The Commission for Financial Capability and Saatchi & Saatchi NZ have unveiled a new Sorted website with the mouse heading off to a well-earned retirement.
New travel shop taps Chemistry Interaction
Fast-growing Westhaven-based agency Chemistry Interaction has won a pitch for the newly launched helloworld travel business and will take charge of brand, strategy, digital and creative in New Zealand with immediate effect.
Newspaper veteran in dad-daughter realty gig
Robert Munro, previously GM at NewsWorks some years ago (and a past writer of an insightful monthly column about newspapers in AdMedia when the print magazine was run by M+AD ed David Gapes), has surfaced in a new role.
Back in BLK
The world’s current No 1 rugby league team – the Kiwis – will wear BLK jerseys into next year’s World Cup campaign and beyond, after the NZRL renewed a four-year contract with the global sports apparel company.
WeChat works for MINI NZ
Glen Wiggs on ASA kids codes
Foundation for Advertising Research director Glen Wiggs – the holder of the NZ Order of Merit for his work in setting up the NZ Advertising Standards Authority in 1990 – has prepared a detailed submission in response to an ASA consultation document on a review of the Children’s Code for Advertising Food and the Code for Advertising to Children.
Kiwi judge packs down in NYC
New Zealander Todd Barberel – head of marketing at Rugby New Zealand – has been appointed a judge at New York City’s Clio Sports Awards.
LIA adds brand name category
The London International Awards has announced its 2016 call for entries – including a new category, Verbal Identity , which recognises the long-term verbal assets of the brand (brand name, sub-brand name, corporate name).
Good morning, Vietnam
MediaWorks Asia (no relation!) has collected an impressive list of mentors for its upcoming four-day media and communications training course – called Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders – at the Marriott Hotel in Hanoi.
NZME & Spark rally around small businesses
NZME Branded Content Lab believes it is proving why it’s the most creative player in the content marketing game – teaming up once again with Spark to launch an innovative branded content feature to help small businesses thrive in New Zealand.