NZ Transport Agency Client. Nice to eMeet you!
First prize: David Droga
To mark the 30th anniversary of a teenage David Droga, founder and creative chairman of Droga5, winning the Top Student award at AWARD School in 1987, the Australian institution is sending this year’s top student – selected from the winners of all the AWARD schools in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland – to meet David Droga in […]
