AUCKLAND, Jan 1: VMLY&R NZ and MBM have released their latest TAB campaign. “The Summer of Racing campaign seeks to add excitement to the season by encouraging New Zealanders to place a bet at one of the summer’s racing events,” says CD Guy Denniston.
Go Media fires up new screens in Gisborne
AUCKLAND, Last month: New Zealand out-of-home company Go Media is claiming a world first for its two new digital screens in NZ’s most western point at Gisborne – the first ad signs to see the light of a new day.
A weeng and a prayer
SYDNEY, Friday: Air New Zealand has created a campaign aimed at getting more Singaporeans to visit New Zealand.
DDB, Colenso, FCB in spotlight as NZ over-achieves in global rankings
New Zealand has been ranked 5th best nation in the world – based on global creative ranking points accumulated in 2018, compiled by Aussie site Bestadsontv.
Arrivals & Departures: FCB taps Paul Shale
AUCKLAND, Thursday: FCB New Zealand has today confirmed the appointment of Paul Shale as ceo – following the sudden exit last July of Don Martin, and Brian van den Hurk, who left in December 2016.
Arrivals & Departures: Publicis ANZ taps Michael Rebelo
SYDNEY, Friday: Publicis Groupe has announced the appointment of Michael Rebelo as ceo for ANZ, based in Sydney. Rebelo started his career at Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney in 1997 and held various agency leadership roles in Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore, London and Australia across the Saatchi & Saatchi network. In 2017, he was appointed as ceo Publicis Communications in ANZ.
Saatchi’s first Tourism Fiji campaign hits high-note
PARIS, Jan 1: Saatchi & Saatchi/Good Oil’s beautiful NZ Tourism Fiji Singing scored the No 4 spot on French site Adforum’s global Top 5 tvcs in the week before Xmas.
2019 entry call
AUCKLAND, Friday: The Radio Industry awards committee, in association with the Radio Broadcasters Association, is introducing a new website which brings together the NZ Radio Awards, Frequency Finder and RBA into one industry site (scroll down for the link).
Arrivals & Departures: KingSt taps returning creative
HAMILTON, Today: KingSt Advertising has hired experienced art director and creative lead James Cleary, who is returning to New Zealand from 10 years in London. Cleary and his family are now putting down roots beside the surf of Raglan.
DDB & Macca’s bring on a smile with The Day After (Updated)
AUCKLAND, January 1: DDB has launched a new McDonald’s campaign, McDelivery, on a day when many Kiwis around the country would love some Macca’s delivered to their doorstep.
