The London Metropolitan police this week warned internet users that they may be committing a crime if they watched the online video of the brutal Isis murder of journalist James Foley..
NZ pot spot wins Hollywood Gold
Clemenger BBDO Wellington and Curious Film have shared a Gold at the 2014 A-List Hollywood Advertising Craft Awards.
Counting the cold ones
Barnes, Catmur & Friends have joined with Boundary Road Brewery to tackle the Government on behalf of The People.
Arrivals & Departures
RadioLIVE taps Cliff Joiner: RadioLIVE has named Cliff Joiner as Network Director for the nationwide news and talk brand.
He replaces Rik van Dijk, who has been appointed GM for MediaWorks’ Central Otago radio operation.
DDB teaches old dogs new tricks
A new Dogs Playing Keno video series from Lotto NZ and DDB aims to demonstrate how playing Keno is so straightforward, it’s easier than “finding a bone in a graveyard”.
Sunny slide up
A slide presentation by Auckland agency BallantyneTaylor has been selected from thousands of entrants as Top Presentation of the Day by Slideshare (a division of LinkedIn).
Tim & Richie’s fast track to No 1
The very clever new MasterCard ad in the Tim series has gone straight to No 1 this month after just a few weeks on air.
NZ wins Grand Prix + six Golds in Korea
FCB NZ has won a Grand Prix for Mini Driving Dogs at the AdStars Festival in South Korea over the weekend. Also, Whybin\TBWA, FCB, Curious Film and The Sweet Shop between them picked up six Golds, four Silvers, nine Bronzes and two Crystals.
Arrivals & Departures
Publisher amps up sales force: Bauer Media has rebuilt its ad sales teams, appointed two new executives, reappointed four others, bid farewell to two more – and established what it calls “a brand solutions team” (to be known as the Bauer Media Collective).
NZ indie pots Platinum in Sydney
Auckland independent promotional agency BELOWTHELINE has picked up three awards – including the only Platinum Award – at the Australasian Promotional Products Association Awards in Sydney.
