AUCKLAND, Today: PrintNZ has announced the top five finalists in this year’s Apprentice of the Year Award. PrintNZ is the Industry association for the print, packaging and visual communication industries.
Good earner
SYDNEY, Wednesday: WPP AUNZ ceo Jens Monsees receives a fixed salary of A$1.5m, according to a story published in Aussie adsheet Mumbrella (which in turn quoted the WPP annual report).
Talking tougher
NZ HERALD EDITORIAL: “We are hearing a bit less from the Prime Minister about being kind, and a bit more about arrests!”
Isobar taps Becker
AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Aegis Network NZ has appointed Gavin Becker as managing director of its digital experience agency, Isobar. He replaces Ian Howard, who left the company in March – for parts unknown.
Guide to the Ad Galaxy
AUCKLAND, Today: Alexander PR has released a Covid-19 guide for businesses – written by the agency’s entire staff. The authors were steered by agency Issues and Crisis PR legal consultant Kate Alexander, who said they’d been “inundated with calls for help”.
Ad panel pow-wow
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council is bringing the industry together with a new Zoomcast series called Connection for the Industry featuring industry leaders discussing their response to challenges through the Covid-19 saga.
Fast rebound?
AUCKLAND, Today: The Outdoor Media Association of NZ has reported revenue for Q1 marginally down by 2.9% on net media revenue year-on-year, posting $29.32 million.
Clean Energy
AUCKLAND, Today: BC&F Dentsu & OMD have launched a sponsored TV programme on behalf of Meridian Energy to help youngsters cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
DDB, OMD, KidsCan’s campaign
AUCKLAND, Today: KidsCan with support from DDB & OMD have launched an appeal to fund food packages for Kiwi families hit hardest by the Covid-19 lockdown measures. The campaign has already received a kickstart donation of $19,000 from Cookie Time Charitable Trust and has raised nearly $300,000 in its first two days.
Ted’s Excellent Adventure
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: oOh!media is helping fight the Coronid-19 pandemic by taking homebound Kiwi kids on a virtual bear hunt through neighbourhoods across the country as part of the community-based National Bear Hunt initiative.
