SYDNEY, Friday: Special Group NZ and WiTH Collective NZ have scored six Gold Pencils each at the 42nd AWARD Awards. Saatchi & Saatchi NZ won four Golds; and TBWA\NZ three Golds.
Mango adds software leader
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ software business Propellerhead (and its associated company Avid AML) has appointed Mango Aotearoa to provide corporate communications expertise.
Paul Shale bombshell
AUCKLAND, Today: FCB NZ ceo Paul Shale has left the agency suddenly – with no local announcement to fill the void.
Monkey Business
AUCKLAND, Monday: All parties embroiled in Friday’s sensational events at DDB have managed to maintain their dignity amid a media frenzy that echoed around the adworld by lunchtime.
Special flies NZ flag at Mumbrella
AUCKLAND, Today: Special Group AUNZ has continued its run at international award shows with an impressive number of finalists at the Mumbrella Awards announced in Sydney.
Accenture signs Mowday & Stapleton
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Aotearoa has this morning confirmed the shock departure of ceo Justin Mowday and CCO Damon Stapleton, both of whom have resigned. M+AD believes their new home is with NZ & global ad consultancy Accenture, which is based in Ireland.
Air NZ & dentsu fly high for the kids
AUCKLAND, Thursday: When Air New Zealand flight NZ4376 (aka NZHERO) took to the skies, 50 children from Koru Care Charitable Trust NZ enjoyed a special plane trip, something their health might ordinarily exclude them from.
Best Friends
AUCKLAND, Thursday: MediaWorks easy-listening statio The Breeze has unveiled the new edition of its famous jingle (You’ve sure got a frieeeeeend in The Breeze) in Te Reo.
The history of the concert poster
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Rock’n’roll and posters go together like Page & Plant, Lennon & McCartney, Tegan & Sara or those two dudes in Daft Punk. “Together,” the old rockers declare (in the latest edition of their weekly e-newletter Phan Mail), “they make magic.”
Birthday Suits
AUCKLAND, Thursday: CBD comms & marketing indie agency Anthem has expanded- with three new hires. Senior account director Camille Middleditch has returned to Anthem after working in an in-house role. Middleditch first joined Anthem upon returning home from the United Kingdom in 2019, where she worked at creative and corporate agencies in London.
