The Marketing Association has elected two new board members for the 2016-2018 term – Bindi Norwell (executive director of TNS Global) and Tony Mitchell (business consultant at Datamine). Re-elected for the same period was Stuart Yorston (general manager, Sealord).
Husband-and-wife team open marketing shop
A new marketing agency has opened for business in Auckland – called Casual Fridays, run by journalist Debbie Harrison and designer/marketer Cameron Harrison.
One Show taps Kiwi finalists
The One Show has released its finalists in Social Media, Mobile, UX/UI and Interactive – featuring seven campaigns from NZ.
Talking the talk
Sydney-based Curious Film executive producer Peter Grasse – a very well-known character on this side of the Tasman – is set to make a much-anticipated talk at Cannes this year, according to a report in Australia’s Campaign Brief.
Saatchi creates new Sorted site
The Commission for Financial Capability and Saatchi & Saatchi NZ have unveiled a new Sorted website with the mouse heading off to a well-earned retirement.
New travel shop taps Chemistry Interaction
Fast-growing Westhaven-based agency Chemistry Interaction has won a pitch for the newly launched helloworld travel business and will take charge of brand, strategy, digital and creative in New Zealand with immediate effect.
Newspaper veteran in dad-daughter realty gig
Robert Munro, previously GM at NewsWorks some years ago (and a past writer of an insightful monthly column about newspapers in AdMedia when the print magazine was run by M+AD ed David Gapes), has surfaced in a new role.
Back in BLK
The world’s current No 1 rugby league team – the Kiwis – will wear BLK jerseys into next year’s World Cup campaign and beyond, after the NZRL renewed a four-year contract with the global sports apparel company.
WeChat works for MINI NZ
Auckland-based cross-cultural communication agency Bananaworks is spreading the word about WeChat and Weibo via a MINI case study published on WeChat.
Glen Wiggs on ASA kids codes
Foundation for Advertising Research director Glen Wiggs – the holder of the NZ Order of Merit for his work in setting up the NZ Advertising Standards Authority in 1990 – has prepared a detailed submission in response to an ASA consultation document on a review of the Children’s Code for Advertising Food and the Code for Advertising to Children.
