APN NZ Media has established a digital business development team to work across agency sales. The team is part of the company’s strategy to increase the digital expertise within the advertising sales teams, and to continue providing multi-channel solutions for clients.
OOH up again
Mitre 10 Sandpit breaks longevity record
There’s no holding back a truly great ad – and DraftFCB’s Mitre 10 Sandpit is proving that it’s already a classic. This month it returns to the M+AD Top 10 (at #2) a remarkable six years after it was created (in 2008).
Film Lion finalists: DDB, Clems, Saatchi
New Zealand has four commercials through to the shortlist round of the Cannes Film Lions, announced overnight – two from DDB, and one each from Clemenger and Saatchi & Saatchi.
True Blood gets the Spritz treatment
DDB and Sky have launched their first campaign using text streaming technology Spritz to take a new-look message to Kiwi viewers.
Arrivals & Departures
Change the world – and win US$100,000
The Cannes Lions and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have put up 10 x US$100,000 competition prizes for a campaign that supports solutions to global health and poverty. The partners will also provide a further US$1 million to execute the winning ideas.
A Scot/Yank/Aussie walks into a Wellington bar …
Positively Wellington Tourism has tapped an LA-based Scottish immigrant to Australia to sell our capital city to the Aussies.
#SMCAKL Awards: The winners
The inaugural #SMCAKL Awards last night saw NZ’s social media superstars recognised at the Britomart Country Club.