CANNES: Lions Health together with UNICEF and Unilever have launched the Young Lions Health Award, an new competition for young creatives and marketers that aims to improve challenges facing global health systems in developing countries.
oOh! expands retail digital footprint
oOh!media is to increase its network of retail digital assets across New Zealand this year after successfully securing long-term contracts across key shopping centres.
Stickmen finally makes No 1
FCB’s Mitre 10 Sandpit just keeps on wowing viewers – over six years after its creation in 2008. This month (January), after yet another short absence, it’s back on the M+AD Colmar Brunton Top 10 chart.
Kiwi app streamlines business travel
Ponsonby-based digital production agency Satellite and client Orbit Corporate Travel have created an app to increase the efficiency of business travel.
Saatchi, Colenso, DDB, ApolloNation through at AWARD (UPDATED)
Seven NZ entrants have made it through to the finals of Australia’s premier ad show, the AWARD Awards. Four from DDB made the cut (all in Promotion & Experiential, DDB also scored one finalist in PR, along with Colenso BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi. The Sweet Shop scored seven finalist spots (not counted in our NZ table because of the filmmaker’s global footprint).
And ApolloNation Auckland scored two finalist spots (for Tui Catch A Million), both in the Best Sponsorship or Partnership campaign.
Colenso gets emotional for St John
Here For Life is St John’s new brand positioning. And an emotional new TVC from Colenso BBDO and Thick as Thieves begins to establish and give meaning to it. The commercial features Haylee Wrenn from Hawkes Bady, whose life was saved by St John after she suffered a cardiac arrest.
Paul Henry names offsiders
MediaWorks has appointed Hilary Barry and Perlina Lau to its new Paul Henry TV/radio breakfast programme ground-breaking Paul Henry show. Award-winning 3News and RadioLIVE presenter Barry will be the news anchor in a four-strong presenting line up that includes newcomer Perlina Lau as social media presenter.
Arrivals & Departures
MediaWorks poaches TRB pair: MediaWorks has appointed Gerhard Simanke and Johnathan Schaffer – both from The Radio Bureau. Simanke will work in a senior group agency role and Schaffer in a radio strategy & planning manager.
Tourism NZ and Christchurch Airport join forces to attract more Aussies
Tourism New Zealand and Christchurch Airport have launched a new Every day a different journey campaign out of Whybin\TBWA Sydney, promoting the South Island as the ultimate destination for Australians.
