PATTAYA, THAILAND, Sunday: On the final day of Adfest, Colenso BBDO has scored New Zealand a Bronze Lotus Award in the Film Craft Lotus category for Spark Skinny Mobile.
Colenso makes finals at Adfest
PATTAYA, THAILAND, Thursday: Colenso BBDO is through to the finals in two categories at AdFest 2019 – and is the only New Zealand agency to make the shortlists.
Google & Facebook online ad share – US$176b – buries the rest
LONDON, Today: UK marketing intelligence site Warc is forecasting Google’s and Facebook’s share of online advertising will rise to over 60% this year to US$176.4 billion, reducing the pool of ad money available to other online media, pushing it into decline for the first time by 0.7% to US$111 billion.
Global pitch still open
KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday: Tourism Malaysia is currently weighing contenders in a series of global pitches for creative and media, according to a report in Mumbrella Asia (scroll down for the link).
New home for DDB Auckland
AUCKLAND, Today: This coming Monday 25 March, DDB Auckland is moving house from its old Greys Ave premises to fancy new digs at 119 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn.
NZ’s biggest brands pull ads from from Facebook & Google
SINGAPORE: Today: Some of NZ’s biggest brands have pulled their advertising from Facebook and Google in the past few days, following the Christchurch massacre.
Aussie agency win includes Mitre 10 cordless tools brand
MELBOURNE, Today: Full service creative agency Town Square has been appointed by leading global power tool maker Chervon as its agency of record across Australia and New Zealand following a four-way competitive pitch.
Oz Feds tackle TV’s massacre coverage
CANBERRA, Today: Australian broadcasters will be asked to explain themselves over their coverage of the Christchurch terrorist attack as part of an investigation into the networks’ reporting on the atrocity by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Q&A with Clay Gill
LOS ANGELES, Today: Former Head of digital performance at WPP media agency Mindshare, Clay Gill, has been appointed as AU/NZ general manager at NASDAQ-listed, global advertising technology shop The Trade Desk, which has also joined IAB NZ to bolster its role in the development of adtech in NZ.
Assignment merges into VMLY&R NZ
AUCKLAND, Today: WPP AUNZ agencies Assignment Group and Y&R NZ will join forces to expand the local arm of VMLY&R.