AUCKLAND, Tuesday: For Pride 2019, Spark and OUTLine, a charity that offers a free support line to members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends and family, want to remind the nation: “When we talk – love wins”.
No M+AD tomorrow
AUCKLAND, Today: Tomorrow (Wednesday 6 February) is Waitangi Day – a public holiday in New Zealand, meaning there will be no M+AD published until Thursday.
OMD NZ wins Oz trifecta
AUCKLAND, Today: OMD New Zealand has been awarded the Q4 Planning, Q4 Results and Agency of the Quarter Awards in Google’s YouTube Honours programme for 2018.
Call for entries
AUCKLAND, Today: Entries are now open for the 2019 New Zealand Radio Awards. “Please allow extra time this year to review the category and your entry as there are so many changes,” says chairman Jana Rangooni.
France unveils new global creative comp
PARIS, Today: The Inaugural Gerety Awards has announced its arrival on the international creative awards circuit. “Does the world REALLY need another awards show? reads the blurb.
Arrivals & Departures: Barry Williamson joins Marsden Inch
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading comms sector recruiters Marsden Inch have announced that industry stalwart Barry Williamson is joining their business as an associate, and will continue to specialise in media placements across agency, media owner and client-side roles. Previously, Williamson was a consultant at recruiter 3rdeye.
Arrivals & Departures: Top 10 guru exits Colmar Brunton (updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: Colmar Brunton client executive Andy Strain has resigned from the company – just days after they pulled out of their Top 10 Ads agreement with M+AD Daily.
Motive USA and Flux Animation NZ take Ram to the Super Bowl
AUCKLAND, Today: To make a splash during Super Bowl 53 and capitalise on the fact that the brand shares its name with one of the teams in the game, American truck brand Ram teamed up with their creative agency Motive Colarado and Flux Animation Auckland to celebrate the road to the Big Game.
Tourism NZ wants global pitch (updated)
WELLINGTON, Friday: Tourism New Zealand has put its global media planning & buying business up for pitch, and has issued an RFP notice on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (scroll down for the link).
PHD confirms Nikki Grafton in ceo role
AUCKLAND, Today: PHD Group has appointed Nikki Grafton as chief executive officer for the agency’s operations in New Zealand, which constitutes the full-service media agency as well as Spark PR & Activate.
