AUCKLAND, Today: NZ lifestyle & performance clothing company Icebreaker has formed a trans-Tasman “strategic alignment” with Ponsonby-based Omnicom agency Hearts & Science.
Chariots of Fire
AUCKLAND, Today: Lumo Digital Outdoor and marketing tech provider Hivestack have teamed up to launch a dynamic programmatic digital out-of-home campaign for Fire & Emergency New Zealand.
Motion Sickness wins DB Breweries social media pitch
AUCKLAND, Monday: Following a competitive pitch, DB Breweries has appointed disruptive creative agency Motion Sickness to manage all creative for social channels across its suite of international and domestic brands including Heineken, Tiger, Export, Monteith’s, Club Setter, Pure Pirana, Tuatara, Odd Company and Tui.
The armchair critic at the Olympics
AUCKLAND, Monday: Sky and DDB Aotearoa are encouraging Kiwis to celebrate their fondness for unsolicited sporting opinions and advice ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Contagion launches 1st Universal Homes campaign
AUCKLAND, Today: Freeman’s Bay-based full-service indie Contagion and Universal Homes has launched its first brand campaign since winning the account in March.
Coast + Go Media take Top 500 to the streets
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME’s Coast audio network has teamed up with independent outdoor media provider Go Media to supercharge “one of the most successful audio promotions – the best song of all-time countdown”.
Federation wins Massey University pitch
AUCKLAND, Monday: Independent agency Federation has been appointed lead creative agency for Massey University after a four-way competitive pitch for brand, integrated campaigns and media. The incumbent was FCB.
Casino Royale
AUCKLAND, Sunday: “It’s easier to run a business than a country,” reckons Herald on Sunday columnist Paul Catmur in the latest edition of the newspaper.
Staff numbers up at VMLY&R
AUCKLAND, Today: VMLY&R has bolstered its Auckland and Wellington bases with six recent appointments across creative, client service, social and digital.
The Human Touch
MT MAUNGANUI, Thursday: “Don’t get stuck on chatbots and automation, say hello to a real human and personalised service” – that’s the theme of a new brand campaign by Wave Comms (based in Bay of Plenty) and leading insurance broker Aon.
