AUCKLAND, Today: Coca-Cola has made its call after a global media review, keeping WPP Open X across most markets while handing North America to Omnicom. For WPP, that includes retaining the business... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Vogel’s might be one of New Zealand’s best-known loaves, but McCann New Zealand is taking a fairly bold position on the pantry staple. It’s not bread. It’s toast. Technically, yes,... Read More
LONDON, Wednesday: VMLY&R New Zealand has picked up Silver in the Effective Channel Integration category at the Warc Media Awards. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: WPP media agency Ikon NZ has been appointed as the communications agency for both Zuru and Rascal + Friends, effective immediately. There was no pitch; the incumbent was Independent Media. Read More
NEW YORK, Today: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has appointed two prominent New Zealanders to its 2019 grand jury – Clemenger BBDO CD Emily Beautrais and McCann Australia chief strategy officer... Read More
LONDON, Yesterday: D&AD Festival 2019 has released details of its new visual identity. D&AD Festival, “where craft, creativity and culture collide”, returns 21-23 May to The Old Truman Brewery, London. Still the... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Immigration New Zealand has appointed Tilt Digital as its global digital media agency following a competitive pitch. Read More
NEW YORK, Today: Wunderman Inc founder/chairman Lester Wunderman – direct marketing trailblazer extraordinaire – died last week (on January 9) of natural causes. He was 98 years old. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Colmar Brunton Research – a division of Kantar NZ – appears to be cutting back on its interface with the ad sector, by cancelling production of M+AD’s popular Top 10... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Lumo Digital Outdoor is introducing what it calls “world-first standards in out-of-home reporting data” to the NZ market through a new contract with Australian-based reporting platform Seedooh. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Outdoor Media Association general manager Derek Lindsay has resigned to pursue private projects. OMANZ is now looking for a new GM (scroll down for the link). Read More
WELLINGTON, Today: Fish Entertainment – the filmmaking division of Flying Fish – is lending its weight to speedway dirt-track racing, with moral support for a short doco, She Speeds, about fourth-generation Kiwi... Read More