WELLINGTON, Wednesday: In an uncontested pitch, Willis St-based creative shop EightyOne has won the account for NZ construction industry training outfit BCITO, and are now on the tools-creating phase 2 of the recent Tricky Chat campaign.
TVNZ dominant at Craft Awards
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The best editors, cinematographers, composers, post-production technicians and designers were among those honoured tonight at the 2019 New Zealand Television Craft Awards, hosted by Screen Auckland.
Hi-impact bus sides arrive on time
CHRISTCHURCH, Today: NZ-owned OOH company Go Media advises that advertisers can now purchase the high-impact Traffic Side 5m x 2.2m landscape ad format on the Wellington Metlink bus fleet. The ad height occupies the full height of the bus, with the application going over the windows.
UNESCO & DDB declare war on crimes against journos
PARIS, Today: UNESCO’s global creative agency DDB Paris has crafted a worldwide campaign aimed at ending impunity for crimes against journalists. “When journalists seek truth, they too often find death,” said a DDB spokesperson.
New York taps NZ debut for new project
NEW YORK, Today: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has launched Mad For This Ad, a new initiative that aims to reward great work before it’s even entered.
PR shop tackles crisis control
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: CBD-based PR company Wright Communications has launched a smartphone-based app it believes could replace conventional approaches to managing a crisis.
Man-to-man
AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Aegis Network and the Movember Foundation have fired up a Happy Hour campaign – but it’s not about cheap drinks; it aims to build routine conversations between men and improving NZ’s mental health.
AUT Adschool spells out its Portfolio Show invite
AUCKLAND, Today: The invitations are hand-lettered brown paper shopping bags. And the venue is recycled from last year. But the ideas are all brand spanking new and created by 100% biodegradable art directors and copywriters.
Fiftyfive5 nabs performance monitoring lead out of US
SYDNEY, Today: Consumer insights agency Fiftyfive5 has appointed Nick Williams to lead its growing performance monitoring team.
Special Group taps UK ECD
AUCKLAND, Today: Special Group NZ has hired Gary McCreadie as ECD. He was previously partner and creative director at Bartle Bogle Hegarty London, where he ran the agency’s largest accounts – Lynx/Axe global and The Guardian.
