CANNES, last night: A further five New Zealand campaigns – from VMLY&R (x2), FCB (x2), Assembly, Augusto, and Colenso – have made Lions shortlists.
Colenso scores Bronze Lions hat-trick
CANNES, last night: Colenso BBDO has picked up three Bronze Lions in the Cannes Film Craft category (with partners Sweetshop and Finch), taking NZ’s medal tally so far to four Bronzes (the fourth being Special’s Uber Eats Bronze in Outdoor, on Monday).
Special wins Bronze Lion
CANNES, Last night: New Zealand has picked up a Bronze in the Outdoor Lions for Special Group’s Uber Eats Shark Bait created in conjunction with Wonder, Oddboy and Pead PR.
Arrivals & Departures: Carat ANZ taps new ceo
SYDNEY, Today: Carat has appointed Sue Squillace as its new Australia & New Zealand ceo. Squillace, who will be based in Australia, joins Carat from Spark Foundry where she was ceo.
Influencer marketing pow-wow
AUCKLAND, Today: Following a recent successful first session of The Business of Influence, Mango next week takes a closer look at the process of influencer marketing and how to measure success with a second session, Setting the Standard.
YoungShand reaches the Pinnacle
AUCKLAND, Today: Pinnacle Life last week launched its new brand campaign via YoungShand, asking Kiwis to think about what makes them feel lucky, and the consequences when they’re no longer there to help protect them.
Arrivals & Departures: Eleven PR adds two
AUCKLAND, Today: Eleven PR, a division of TBWA, has expanded its team with the recruitment of two new staff to bolster its offering in disruptive communications.
Facebook announces new global agency roster and diversity push
NEW YORK, Monday: Facebook has hired Wieden + Kennedy, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy, BBDO and Droga5 to work on different parts of its business as the company aims to better engage with consumers and focus more on diversity.
Telco taps VMLY&R NZ
AUCKLAND, Today: After a competitive pitch, NZ’s 4th largest telco Vocus Group has appointed VMLY&R NZ as its agency partner for Orcon and Slingshot. Included in the agency’s remit is brand and retail strategy, creative, digital and UX/CX.
BBDO, Special, FCB feature in early Lions shortlists
CANNES, Monday: Eighteen New Zealand entries have made the early shortlists in France – with work from Clemenger BBDO, OMD, Special Group, Colenso BBDO, FCB, Carat, Pead, and Drum all getting into the action.
