AUCKLAND, Friday: A handful of unsuspecting members of the public were invited to take part in a fake scientific trial where Contagion client Energy Online claims to have harnessed energy to create a ‘super power’ – mind-control.
Rideshare disruptor says Ola with new tvc
SYDNEY, Monday: Ola, one of the world’s largest ridesharing platforms – and a fast-rising competitor to Uber – has launched a new 30sec tvc in New Zealand (where it’s currently on-air) and Australia.
New Canterbury studio
CHRISTCHURCH, Today: A Canterbury-based design and branding studio has launched with a simple stated goal: “Build champagne brands on beer budgets.”
New $5 Herald digital sub gives access to premium content
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME’s The New Zealand Herald will next week launch digital subscriptions for just $5 a week – an attractive offer that makes accessible the entire digital range of Herald editorial products.
Created by metalheads for metalheads (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: Content creators The Content Place and Alexander PR have designed and developed a bi-weekly podcast series aimed at tackling challenges faced by New Zealand’s fast-growing metals industry.
DDB, BCF Dentsu in top three for Effectiveness
SINGAPORE, Friday: NZ performed above its weight at the 2019 APAC Effie Awards, with DDB (#2) and Barnes Catmur Friends Dentsu (#3) both being named among the top three agencies in the region.
Kiwis strike Webby treble
NEW YORK, Thursday: Three New Zealand agencies – FCB/Assembly and kickass Wellington/Amsterdam shop Resn have picked up three wins (two of them going to Resn) at the 23rd annual Webby Awards in the US.
Next up – the Grass Lion?
LOS ANGELES, Thursday: The California-based Mobius Awards has broken new ground by adding a cannabis category to its 2019 creative competition, which opens on Thursday 25 April.
Entry call
NEW YORK, Thursday: The 2019 New York Festivals’ Global Awards creative competition is now open for entries. The Globals are now in their 25th year, celebrating the best work in Healthcare & Wellness and Pharma (Rx) Advertising.
Stetson seeks sponsors for hit punk musical
WAIKANAE, Today: Long-serving NZ rock & showbiz promoter Stewart Macpherson is looking for advertisers to support the UK production of American Idiot:The Musical by Green Day his company, Stetson, is bringing to Auckland in October.
