AUCKLAND, Today: Audacity PR has rebranded to Authority PR to better reflect the company’s positioning and future in the market.
OMD No 1 – again!
NEW YORK, Tuesday: OMD has been announced as Adweek’s Global Media Agency of the Year for 2019. The news continues a great start to 2019 after OMD New Zealand also took out Campaign Asia’s Agency of the Year in December, reigning in the title five out of the last six years.
Dope ad makes strong debut
HOLLYWOOD: Today: As America continues to decriminalise marijuana use, it appears that ads for dope could soon be as commonplace on TV as ads for beer or fast food.
Mamils ride for charity
AUCKLAND Today: As already widely reported, The FireFlies Antipodes charity ride from Christchurch to Queenstown has finished. The ride covered approximately 1000km over six gruelling days.
Ad stars headed our way
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AUCKLAND, Today: Two global advertising heavyweights will deliver an intimate conversation at this year’s Axis speaker event.
Val Morgan restructures
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Sydney-based Hoyts Group ceo Damian Keogh has announced a restructure of the Val Morgan business following the resignation of ceo Dan Hill.
Malaysia Airlines pitch called off – agencies get apology
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KUALA LUMPUR: Tuesday: Malaysia Airlines has called off a pitch that was announced in August last year to find new creative, media and social agency, according to a report from Mumbrella Asia ed Ravi Balakrishnan.
Ripped off!
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: M+AD ed David Gapes was hospitalised during a doctors’ strike at Auckland Hospital over the weekend. Gapes underwent extensive testing and doctors have confirmed that he does have a heart.
Trustpower’s Pas de Deux over Wellington fountain
For the second year Trustpower are principal partners for the Performance Arcade 2019. A video projection of the ballerinas is 20 meters high appears on the fountain just after sunset featuring two ballerinas dancing excerpts from Fokine’s The Dying Swan and Mário Rádačovsky’s Black Swan White Swan.
FCB promotes Vegas and Wall to Creative Directors
FCB creative team Peter Vegas and Leisa Wall have been promoted to Creative Directors after a collective 16 years at the agency.