SINGAPORE, Friday: The PR & events team at Dentsu Aegis New Zealand has been named a winner in four categories at the annual PR Awards Asia 2020.
DDB NZ AoY 2020 in AU
SYDNEY, Friday: DDB Group New Zealand was named Agency of the Year at the 2020 virtual AWARD Awards show across the Ditch. DDB NZ also took home three Gold pencils, including two for Lotto LO5T.
The Beacons video
AUCKLAND, Today: As promised, the Comms Council has posted the full 2020 Virtual Beacon Awards video – all 1hr 13mins of it – on YouTube.
Oz 1, NZ 0
AUCKLAND, Today: A group of Australian investors in NZME have engineered the abrupt resignation of chairman Peter Cullinane, shortly before yesterday’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
Housekeeping
AUCKLAND, Today: It was a busy day for the NZ industry yesterday, with two big awards shows – which led to a few number miscounts in our email (the emailed files were beautifully art-directed, but in formats that involve much copying-and-pasting).
Catherine Arrow gets Life
AUCKLAND, Today: The Public Relations Institute has inducted a new Life member and two new Fellows in recognition of their services to the sector.
Zoom to Ruapehu
AUCKLAND, Today: The Covid-19 lockdown in Aotearoa was like torture for us travelling Kiwis. This is the catalyst behind a new Visit Ruapehu campaign launched this week, created by indie agency RUN.
DDB, Special, Clems thru in Sydney
SYDNEY, Today: DDB NZ is headed for a place among the star performers at Australia’s premier creative ad show, the AWARD Awards – to be screened live and free tomorrow (scroll down for the link).
Selfie Esteem
NEW YORK, Wednesday: Colenso BBDO has picked up two winners and a finalist at the 2020 US Effies for their work on Pedigree SelfieSTIX.
