AUCKLAND, Thursday: TBWA\NZ Group has grown its strategy team with three new hires – Josh Taylor-Dadds, Rebekah Gierlinska and Lloyd Thomason.
Hitchhikers Guide to Verse
AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom National Poetry Day is happening again this August. The company will be promoting New Zealand poets on their posters (naturally).
One Show’s Kiwi jurists
NEW YORK, Today: The One Club for Creativity has appointed three Kiwi agency senior creatives to help judge The One Show 202 …
Orca 2021 – the judges
AUCKLAND, Today: The judging panel for The Radio Bureau’s Orca Awards was unveiled this morning. It includes five prominent agency creatives …
The Butterfly Effect
AUCKLAND, Today: Indie agency Federation has delivered its own climate change message to New Zealand, taking a full page advertisement in this morning’s NZ Herald to celebrate Earth Day.
Run wins at B&T’s Women Leading Tech Awards
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Laura Cibilich, the co-founder/design director of Maori-owned indie creative agency Run, has taken out the design category in the B&T Women Leading Tech Awards.
Suit Yourself
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council is to introduce a new, one-day Account Management interactive workshop, On Point, developed to help “all media and creative Account Managers become the best point person for their clients”.
Misleading Ads warning
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The Financial Markets Authority has issued a misleading advertising warning as NZ Funds promotes a 107% annual return.
Proud to be Māori
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Newton-based indie creative shop Motion Sickness has developed Te Whānau O Waipareira’s Proud To Be Māori campaign, which aims to reflect “the optimistic, passionate and aspirational spirit” that guides the West Auckland urban Māori support network.
WPP’s shopping spree
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The minority shareholders of WPP AUNZ have voted in favour of a takeover bid from WPP plc this morning, meaning the global company will become the sole owner of the local agency holding group, acquiring the remaining 38.5% of shares in the company it did not previously own.
