AUCKLAND, Today: An eye-catching new feature on the streetscape of downtown’s Stanley St is the strong branding on the former Ogilvy building – now the eponymous home of the NZ’s largest indie agency.
Faster, sharper, smarter?
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: NZME has made key changes to its in-house media solutions division, doubling down (says CreateMe head Greg McCrea) “on its commitment to deliver a world-class one-stop shop for customers and clients”.
Sharpshooter
AUCKLAND, Today: Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Cece Chu as a senior creative. She will be working across a number of the agency’s major creative accounts, with particular focus on Heineken, My Food Bag, The NZ Olympic Committee, and Toyota and Lexus.
Just visiting
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Comms Council has unveiled the two international judges who’ll manage the big decisions at the Axis Awards – Droga 5 New York group CD Julianna Cobb and Special Group Sydney ECD Julian Schreiber.
DDB named best in world
SYDNEY, Jan 1: New Zealand ad agencies in general – and DDB in particular – enjoyed extraordinary success at the 2019 global ad rankings compiled by Aussie site Campaign Brief’s annual Best Ads division.
Stars come out for ad students
AUCKLAND, Friday: A distinguished crew of Kiwi creatives turned out at Fukuko last week for the Media Design School’s AdSchool end-of year-show.
Stanley St shoots Briscoes’ new brand ad
AUCKLAND, Today: Briscoes – with a little help from Stanley St – have taken their ownership of ‘you’ll never buy better’ a step further in a new brand ad that celebrates their long relationship with New Zealanders.
Paint the town blue
AUCKLAND, Today: Integrated creative agency Crave Global has created a summer brand awareness drive for Bombay Sapphire that encourages consumers to explore their inner creativity.
FCB, Clems, Colenso, DDB, Stanley St, VMLY&R, OMD, Fuse, TBWA score at Effie 2019
AUCKLAND, Last night: FCB – with client Foodstuffs Pak’nSave – took out the Grand Effie at the 2019 awards show at Eden Park. The Auckland creative shop was also named Most Effective Agency of the Year.
