Ad-blocking penetration globally will slow down in 2017, according to a prediction from Tom Kershaw, the chief product & engineering officer at the Rubicon Project in New York.
Meet Y&R’s tough-talking Tooth Fairy
Y&R and The Sweet Shop have created a big, gruff, scary tooth fairy to help the New Zealand Health Promotion Agency hard-sell the importance of oral care for kids’ teeth.
APN Outdoor taps DDB’s Pixel361º team
AUCKLAND: APN Outdoor, in conjunction with its charity partner Child Cancer Foundation, has tapped DDB’s Kat Tadaki & Kieran Beck as their 2016 Pixel361° winners.
Omnicom crowned Holding Company of the Year
Paris, November 25. – Omnicom is the Epica Awards Holding Company of the Year. Omnicom’s agencies – TBWA, DDB and BBDO – won a combined total of 82 awards during the 30th edition of the Epica Awards. It was a gratifying result for Omnicom after a battle between DDB, BBDO and Leo Burnett for the Network of the Year title, which was finally won by Leo Burnett from rival holding Publicis Groupe.
D&AD: The gender war is NOT over
London, November 25. – D&AD has launched a new campaign for its 2017 global under-24 competition – the D&AD New Blood Awards. The campaign was created by UK agency The Beautiful Meme, and is designed to spark debate, following suggestions that the gender debate is over.
iHeartRadio presents the hottest ticket in town
iHeartRadio – with a little help from their friends 2degrees – is to feature Kiwi band band The Naked and Famous performing a free live concert on Tuesday 10 January at Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre as part of the group’s Simple Forms world tour.
Arrivals & Departures: NZME exec quits for MYOB role – replaced by Matt Wilson
NBR Online reports that NZME chief operating officer Carolyn Luey is quitting the company for a role running MYOB’s New Zealand operation.
Arrivals & Departures: Tenfold taps Anna Gervai
Brendon Gleeson, managing director of Newmarket based Tenfold Creative says the agency is thrilled to welcome Anna Gervai back into the fold, as Digital Director.
Arrivals & Departures: Paul Nagy to leave Clems
After 10 years with the Clemenger Group, executive creative director Paul Nagy has resigned from Clemenger BBDO Sydney and will depart in early 2017, according to a report in Australia’s Campaign Brief.
Arrivals & Departures: Leadership changes at Y&R and True
Y&R has announced that Managing Director Steve Kane will leave the agency at the end of the year (he’s joining True – scroll down to next story), replaced by Y&R’s current Head of Planning Jono Key, who’s been promoted to Managing Director, effective in the New Year.
