AUCKLAND, Today: Wellington agency EightyOne has appointed Chris Bleackley (ex-Saatchi) as its full-time executive creative director alongside the appointment of new team members and a new offer called Drive-thru.
Speed-freaks get the message
WELLINGTON, Monday: Clemenger BBDO and the NZ Transport Agency have launched a new campaign called Your Speed is Shared, to give frightened passengers a voice, and ask the drivers to reconsider their right to dictate speed for others.
Arrivals & Departures: TVNZ welcome mat for returning manager
Nike’s hijab-wearing sports model turns heads
LONDON, Monday: Manal Rostom, who founded Facebook group Surviving Hijab, has told the Wacl (Women in Advertising & Communications) conference that she had called out Nike for not featuring “any women that looked like us”.
Big four chase Trade Me (Updated)
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AUCKLAND, Today: Clemenger BBDO, DDB, Saatchi & Saatchi and VMLY&R are currently engaged in a pitch for arguably the most prestigious e-commerce advertising account in NZ, according to an article written by former Stop Press editor Damien Venuto on the NZ Herald’s premium content page.
Arrivals & Departures: 99 expands its customer-led offer into brand experience
AUCKLAND, Today: Retail specialist agency 99 has added two new creative strings to its bow to provide their customers a “new-breed” full-service model.
What could cannabis legalisation mean for employers?
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AUCKLAND, Friday: Employers should not panic that the possible legalisation of cannabis will mean that employees will be allowed to come to work stoned, say Buddle Findlay’s Susan Rowe & Shaun Brookes, in an article written especially for NBR.
Shucking good
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AUCKLAND, Sunday: The daily once affectionately known as ‘Granny Herald’ truly lifted her skirts with this risqué (for a daily newspaper) heading over a newsbrief in yesterday’s Herald on Sunday.
Arrivals & Departures: Creative specialist joins 3rdeye
KingSt captures the essence of Rotorua
HAMILTON, Today: Waikato-Bay of Plenty agency KingSt Advertising unveiled their latest round of work for Destination Rotorua at TRENZ last week – a two-minute Destination video showcasing the tourist mecca.