Next year’s Axis Awards have been locked in for Thursday 12 March. “Save the date,” suggests CAANZ comms executive Nicky Monera.
Smartphone advertising outfit Snakk has appointed Al Oliver as its new NZ manager (Al Oliver), and Rachel Trafford to the new position of account manager.
Freelance art director David Bell, the former CD of the Media Design School’s Adschool, has finally got the illustrated version of his book out!
RELOAD RELOADS: Australasian photographers agency Reload has appointed Hannah Tatton to head its office in Auckland.
OMD hires new Client Services Director: OMD Auckland has recruited Penelope Burns to one of the agency’s three newly-created Client Service Director roles.
Scandinavian car brand Volvo has appointed Freemans Bay indie Republik to its media and creative account, effective August 2014. As a result, Republik will part ways with Peugeot after a successful 10-year relationship.
Freeview is now being watched in 67% of NZ homes – up 2.45% (40,900) since the digital switchover in December last year, according to new figures from Colmar Brunton.
Sex, dating and hook-ups are nothing new. But when you add social media and gamification apps like Tinder and Snapchat to the mix, does this up the ante? Is swiping left any shallower than mentally discounting the guy/girl next to you at the bar? Can we make real connections online or is it just a self-validation game? Sex on the internet thrives on privacy, while social media relies on public sharing. What happens when these two things collide?
