AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Shortland St-based branding design agency Principals has created the brand strategy, story and identity for Fairgrow, a charity created and run by T&G Fresh to help distribute fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis in need.
Kia Ora The One Show & NY Festivals
NEW YORK, Today: Two big NYC 2021 ad shows have opened for entry in the past 24 hours – The One Show, and the New York Festival International Advertising Awards.
Adweek taps FCB
NEW YORK, Tuesday: A 147-year-old advertising institution – the FCB network – has been selected by Adweek as its Global Agency of the Year.
Gender focus at Spikes ’21
SINGAPORE, Today: Six NZ jurors have been selected for the Spikes Asia in February. Five of the six Kiwis are women – while the overall jury (of 86) will see an equal gender split.
Digital Ads Up
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The IAB NZ released its latest 2020 Digital Advertising Revenue Report last night, providing a snapshot of Q3 2020 along with trends, to provide a contextual overview of the New Zealand digital advertising market.
NZ media shops make WARC shortlists
LONDON, Today: The shortlists have been announced for the WARC Media Awards 2020 – with New Zealand agencies PHD and MBM to the fore.
Adfest signs Ashwin Gopal
PATTAYA, THAILAND, Today: AdFest has announced its all-star jury, which will oversee both the AdFest 2020 and AdFest 2021 Lotus Awards. One Kiwi, TBWA\NZ CD Ashwin Gopal, has been selected as a jury member on the Audio Lotus, Film Lotus, Outdoor Lotus & Press Lotus jury.
Safe & Sound
AUCKLAND, Monday: Pitchblack Partners are ending the year on a high, discovering the “8th Wonder of the World” in their second Air New Zealand safety video, released this week.
The Right Chemistry
AUCKLAND, Today: Growing Westhaven creative shop MetroEXP, has promoted Tammy Milani to managing partner. And hired Beatrice Bearne as account manager.
