Group CEO

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AUCKLAND, Today: Hot on the heels of his appointment as ceo of DDB Worldwide, Marty O’Halloran has appointed Justin Mowday to lead the New Zealand group business.

Dr Yes

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AUCKLAND, Today: Australia’s second-largest telecoms company Optus has launched a new brand campaign from roster agency Special Group New Zealand, exploring the idea that anything good in life, big or small, starts with saying “yes”.

Ex Machina

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AUCKLAND, Today: Techweek2020 – a national online celebration of tech & innovation presented by NZTech – starts today and runs through to Friday 2 August.

Cause + Effect

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CANNES, Today: The upcoming Lions festival is squeezing good value out of senior NZ adman James Hurman – they’ve tapped him for online Q+A video sessions next week.

Strategy Sage

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AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Aegis Network NZ has promoted award winning strategist Claire Beatson from WiTH Collective head of strategy, where she has overseen market leading work for ASB Bank, into a newly created role of general manager of strategy for the whole network.

Eye of the Tiger

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AUCKLAND, Today: Kiwi author and client/agency specialist Sarah Ritchie has won an international accolade for her latest book, How to Tango with a Tiger: a marketer’s guide to working with creative communications agencies.

Up 146%!

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BUSAN, Today: NZ entries to South Korea’s Ad Stars Awards grew 146% (from 440 in 2019 to 1081 in 2020. Three Kiwi senior creatives are among the international jury panel – Big CD Joe Holden, Stanley St CD Kim Ellison, and FCB ECD Peter Vegas.

No Surprises

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AUCKLAND, Thursday: The recently rebranded Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa has reported revenue for Q2 is down by -76% on net media revenue year-on-year, posting $8.8 million.