In our coverage of last week’s TRB Orcas (here), we screened one of the six venomously humorous reviews of each finalist by three ‘Experts’ – Guy Williams ( The Edge drive show), Bryce Casey (The Rock breakfast), and Dave Fane (flava). At press time, the other five were still being post-produced. Now, with great pleasure, we bring you entire collection …
Starship signs with Republik
Freeman’s Bay indie Republik has been appointed as the Starship Foundation’s advertising, media and strategic comms agency. The incumbent was Whybin\TBWA.
NZ struggles at One Show
A modest return for NZ at The One Show in New York City on Friday night, with just one Gold Pencil, one Silver and two Bronzes.
Genesis leverages its door-knock ban
Creative retail agency.99 and direct partner justONE are putting the ‘sweet’ back into ‘home sweet home’, with a new campaign announcing the launch of Genesis Energy’s Door Knocking Switch-Off.
New Telecom viral triggers Youtube storm
Saatchi & Saatchi has launched a new campaign that aims to talk to Telecom residential customers about the telco’s new, unlimited broadband data plans.
Curious & Clems win big in New York
Curious Film and Clemenger Wellington have won three Golds at the annual ANDY Awards in New York.
NZ wins Warc gold & silver
Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB have emerged from the 2014 Warc Social Strategy Prize competition with two big gongs.
Telecom fires up the S5 – without TV
Telecom has kicked off a partnership with wry, dry Kiwi comic Guy Williams to promote the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5. The telco has also – for the first time with Samsung – turned its back on TV.
6ft 2inches of black TNT explodes on Madison Ave
New York ad agency Leroy & Clarkson is advertising its own wares via a viral 4min 12sec blaxploitation parody of the Mad Men television series.
Unashamedly cute
Colenso BBDO has launched Share for Dogs, a novel online campaign for Pedigree that taps into peoples’ desire to feel like they’re supporting worthy causes.
