Little joy for NZ at New York financial advertising show, the Midas Awards. R/GA Sydney, however, won two golds for ANZ Bank’s Novak Djokovic TVC #RallyForGood, and MercerBell Sydney picked up one Gold for ASX FlexClear.
Saatchi re-energises the Hilux legend
Saatchi & Saatchi NZ has unveiled the latest Toyota Hilux campaign featuring a cast of anthropormorphic animals, riding high on an all-new Hilux. The agency calls the campaign A poetic Call of the Wild.
Republik launches hi-tech Britomart demo for Unitec Think.Do
The first phase of Republik’s re-positioning campaign for Unitec will officially launch this weekend with the Think.Do Experiment, conducted in Auckland’s Britomart.
Y&R’s Jaguar VR stunt packed a reality punch
The recent Big Boys Toys was the venue for a startling stunt, pulled off with aplomb by Y&R for Jaguar NZ. The idea was to tell participants they were taking part in a virtual reality stunt – but the reality was very different.
Getty shoots Zero Hunger
Getty Images Australasia has created a digital campaign themed around “we’re all connected” with a focus on outstanding Getty food production photos.
.99 & Fish bring back Magical Noel
With the festive season fast approaching, New Zealand’s favourite Santa lookalike is at it once more, in the latest instalment of New World’s Noel Christmas campaign, via retail agency specialists .99.
New from Publicis Paris and Goodoil
Goodoil Films and director Uncle Friendly (aka Rhett Wade-Ferrell) have shot a Godzilla-style new AXA Insurance ad, Monster, with more than a little help from their friends at Madrid & Hong Kong-based Gang Films and Publicis Paris.
Free range is good, right? Well … maybe
Ponsonby-based producer Content Boutique has created a series of short videos to draw attention to genuine free range produce and humanely farmed meat and eggs.
Toy Story 5
Saatchi & Saatchi and Flux Animation Studio have created an ASB campaign designed to help St John to help raise funds to buy a new, fully-equipped ambulance.
Be prepared
The Earthquake Commission, with help from their friends Y&R NZ, has launched its latest campaign to encourage Kiwi families to prepare their homes for earthquakes and to develop protection strategies should a seismic event occur.