NZ film and advertising cinematographer and director John Day died while travelling in India last week. He was on holiday on the subcontinent with his partner Melanie Rakena and friends. His funeral will be held this Monday 19 January at 2pm in the Grey Lynn Library Hall, 474 Great North Road.
No more pies
JWT and its client Ford wasted no time in turning the screws on Toyota when the news emerged last week that the Ford Ranger had knocked off the 32-year reign of the Hilux as NZ’s top-selling ute.
Facebook at Work gets to work
Facebook has today begun to test Facebook at Work with “a few partners” (unnamed – presumably for security reasons). Facebook at Work is a separate experience that gives employees the ability to connect and collaborate efficiently using Facebook tools — many that they’re likely already using such as News Feed, Groups, messages and events.
True bowls up an elegy with ANZ (updated)
True has launched a poetic new 60sec TVC for ANZ, promoting the bank’s sponsorship of the current Sri Lanka cricket series and the upcoming Cricket World Cup. [Updating our earlier edition of this story which incorrectly credited the work to JWT.]
Arrivals & Departures
Omnicom Media Group (OMG) has created a new role to further maximise its market leverage as New Zealand’s largest media group, promoting Scott Keddie to the position as chief investment officer.
Global comp seeks young creative talent
The 2015 New York Festivals’ 2nd Torch Awards is now open for entry. Torch is aimed at young creative talent from the ages of 18-25 – the competition explores a creative challenge each year and offers mentor training on how to pitch that idea. This year’s challenge is a 60-second video.
Hyundai backs family sports
Kiwi chef Al Brown, star shrink Nigel Latta and rally driver Hayden Paddon have lent their support to a Family Time video campaign for Hyundai NZ. The trio have spoken about the importance of playing sports and games as a family in conjunction with the launch of the Hyundai Beach vs Beach 2015 Cricket Cup.
Malaysian Airlines woos Kiwis with sultry foodie tour
Malaysia Airlines is kicking off the year with a powerful online initiative to get them back in people’s minds – for all the right reasons.
The Marketing Association’s 2014 vital stats
If the measure of a vibrant and healthy community is its vital stats, then by all accounts the Marketing Association ‘vitals’ have performed incredibly well in 2014, says ceo Michael Pryor in his review of the 2014 year.
Ball boys take a bow-wow
Saatchi & Saatchi’s Best Ball Boys in the World campaign for the ASB Classic tennis tournament has been garnering priceless publicity worldwide over the Xmas break, with the story or video appearing on Mashable, Yahoo Sports, MSN, USA Today, The Washington Post, ABC’s Good Morning America, Sports Illustrated and Britain’s Daily Mail.
