AUCKLAND, Today: Last week’s headlines were dominated by the post-Covid redundancies at NZ network agencies, which were lower than many expected.
Media Maven
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Stanley St has appointed Renée Smith as group media director. Smith is an award-winning media and marketing professional, with 15 years’ experience in media agencies, media-owner roles and clientside head-of-media roles.
DDB, FCB, Stanley St, Clems
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB, FCB, Stanley St, and Clemenger BBDO are the agency finalists in The Radio Bureau’s 2020 Orca Awards, announced this morning.
Ad Stars taps Kiwi judges
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, Today: The Ad Stars 2020 Awards have confirmed the appointment of three Kiwis to its preliminary jury – Big CD Joe Holden, Stanley St CD Kim Ellison, and FCB ECD Peter Vegas.
Live Action
AUCKLAND, Today: More full-page print ads to catch the eye this week included this latest flight of post-Covid work from the Support Local campaign, out of Stanley St* (motto: Proudly Local).
Out of the Mouths of Babes
AUCKLAND, Today: With New Zealand now in Level 2, many parents are returning to employment in their normal place of work. After many weeks of sharing the kitchen table with the children in their house, NSPR took this unique opportunity to see what their children think they do all day.
Unfinished Business
AUCKLAND, Today: Indie giant Stanley St has launched a campaign that gives a voice – and recognises the significant commitment made and losses incurred – by local businesses through Covid-19, encouraging all New Zealanders to get behind them.
‘Wilson’ for Sale
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Rebel Sport is offering the Wilson volleyball, made famous by Tom Hanks’ character in Castaway, as a symbol of companionship to Kiwis in isolation in a novel out-of-home JCDecaux campaign created by Stanley St.
Pixel Awards Round Three Opens
AUCKLAND, Today: Entries open this morning for the third rendition of The Pixel Awards – a quarterly Lumo event – giving creative thinkers exacly one month to prepare and submit their ideas.
Could this be expert timing?
AUCKLAND, Today: Stanley St CD Kim Ellison writes: “Since the oldie but a goodie* article was published, I’ve been inundated with calls from very talented people looking for work.
