AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Special Group has brought together Tourism NZ, NZT&E, Ministry for Primary Industries, Education NZ and NZ Story for a joint global campaign to promote New Zealand’s brand on the world stage.
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Bauer Media Australia has announced the “permanent” closure of eight titles – Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, InStyle, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Health, NW and OK.
NEW YORK, Today: The One Club has launched ONE School, a free 16-week portfolio programme for young black creatives. The school will be run by Spotify CD Oriel Davis-Lyons, a New Zealander who started his career at Colenso and held creative positions at R/GA and Droga5 in New York.
AUCKLAND, Today: The Advertising Standards Authority has developed a guide to support “responsible advertising” – and the requirement for influencers to clearly identify advertising content to their audiences.
SYDNEY, Monday: The Australasian Writers & Art Directors Association (AWARD) has appointed Clemenger BBDO Wellington ECD Brigid Alkema to its 2020 AWARD School ‘super’ jury.
AUCKLAND, Monday: A picture is emerging of a NZ ad & comms sector in serious trouble – with M+AD’s ongoing coverage of redundancies at our bigger agencies revealing only the tip of an iceberg.