BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, Sunday: Colenso BBDO took out the Ad Stars’ Film Grand Prix for DB Breweries I’m Drinking it for You at Ad Stars at the weekend. Colenso also won four gold trophies, while Ogilvy/Stanley St NZ won two golds.
Nielsen splits NZ outdoor digital & static
AUCKLAND, Today: Nielsen has unveiled a new enhancement to its Ad Intel service which shows the growth of outdoor advertising split by digital and static mediums in New Zealand.
QMS posts 65% profit increase
SYDNEY, Friday: QMS Media has posted its New Zealand & Australian financial results for the first half of the year, advising the ASX of a 65% rise in profit to A$16.5m.
Critics savage ‘disgraceful’ profit slide
SYDNEY, Friday: Market watchers have reacted furiously to news that WPP AUNZ’s profit has slid by 15.3% thanks to a “weak media spend market”, with interim ceo John Steedman predicting “further consolidation” in the Australasian market.
Rising fast – Cinema No 2 (behind the internet)
LONDON, Thursday: The global cinema advertising market is expected to be worth US$4.6bn this year, representing a 6.8% rise from 2018, according to Warc’s latest Global Ad Trends report.
Get your glad-rags on
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has announced its entry call for the 2nd annual Pressies – a full-on exercise to recognise and reward our PR, experiential and social media practitioners.
ANZ shops launch Lynx Xbox
AUCKLAND, Today: Sydney creative agency Emotive, along with NZ agencies PHD Media and Drum PR, have launched a campaign for Lynx and Xbox, with an ANZ esports competition targeted at gamers to find the ultimate ‘Lynx Legend’.
NZME launches in-house programmatic sales team
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: NZME has established a full in-house programmatic sales team dedicated to its advertising agency partners.
NZ through in Oz News Media Awards
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The NZ Herald, Stuff, and the Waikato Times are among the finalists for the NewsMediaWorks’ 2019 News Media Awards just announced in NSW.
Pead wins BMW NZ
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: BMW Group New Zealand has appointed Pead PR as its agency of record, following a month-long, five-way competitive pitch.