At a sell-out event at the Axis Awards at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland last night, emceed by very funny comedienne Urzila Carlson, 800 advertising types came together to celebrate the industry’s best creative work from the past year. The big winners were Saatchi, Y&R, and Colenso/Proximity.
Whybin & Parris Goebel launch ANZ Student Banking campaign
ANZ has launched its new Student Banking campaign, Fortune Favours the Brave, with some serious fanfare thanks to the help of globally renowned choreographer Parris Goebel and Whybin\TBWA NZ.
Partnering with Goebel, ANZ and Whybin turned a first-year student’s original song into a music video “fit for the likes of J-Lo and Justin Bieber”.
Cannes launches 2016 campaign
The Cannes Lions has released details of its new campaign promoting the 2016 International Festival of Creativity.
adidas – through the female eye
adidas is premiering a new series of films kicking off the brand’s Sport16 initiative, underlining adidas’ leadership and passion for sports. They are available in NZ only via social media.
Facebook smooths path for Kiwi SMBs
Eighty percent of Kiwis using Facebook are connected to a small-medium business, according to new data from the social networking site. Now Facebook is introducing new features to help SMBs manage communications with customers.
NZ shopper marketing in focus
Clemenger Group’s specialist’ shopper & retail communications agency Raydar has launched Shop Window, a comprehensive study into the New Zealand shopper.
Construction gremlins roundup
justONE has created a new online game for Winstone Wallboards, targeted specifically at Kiwi builders.
Digital Darwinism – a fool’s paradise
Companies with greater digital capabilities are able to convert sales at a rate 2.5 times greater than the norm, writes Graham Christie, the CCO/partner of Auckland & Sydney-based APAC-wide mobile marketing outfit Big Mobile Group in the company’s latest Mobile Hub report. Read on …
Saatchi unveils new Defence Force campaign
The New Zealand Defence Force launches a new recruitment campaign this week, aimed at attracting clever, agile New Zealanders to a career with the Navy, Army and Air Force to fill skill gaps and identify future leaders.