SYDNEY, Tuesday: Creative consultancy Deloitte Digital has announced the appointment of former Colenso BBDO legend Nick Garrett, to lead the growing business from NSW.
Lumo & Chooice team up to support local
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Lumo and NZ Marketplace Chooice have teamed up to offer SMEs free advertising as the rest of New Zealand comes out of lockdown.
Press Here
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued its call for entries for The Pressies 2012 – now in its 4th year – which rewards outstanding PR, social and experiential campaigns.
RIP Billy Apple
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The New Zealand creative community is mourning the loss of artist Billy Apple ONZM. Apple, whose unique creativity inspired generations of New Zealanders. He died aged 85 on Monday night.
The Unsaid and Keep It Real Online score at Gerety
PARIS, Today: New Zealand has picked up two silvers and two bronzes at the Gerety Awards, the only creative prize to exclusively reward female creativity.
Rural Delivery
AUCKLAND, Monday: Indie agency BCG2 is “now working” with real estate business Property Brokers, with 80 offices and 850 staff throughout provincial New Zealand.
Esports thrive in Lockdown
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ-based esports provider LetsPlay.Live (LPL) reports that the digital age’s newest entertainment genre is now a $US100 billion-dollar industry.
Free Booze!
AUCKLAND, Sunday: “Within London advertising, leaving parties were important, well-attended social events – in large because of the free booze,” recalls Paul Catmur [an ex-Pom] in his latest Herald on Sunday column.
The most successful group of the decade?
SYDNEY, Saturday: Mumbrella head of content Damian Francis has published a handy potted history on the fortunes over the past decade of Clemenger Group AUNZ – with a special focus on former Colenso BBDO ceo Nick Garrett.
