Fashion Quarterly editor Sally-Ann Mullin will select the winners for tonite’s inaugural FQ Best Dressed competition at the Axis Awards at the Viaduct Events Centre.
Creativity with a cause – DDB promotes new CDs
DDB’s James Conner and Christie Cooper, a senior creative duo “bursting with passion and talent”, have been promoted to Creative Directors.
Inside: New art from Chris Knox
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Issue #9 contains 88 pages, featuring work by Genevieve McClean, Gavin Shaw, Jeanne Bernhardt, Nick Theobald, Ivy Alvarez, Nidar Gailani, James George, Peter Olds, Buster Stiggs, Stephen Oliver, Michael O’Leary, Alan Harold (art), Kay McKenzie Cooke, Michael Gould/Will Saunders (art), Wayne Seyb, Nicky Taylor, Dominic Hoey, and Chris Knox.
Arrivals & Departures: MYOB signs the Mayor’s man
Facebook updates Blueprint
Facebook has updated its Blueprint eLearning site site to ensure compatibility with lower bandwidth connections and improve accessibility to the full Blueprint platform.
Ralston puts his hand up
Media star Bill Ralston last night launched his campaign for the Auckland Council’s Waitemata & Gulf seat with a stinging attack on council leadership, a vow to sell council-owned assets, and support for joint ventures with business.
NZME’s Jane Hastings calls it a day
APN News & Media has this morning announced the resignation of Jane Hastings as ceo of NZME, and the appointment of current NZME chief financial officer, Michael Boggs as her replacement, effective Friday 8 April.
Special Australia wins AdNews salute
Special Group Australia has recognised as AdNews magazine’s Emerging Agency of the Year – just over a year since the Auckland agency established its fast-growing Sydney branch.
DDB celebrates International Women’s Day
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In celebration of 2016 International Women’s Day, DDB Worldwide (including DDB NZ) has launched Talent Has No Gender, a social campaign and call-to-action that supports the agency’s commitment promoting gender equality at DDB and throughout the advertising industry.
Unlocking China
China – along with Weibo and WeChat – is the future of social media, writes Richard Spencer*, the Sydney-based head of iSentia Two Social (NZ is part of his brief): “With more social media users than the US and Europe combined, China is well on its way to becoming the largest digital economy in the world – so how can NZ businesses capitalise on this using social media,” he asks.