AUCKLAND, Today: No M+AD again on Monday, as the nation celebrates Waitangi Day, and the founding of our modern state.
New GM at Discovery NZ
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Discovery NZ has made half a dozen key appointments within its commercial division. Jas Gierlinski who has been appointed general manager – agency, responsible for TV and digital revenues across a large agency group.
Credit Balance
AUCKLAND, Today: Global footwear giant New Balance has appointed Mango Communications as its PR agency, securing the business trans-Tasman following a competitive pitch process.
Take a Captain Cook
NEW YORK, Today: The One Club has enlisted a crew of well-known Aussie filmmakers and agency creatives to produce a witty call-for-entries 45sec promo film for The One Show 2021.
New NYC awards show taps Thelma & Louise director
NEW YORK, Today: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards, and the Genius 100 Foundation (G100) will partner to launch a new award to honour global “outstanding purpose-driven creative work that inspires action to create impact”.
$25k for Lexus Design finalists
AUCKLAND, Monday: Two AUT faculty of design & creative technologies students – Jessica Vea & Gayle Lee – have been chosen as one of six finalists in the Global Lexus Design Awards competition.
The recovery continues
SYDNEY, Monday: New Zealand’s advertising market has rebounded strongly from recent Covid-related declines, finishing the year on a high by reporting a 10.4% increase in December adspend which in turn has led to a 4.9% increase in December quarter adspend, according to SMI.
Inspired by Print
LONDON, Today: D&AD has appointed a fourth Kiwi judge for D&AD 2021. He’s designer/developer Nick de Jardine of Wellington-based website design shop Grafik.
We don’t need ‘creatives’, we need copywriters & art directors
PARIS, Monday: US copywriter Dave Trott has caught the attention of the global ad business with a call to drop the noun “creative” and replace it with the more accurate “copywriter” or “art director”.
