Mt Wellington-based product sampling/brand activation agency The in Group has been taking its Purina Beneful dog-vending machine on the road, visiting public parks in Wellington and Christchurch – and coming to Auckland in February.
Sonny Bill gets social for adidas
adidas has launched a social media campaign across Australia & New Zealand featuring brand ambassador Sonny Bill Williams. The ads are striking – but formulaic.
No jobs lost at failed business title
Fairfax Media has announced the imminent shutdown of the last vestige of former glamour business title Unlimited. The last digital edition of Unlimited will be uploaded in December.
World trade press gongs Mistakes
Clemenger Wellington’s NZTA Mistakes commercial has won a Gold (in the Online & Viral Films category) and a Silver (in Public Interest) at the Epica Awards – the only global creative awards judged by the advertising trade press.
Global media giant coming to NZ
Leading global media investment & management operation GroupM is gearing up to launch in New Zealand during Q1 2015. The arrival of the group will see MediaCom, Mindshare, MEC and maxus come under the operational and financial structure of GroupM. Clients of the group’s creative agencies will continue under their current agreements with their current agencies.
Brandspank gets in THE ZONE
Brandspank Auckland has created a new brand that aims to represent the aspirations of SKY TV’s newest channel, THE ZONE. The Auckland agency won the contract to create the brand imagery after a competitive pitch.
The Drill Robot executes a waltz
FCB has launched a new Mitre 10 web film to celebrate Mitre 10Tool Month. The video, currently screening on Mitre 10’s Facebook page, features the Drill Robot and some fancy dance moves.
For sale: www.creativedirector.co.nz
A former adman – now living in the south of France – wants to sell two key NZ advertising URLs he picked up when he was job-hunting in Auckland in 2003. The sites Nick Morgan wants buyers for are www.creativedirector.co.nz and www.creativedirector.nz.
Andy McDowell’s $70,000 man says thank YOU
Trevor Moodie, who with the Marketing Association helped organise Tuesday’s auction to raise funds for Auckland adman Andy McDowell – now battling Parkinson’s disease – has been quick to praise the NZ ad & marketing sector who raised an astonishing $70,000 to give McDowell’s two little girls educational opportunities later in life.
NZ ad community raises $70,000 for stricken adman
The Auckland advertising & marketing community collected nearly $70,000 at a cocktail/auction evening held at La Zeppa in Freemans Bay on Tuesday to raise funds for adman Andy McDowell (43), who has been stricken with Parkinson’s disease.
