AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD, believe it or not, is a News Media Essential Service (like the newsrooms at Stuff, the Herald, TVNZ & TV3) and we’ll be continuing unabated for the foreseeable future.
Melting Pot
LAS VEGAS, Monday: Trump may be at sea – but the Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, the largest independently owned cannabis retailer in Nevada, has enacted a delivery-only business model to comply with new Covid-19 public health mandates – and retained Las Vegas-based creative agency Artisans On Fire to create an ad campaign.
Female focus
SEATTLE, Monday: Getty Images has launched the #ShowUs Grant in partnership with Dove to provide financial support and mentorship to female identifying and non-binary artists who are committed to authentically representing women in commercial photography.
High Calibre
AUCKLAND, Today: An “exceptionally high” calibre of candidates – combined with the desire to recognise the broadening shape of the NZ print industry – has resulted in PrintNZ naming an unprecedented 12 Apprentices of the Year finalists for 2020.
Working from home?
AUCKLAND, Today: The NZ Marketing Association is rightly cashing in on the reputation in NZ of Melbourne Business School adjunct professor of marketing Mark Ritson.
2degrees of declaration (updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA, Ikon and Assembly Films have put to air a groundbreaking new piece of TV work for 2degrees – #togetherwecam – aimed at oiling electronic social intercourse during the lockdown.
No party, this year
AUCKLAND, Friday: The radio industry has decided the 2020 NZ Radio Awards will not be proceeding as a live event this year – for obvious reasons.
Skinny muscles up
AUCKLAND, Friday: Colenso BBDO, PHD Media and Good Oil have created a groundbreaking new campaign – called Friendvertising – for New Zealand low-cost telco Skinny.
Agency support
AUCKLAND, Today: Recruitment agency 3rdeye has established a Covid-19 agency support network to help work remotely with agency teams, or the type of feedback from clients.
Website builds
AUCKLAND, Today: Indie design & ad agency Run has launched www.paywhatyouwant.co.nz, offering to build quality websites for businesses for a pay-what-you-want fee.
