Former Clemenger BBDO Wellington creatives Mark Forgan and Jamie Standen couldn’t speak a word of French when they landed at Rosepark Paris in 2006.
Finch shoots Attenborough funds launch
Sir David Attenborough has backed a new ad industry wildlife funding initiative which will see partners contribute 0.5% of their media spend for each advertisement they use featuring an animal.
Ogilvy + Huggies welcome Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford (updated)
Ogilvy was first out of the blocks at the weekend to welcome the new Prime Miniature, Neve with a full-page ad in the Herald, on behalf of client Kimberly-Clark’s Huggies.
Sure to rise
New Zealand’s latest Cannes Lions ranking – based on data supplied before Colenso NZ picked up their 2nd Gold on the final day – was 9th with 26 Lions.
Colenso scored a brace on last day
Colenso BBDO has won a second Gold for Pedigree in Cannes on the last day of Cannes – this one for The Child Replacement Programme in the Creative Effectiveness Lions.
27 laid off?
FCB NZ is declining to put a number on the redundancies suffered under the catastrophic loss of VW to DDB and Paper Plus to Contagion. The rumour machine reckons 27 people have been laid off.
BC&F Dentsu gets the band back together for Jetstar
Six mates, 46 years since they’d last seen each other, one incredible reunion: The new campaign tells the story of six friends who formed a band called Tramp back in the seventies, split up, and remained apart for two and a half decades.
Still no Golds for NZ in Cannes
Again, Silvers and Bronzes galore overnight – but not a hint of yellow for New Zealand agencies or advertisers at the Cannes Lions overnight.