WELLINGTON. Today: NZ Transport Agency and Clemenger BBDO’s Belted Survivors work is fronting the latest issue of international tastemaker Lürzer’s Archive – the first time in two decades a Kiwi agency has made the cover.
NZ Radio Awards finalists unveiled
AUCKLAND, Today: The Edge, ZM and RNZ National were this morning named finalists for the Best Network Station of the Year at the 2019 NZ Radio Awards.
Contagion puts mind-control to work for Energy Online
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.
