AUCKLAND, Today: North Shore-based customer intelligence agency Perceptive has been appointed as a global insights partner for NZ software providers Vend and Xero.
Herald on Sunday got it wrong about Jacinda and Augusto
Agency people throughout the country would have been amused to see New Zealand born-and-bred agency Augusto described on the latest front page of The Herald on Sunday as “an American advertising agency”.
DDB celebrates two Grand Prix
M+AD got one detail wrong in yesterday’s report about the Spikes Asia – but it was a big one: DDB actually won two Grand Prix (not one as we reported).
Kiwi shoots Irish spot
NZ-based Kiwi director Mark Albiston (Sweetshop) has shot an energetic new tvc for Irish agency Boys and Girls. The spot, Bounce, sees a mother and daughter who are physically separated brought back together via FaceTime to play on a bouncy castle.
James Hurman in Queenstown restaurant rebrand
Seven years since Rata restaurant opened in Queenstown, owner Mayfare Group, led by restaurateur Fleur Caulton and chef Josh Emett, is soon to open its ninth restaurant while also undergoing an agency rebrand to the Go To Collection.
Arrivals & Departures: NZME hires new Wellington chief (updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has announced the appointment of Nikki Stevens to the new role of GM of its Wellington and Australian agency teams – a position which includes oversight of Australia agency Markets (which takes care of NZME business in Sydney & Melbourne).
DDB & Colenso sweep the Spikes (updated)
New Zealand agencies enjoyed a successful Spikes Asia, picking up three Grand Prix and nine Golds in Singapore at the weekend.
WPPublicisCom&IPGDentsuCorpCo?
Australia’s Mumbrella nailed it: “Dr Mumbo giggled when WPP’s Y&R merged with WPP’s VML to become WPP’s VMLY&R. So many letters, so little time.”
Broadsheet no more as new-look national Sunday newspaper makes its debut
AUCKLAND, Friday: Stuff’s national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Star-Times – a broadsheet since its inception in 1994 – is to adopt a compact format in three weeks, on Sunday 21 October, following the lead set by all other Stuff dailies which switched to compact earlier this year.
Effie finalists unveiled
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has overnight released the 100 agency finalists who will contest the NZ Effie Awards next month. Leading the way are: Little Giant, Republik, Y&R, Colenso BBDO, Clemenger BBDO, BC&F Dentsu, FCB, Ogilvy, GSL Promotus, DDB, True, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA, PHD, and Special Group.
