AUCKLAND, Tuesday: ANZA and the World Federation of Advertisers are calling on the NZ marketing & advertising community to add their voices to the world’s first global diversity & inclusion census in marketing.
Blockbuster Season
AUCKLAND, Today: Val Morgan reports record audiences for the opening weekend in NZ of Fast & Furious 9, which delivered the highest numbers since Jumanji: The Next Level in December 2019.
Garlands for DDB/Mango, Colenso/Clemenger, TBWA, Special
CANNES, Tuesday: The medals round is under way in France – and DDB Aotearoa and its PR arm Mango Aotearoa have shared gold, silver and bronze in the PR Lions; while in the Health & Wellness category, DDB, Colenso BBDO, Clemenger BBDO, and TBWA\ have picked up bronze Lions.
Hyper drops Media
AUCKLAND, Monday: After almost 11 years, specialist retail marketing agency and media owner Hypermedia is rebranding to better reflect its offer to the market.
OMD wins 2degrees media
AUCKLAND, Today: OMD has won the 2degrees media account following a competitive pitch, with work slated to start in July. The incumbent was Ikon.
Ogilvy’s new leadership team
AUCKLAND, Today: Ogilvy Network New Zealand has unveiled its new management structure, featuring Kelly-Ann Maxwell (KAM) as ceo. New appointments include customer experience & innovation director Matt Oxley, and group creative director Chris Schofield (partnering with recently promoted Nina East).
Thank you for smoking!
TAKAPUNA, Today: Hell Pizza has teamed up with new creative indie agency, Yarn, to launch a tongue-in-cheek support line to help people stay hooked on the new smokey brisket pizza.
The Clutcher is a lifesaver
AUCKLAND, Sunday: There’s not many ad exponents who can say their work has, literally, saved lives. One such rarity is Herald on Sunday columnist Paul Catmur, who savours a rare moment in his latest column (scroll down for the Premium link).
