M+AD is taking a month-long break over Xmas/New Year. Our last edition for 2017 is just one week away – next Friday 15 December.
Alt Group wins at Australian Design Awards
Auckland based design company Alt Group has been honoured with three accolades in the AGDA Awards in Canberra.
The One Show 2018 taps Tony Clewett (updated)
The One Show has appointed FCB NZ ECD Tony Clewett to the jury for the 2018 awards, to be held in New York City in May.
QMS acquires Digital Commons
APAC outdoor exponent QMS Media has bought a strategic acquisition of a majority stake holding in Digital Commons, a leading NZ third-party digital representation agency.
Comms Council call for entries (updated)
The Comms Council and its partner NZME tomorrow (Friday) issue the entry call for the 2018 Beacon Awards.
bcg2, Mindshare, PPR combo for Nando’s
The major brand awareness campaign launched in October includes global creative and has been adapted for New Zealand, with a new education layer to help Kiwis better understand what Nando’s is all about and to get more of us to try its world-famous, grilled PERi-PERi chicken.
US creatives tick Ogilvy’s Newcops
Ogilvy’s NZ Police recruitment video Freeze continues to attract attention around the world – most recently yesterday in a global Bestads report, where a pair of up-and-coming American-based creatives named it a one of the five best new ads this week.
Arrivals & Departures: Marketo hires Jill Rowley as chief growth advisor
Leading global engagement marketing software/solutions provider Marketo has announced the appointment of Jill Rowley as chief growth advisor to expand the company’s digital sales transformation.
Arrivals & Departures: Y&R Wellington taps Fleur Head
Y&R has appointed Fleur Head as managing director in its Wellington office. Effectively, this is a new role (previous Wellington MD Tim Ellis left over a year ago, and is now head of client service at Shine).
Adshel fires up Live Day buying
Adshel has launched Day Buying, a scheme that offers advertisers the flexibility to buy Adshel Live’s entire digital roadside network of 223 screens in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton – by the day.
