Max McKeon joins Colenso BBDO as Creative Director – but what’s in a title? Titles in advertising have lost a lot of meaning as of late, the good people at Colenso say. “Sometimes they are offered instead of pay rises,” they say.
APAC off the pace at 2018 Lions
Overall it was a markedly underwhelming year at the 2018 Cannes Lions for the Asia-Pacific region on the numbers, with a total of 174 awards this year—a 40% drop from the 2017’s 293 awards.
Radio imports Aussie specialist for free creatives’ seminar
The Radio Bureau is bringing global radio advertising expert Ralph van Dijk to New Zealand for a free seminar in Auckland and Wellington to help their clients make the most out of their radio campaigns.
Constipation? Turn the other cheek!
Waikato/BoP agency KingSt Advertising is enlisting humour to help New Zealanders get to the, er … bottom of a health issue for client Kiwi Crush.
ad:tech Auckland signs US futurist for keynote 2018
AUT Business School’s annual media-meets-tech event, ad:tech 2018, has signed Californian futurist Dr Jeff Cole for this year’s keynote speech in Auckland at AUT on Thursday 15 November.
oOhmedia buys Adshel – and it’s business as usual
Adshel remains trading business as usual, says GM Nick Vile, who has confirmed that HT&E has entered into a binding agreement to sell Adshel to oOh!media.
Marlboro Man makes his presence felt in Cannes
Philip Morris International has announced a call to action for the creative, media and communications communities to embrace its “ongoing commitment to creating a smoke-free world”.
Saatchi wins anti-money laundering pitch
Saatchi & Saatchi has been appointed as the agency of record for the Ministry of Justice’s Anti-Money Laundering initiative, following a competitive pitch. Saatchi will work with sister agency Starcom, which won the media component of the pitch.
Five Kiwi creatives on top in Paris
It’s rare that any NZ agency wins a single Gold Lion in Cannes – let alone a pair. But that signal honour befell Colenso BBDO in Cannes last week. So we are pleased to record this belated quote from chief creative officer Levi Slavin.
Arrivals & Departures: 99 promotes proven trio
Retail agency 99 Auckland has promoted three key senior staff members to group business director roles to lead their client service team – Katherine Sliper, Leila De Koster and Kristyna Hotchin.