Y&R’s first new campaign for the Electricity Authority almost seamlessly picks up the thread of FCB’s original award-winning WhatsMyNumber.org.nz campaign.
Arrivals & Departures
mediaR has made two new appointments to its team: The staff boost coincides with a number of new business wins (see mediaR warms up the Aussies on this page), says managing director Tony Richards.
$10,000 says you’ll enter!
Entries are now open for the 2014 $10,000 Newspaper Ad of the Year award – the only award that inflates both egos and bank balances.
Contagion prevails in Realestate pitch
Contagion has won Realestate.co.nz’s media & creative business after a pitch – understood to include Sugar & Partners and Republik.
Strong growth in smart device shopping
New Zealanders’ shopping online anytime/anyplace on smartphones and tablets increased significantly last year, according to the latest Nielsen Online Retail Report, released this morning.
Insight Creative scores NZSO
The NZ Symphony Orchestra has appointed downtown Auckland shop Insight Creative as its design agency, after a pitch.
Arrivals & Departures
Hypermedia finally replaces outgoing GM: Instore ad shop Hypermedia recently appointed Belinda Freeman as ceo, replacing general manager Jonathan Symons, who left earlier in the year to become data & insights manager at TVNZ.
APNO launches multi-screen digital network
APN Outdoor has forged a deal with US-based software company Aerva to provide technical support for its expanding NZ digital billboard portfolio.
Steinlager taps NZ’s incredible 7 1/2-minute man
Steinlager Pure has unveiled a new campaign built around NZ’s world record-holding free diver William Trubridge. The campaign, which includes a TVC and posters, started yesterday.
Arrivals & Departures
Cannes Lions head of press & PR Amanda Benfell has left to join The Gunn Report: “I joined Cannes Lions in 1997, and having just completed my 18th Festival, it was a very difficult decision to leave such a great company which has been such a big part of my life,” she writes.
