CHRISTCHURCH, Today: Nick Harvey has joined Plato Creative as a partner, adding 18 years of international advertising experience and problem solving firepower to the independent Christchurch agency’s lineup of talent.
Deloitte signs Colenso CD
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Deloitte Digital Creative NZ has signed internationally awarded creative director Thom Darlow, from Colenso BBDO (where he was a CD). He’s also worked previously for R/GA New York and TBWA\ Auckland.
DDB bolsters strategic expertise with new hires
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Aotearoa NZ has made further appointments to its strategy team. Josh Watson joins the Auckland-based team as planner and Shivani Narsai as junior planner.
Talking The Walk
AUCKLAND, Today: Content studio Daylight Creative (part of The Spinoff Group) has posted a new Mental Health Foundation campaign, Refreshing Walks, which seeks to “brighten South Auckland’s streets”.
Proximity launches DairyNZ campaign
AUCKLAND, Today: Proximity and DairyNZ are working together on a new engagement campaign to tell the dairy sector’s story and encourage Kiwis to learn more about dairy opportunities.
Saatchi NZ shortlisted at Andys
MANHATTAN, Monday: The Advertising Club of New York’s Andy Creative Awards has named just one New Zealand agency in its 2022 regional shortlist winners across APAC 2022.
Reload reloads
AUCKLAND, Today: Photography & film & tvc production company ReloadPictures (previously Reload & Smoke) has unveiled its new website (scroll down for the link).
Tales from the Crypt
AUCKLAND, Sunday: “Shovelling money into cryptocurrencies – a sort of hippy alternative to government-controlled currencies – has become an increasingly popular pastime,” writes Herald On Sunday business columnist Paul Catmur.
Inside job
AUCKLAND, Today: Duncan Greive, founder of online news title The Spinoff, has weighed into the debate about journalist Tova O’Brien’s acrimonious legal scrap with her former employer, TV3 owner Discovery.
