AUCKLAND, Today: Just five months after FCB promoted Matt Williams & Freddie Coltart to creative group lead roles, the highly decorated pair have abruptly switched sides – joining DDB, where they’ve been appointed as creative directors.
Multi-agency Movember campaign wins in UK
LONDON, Friday: Carat New Zealand, Dentsu Aegis Network agencies BC&F Dentsu and MKTG Auckland, and Movember NZ have won gold and silver at the Festival of Media APAC awards for their Face of Change campaign.
Arrivals: Ex Starcom GM joins TVNZ
AUCKLAND, Friday: TVNZ has appointed Sally Falconer as general manager marketing & communications. Joining Blacksand GM Sarah Finnie and data & insights GM Caroline Izzard, reporting to marketing director Jonathan Symons.
Tracta embraces Gumboot Friday
NAPIER, Today: The team at Hawkes Bay-based specialist agribusiness agency Tracta – working across Australia & New Zealand for the likes of John Deere, BASF, Datamars, Vodafone Farmside and Suzuki – have never looked more rural than they do today.
Stuff bolsters national sales teams with focus on specialist categories
AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has appointed two directors to its agency sales team, as well as four national business directors in specialist categories, across Retail, Travel, Automotive and Finance – a move aimed at giving clearer focus to both the specialist advertising verticals for growth and key agency relationships.
Colenso’s heart on show
LONDON, Thursday: Colenso BBDO has been ranked by The Good Report as the 3rd most successful agency on the planet at promoting good causes in 2018.
The Rig brings attitude to Latitude
AUCKLAND, Today: “We are a small but perfectly formed design, animation and post-production company in Eden Terrace, called The Rig,” writes producer Lisa Eversden, introducing us to The Rig, and their new work for NZ building company Latitude Homes.
Arrivals & Departures: M&C Saatchi taps Paul Hankinson for Greenhouse NZ
SYDNEY, Thursday: M&C Saatchi – now based in Australia – has appointed Paul Hankinson to the role of executive creative director for its specialist agency model Greenhouse in New Zealand.
Ogilvy’s Droga5 stars on menu for Brainy Breakfast
AUCKLAND, Today: Ogilvy ECDs Lisa Fedyszyn & Jonathan McMahon will be featured speakers at the Marketing Association’s next Brainy Breakfast event, on Tuesday 14 May.
Timely premiere for Soldiers Without Guns
AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD has two tickets to give away (scroll down for the link) to tomorrow’s premiere of NZ independent film Soldiers Without Guns, narrated by Lucy Lawless.
