CAANZ has posted a great collection of dozens of images from last week’s Effies – all the work of RiK Photography – on its website.
Turning slow icons into museum exhibits
The new Chorus campaign out of Contagion for Chorus aims to consign the most annoying slow-internet icons out to pasture. It targets consumers and SMEs that are getting access to fibre-optic broadband.
D&AD issues 2016 call for entries + new categories
The 54th D&AD Professional Awards has issued its call for entries for the 2016 competition. With Cannes and The One Show, UK-based D&AD is one of the three premier global creative awards events.
Arrivals & Departures: Whybin\TBWA NZ appoints new CEO and ECD
After eight years leading Whybin\TBWA Melbourne, Andrew Scott is returning home to New Zealand to lead the Auckland office together with Christy Peacock who has been appointed as the agency’s new executive creative director.
FCB among the top Gunns
The highly regarded UK-based Gunn report has listed FCB’s SPCA/MINI Driving Dogs campaign as the 15th best work in non-traditional advertising.
Saatchi NZ toasts Aussie water brand
Saatchi & Saatchi NZ has created a new TV campaign for popular Aussie sparkling water brand Mount Franklin – part of the Coca-Cola empire. The spot was produced by NZ/Australian film co Finch with Sydney-based director Nick Ball.
Whybin wins supreme title at Best Design Awards
Special Group, Colenso, Alt Group, Whybin\TBWA, Y&R, Designworks, DNA, and Resn have all won Gold at the Designers Institute Best Awards. Colenso’s celebrated VW Reduce Speed Dial picked up two Golds.
Arrivals & Departures: Singapore Airlines taps Canadian for NZ GM
Singapore Airlines has hired a new NZ general manager. He’s Simon Turcotte and he replaces Edwin Chiang, who’s moving to Singapore Airlines as general manager in Indonesia.
Fresco Wellington folds
Wellington indie agency Fresco Advertising is closing, with Fresco directors Sheridan Bruce and Fraser Carson laying the blame on “the decline of Wellington’s ad industry”. The outcome for Fresco’s 13 staff was not known at press time.
Bollywood star shoots Tourism NZ video
Auckland film company Reel Factory is currently shooting a social media video of Bollywood star Sidharth Malhotra’s tour of NZ hosted by Tourism NZ.
