SYDNEY, Today: FCB NZ has taken out seven of the top prizes at the 2020 Australian Social Media Marketing Awards – for its work on Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency’s Pre Testie Bestie.
Mazda confirms MBM
AUCKLAND, Today: Mazda NZ has confirmed the appointment of media connections agency MBM to run their media strategy, planning and campaign management.
Covid-beaters recover faster
SYDNEY, Today: Tim Burrowes, editor of authoritative Aussie newssheet Mumbrella, says media spend has recovered most in states that have done better at beating back the Covid virus.
Special wins in Oz
AUCKLAND, Today: Special Group’s Good Morning World campaign for Tourism New Zealand has won another Campaign of the Year title, this time at the Australian Mumbrella Agency of the Year Awards.
Epica’s Tungate interviews himself
PARIS, Thursday: Epica Awards operations director Nicolas Huvé writes: “Here in Paris, Autumn is slowly settling in, but no time to jump in the leaves as we are full steam ahead in our entry season.
Smart Move
AUCKLAND, Today: China/Germany-based smartphone company Oppo NZ has appointed Rachel Weiss to the newly created role of PR & events manager in New Zealand, joining from Pead PR.
RIP Top Dog
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Phantom Billstickers are mourning the passing of Ray, the pup who inspired the company’s bulldog logo. “At Phantom we have a distinctively canine logo,” says managing partner Robin McDonnell.
Second that Emotion
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ indie Federation has launched a new division – called The Lab – which aims to fuse human emotion into marketing technology, optimising martech investment and “communicating with ‘heart’ to customers”.
Crave’s new public art space
AUCKLAND, Today: Creative indie Crave Global has launched plans for The Lightship, a new platform for contemporary art, which launches today at Ports of Auckland.
