AUCKLAND, Today: Ngaio McCreadie (née Pardon) has been appointed general manager of Hello, the independent creative agency based in Britomart.
Vanessa Hooton Wins AotY
AUCKLAND, Monday: Tainui Press Design & Print graphic designer and digital printer Vanessa Hooton has been named the Print Industry Apprentice of the Year 2019.
Not Bauer
AUCKLAND, Monday: Stuff ad manager Elaine Millar writes: “M+AD’s Bauer article written by Pattrick Smellie (scroll down for the link) includes this comment … Three months in which the company has hung onto well in excess of $2 million in pre-paid subscriptions for a range of magazines including the NZ Woman’s Weekly, the NZ Listener, North & South, House & Garden, Metro, and others.
Trade rag hits a high note
AUCKLAND, Today: The most-viewed story to run in M+AD Daily last week was Thursday’s coverage of BCG2 winning the Volvo account from incumbent Republik – a fairly typical headline yarn for the specialist NZ ad/media business sector.
Bauer slammed
AUCKLAND, Today: BusinessDesk contributor Patrick Smellie has penned a strong piece about the latest developments in the ongoing tragedy of the Bauer NZ exit. He also wrote a similar story for today’s Herald.
MBM taps GM for Auckland
AUCKLAND, Today: MBM has today announced the promotion of Penelope Brown to the newly created position of general manager Auckland. Brown has recently returned from maternity leave. She originally joined MBM in 2016 as client services director and became a shareholder in the business.
NZ agency directory debuts
AUCKLAND, Today: Kiwi author & comms consultant Sarah Ritchie has announced the launch of Agency Who’s Who, the only comprehensive online directory for the New Zealand creative comms industry.
Covid-19 & the PR industry
AUCKLAND, Today: Andy Scales, director of Sydney-based PR/brand engagement agency CampaignLab, has taken the time to pen a thoughtful piece on the state of the PR sector in New Zealand (sent to M+AD by CampaignLab NZ’s Sophia Berry-Smith).
Turning the page
AUCKLAND, Today: The evolving nature of news publishing has prompted one of our largest media industry groups to change its name – dropping the specific descriptor ‘Newspaper’ from its letterhead.
Ka mate, ka ora
AUCKLAND, Today: The Mt Eden shop previously known as Pead PR – now rebranded as creative communications agency We Are Pead – is claiming “global headlines” for last week’s haka promo for fmcg client Best Foods to leverage their Warriors sponsorship.
