Len Potts, the creative genius behind some of New Zealand’s most successful ad campaigns, died peacefully at home last week after a short illness. He was 74.
Arrivals & Departures: Josh Moore takes on Transtasman Y&R role
Y&R has appointed its NZ ceo Josh Moore as chief creative officer of Y&R Australia & New Zealand, replacing Melbourne-based Ben Coulson who quit last week.
NZH, women’s mags lead in latest Readership survey
Woman’s Weekly and Woman’s Day both vie for the top spot among weekly magazines, in the latest Nielsen Newspaper and Magazine year-on-year comparatives readership figures for Q3 2015-Q2 2016.
Arrivals & Departures: MediaWorks & Glen Kyne make it formal, new booker at Johnson & Laird
MediaWorks has appointed Glen Kyne as the group’s Chief Commercial Officer, formalising his current position as Acting CCO.
JustONE introduces New World Clubcard to the North Island
New World Clubcard officially launches in the North Island this week, bringing the benefits already enjoyed by over 450,000 South Islanders to all New World stores nationwide.
NYfilm jury taps seven Kiwis
The New York Festival International TV & Film Awards has appointed seven Kiwi filmmakers to its 2017 Grand Jury.
Wednesday’s the day for AWARD School NZ
After a gruelling schedule of 10 briefs in 12 weeks, the annual AWARD School graduation will be held in Auckland this Wednesday 12 October. The graduation will be held upstairs at Mexico Britomart, 23 Britomart Place from 6pm to 8pm.
Colenso crafts new breast cancer ads
Colenso BBDO has created a new campaign – starring a big lump – for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation’s mammogram service.
How B2B marketers socialise
By Richard Spencer, CMO Isentia: Forget the Wall Street Journal, believe it or not social media is one of the most powerful tools for influence in business. It provides business leaders the unique opportunity to deliver personal insights around contentious issues directly to their audience.
Drones make a cake – with remarkable results
Creative advertising agency DDB Oslo teamed up with drone operators Tilt to create this new ad for Norwegian telecom company Telia. In the ad the drones assemble, frost and blow out the candles on a tiered cake.