Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today Ponsonby-based outdoor company Shout has secured exclusive sales and marketing arrangements with digital billboard companies Vast Media and Globox.

AUCKLAND, Today: Independent creative agency True has stepped up its brand experience and design offering with the return of Matt Heays as True Creative Director and agency partner.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Samsung NZ has appointed Shannon Watts as group marketing director to head up a newly structured marketing team.

HAMILTON, Today: The Waikato-based Globox digital out-of-home network has promoted digital marketing director Kelly Walsh to marketing director.

WELLINGTON, Friday: Indie shop EightyOne has announced two internal promotions – Penny Hobbs (ex CSM London) to the role of head of client service, and Brendan Sturrock (ex Ogilvy UK) to head of strategy.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Britomart-based independent research & insights agency TRA has expanded its Australian footprint, opening a Sydney office and appointing insights leader Terri Hall (a Kiwi) as managing partner.

AUCKLAND, Today: CBD-based creative agency Crave Global continues to grow its presence in experiential and event marketing with the appointment of a new experiential account director.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has announced it is launching a new audio division, and has made a key hire “to spearhead growth in this rapidly accelerating area”.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Yahoo has appointed Tama Sweetman as NZ head of sales, effective immediately. After spending 14 years in AU, Sweetman will be heading back home to Auckland for the role.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has this morning announced four senior appointments to its agency sales team. Greg McCrea has been made head of agency sales, following the consolidation of NZME’s Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Australian-based agency teams, who will report to him.