AUCKLAND, Today: The New Zealand arm of WPP’s GroupM media agency has created a ceo role in this country, and promoted former Wavemaker MD and GroupM COO Chris Riley into the role.
NZ-born PR shop wins in Chicago
CHICAGO, Today: TimeZoneOne (TZO), a global creative communications agency founded in Christchurch, has been awarded top honours at the 60th annual Publicity Club Chicago Golden Trumpet Awards.
Sweet surrender
AUCKLAND, Today: To celebrate the release of five new premium ice-cream flavours into supermarkets nationwide, Sugar & Partners, Social Sugar and New Zealand Natural have launched an integrated outdoor, digital and social campaign.
High-noon for fried chicken in the Wild West
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Its high-noon in the Wild West as Texas Chicken and KFC go head-to-head in a contest for the custom of fried chicken connoisseurs on Auckland’s Lincoln Road.
NZ research start-up Stickybeak launches in London, New York and Cannes
AUCKLAND, Today: Stickybeak, an NZ online platform designed to replace traditional public opinion & quantitative research, was launched yesterday to agencies, marketers, and communication leaders.
Drum wins fast-food giant
AUCKLAND, Monday: Restaurant Brands has appointed PHD Group PR agency Drum as its new corporate comms agency. The incumbent was Sherson Willis Auckland. The split was amicable and there was no pitch.
Arrivals & Departures: Scandinavian shop taps Singapore-based Mark Pickering
SINGAPORE, Monday: Stockholm-based global agency Chimney Group* is expanding its APAC offering in line with the full range of services offered from Scandinavia. To drive their new and existing services forward, Chimney Singapore has recruited Brand Spanking NZ’s Mark Pickering for a new role as creative strategist & business director for APAC.
Tom Cruise wings it in Place ep 1
AUCKLAND, Today: Film Construction has released the first episode of Place, their film series showcasing New Zealand locations and filmmakers.
The write stuff
AUCKLAND, Today: The art of headline writing can – at its best – be cunning creativity that draws the eye quickly into the story beneath. Usually, they’re the work of a lowly sub-editor – always noticed, but seldom acknowledged.
NZ Food Media Awards call for entries
AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand’s food writers have only a few weeks to enter The Foodies, the new annual awards for food media.
