AUCKLAND, Today: Broadway-based independent NZ advertising & design agency Run is working to transform Auckland City’s Ellen Melville Centre into a rainbow hub.
Jolly good Fellow
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Mango Communications has formalised its corporate comms offering with leading PR practitioner Jill Dryden heading up the dedicated service.
Bob each way
AUCKLAND, Today: Steadily establishing a presence in the agency sector is comms shop Bob’s Your Uncle, founded and run by Theresa & David Kinnear.
Wanted: Replacement for Brendon Cook
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: oOh!media ANZ ceo/MD Brendon Cook is leaving the company he founded 30 years ago – and the outdoor giant has begun a search for a new boss.
Ave, Maria
AUCKLAND, Today: Creative director Maria Devereux has been promoted to executive creative director at Colenso BBDO. She replaces Dan Wright who is to be moved to a group ECD role (the agency promises to reveal more “in a couple of days”).
$12b to spend
WELLINGTON, Today: Ad & PR agencies are – as we speak – gearing up for another early general election, after PM Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced the date – Saturday 19 September.
Google taps MBM
SYDNEY, Tuesday: NZ media agency MBM has been awarded Performance Agency of the year for 2019 (tied with Australia’s Resolution Media), in Google’s prestigious Partners Honours programme. MBM also scored two agency awards.
Our No 8 fencing-wire culture
WELLINGTON, Today: New research undertaken by NZ business consultants Redvespa may help provide reasons behind New Zealand’s slide down the Global Innovation Index – from 9th in 2009 to 25th in 2019.
Olympics sponsors chase gold
LONDON, Today: Advertiser spend on sports sponsorship is expected to rise 5% this year to reach more than US $48bn worldwide – the strongest growth in a decade and ahead of growth projections for all traditional media, according to a new study from WARC.
