AUCKLAND, Yesterday: TVNZ production outfit Blacksand, with Ikon and Coca-Cola Oceania have shot Character Required – a series of Schweppes tvcs fronted by star actor Kiwi Robbie Magasiva (currently appearing in Wentworth).
Big Job going down tonight
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: A gang of AUT Adschool grads is after industry creatives to help them break into the industry. “All you have to do,” says CD Paul White, “is turn up to their end-of-year portfolio show tonight Wednesday (14 November) from 5.30pm at the Tuesday Club.
Samsung confirms FCB
TOKYO, Yesterday: Samsung has confirmed the appointment of FCB NZ as its new creative partner in this part of the world. Samsung has worked with several NZ agencies previously – including Gunroom Grey Lynn, Mango, Chemistry, and BC&F Dentsu).
Crave, EcoMatters, and Gift launch ‘world-first’ online platform
Auckland-based creative solutions agency Crave has launched Guardians of the Gulf, a pilot website designed to engage and inspire more Kiwis to take action in improving the Hauraki Gulf.
Salesforce Basecamp brings together Kiwi marketing and technology trailblazers
The world’s number one CRM, Salesforce, kicked off its Auckland Basecamp event this week, with over 1,000 marketing and technology professionals registered to share their digital transformation journeys.
Thinking outside the frame with Darryl Roycroft (updated)
You can do anything with a poster – even turn it into a window frame to solicit donations of curtains for kids living in unfurnished homes. It’s the kind of thinking that’s led Darryl Roycroft to many creative breakthroughs. (This article was originally published earlier this week by Phantom Billstickers’ Phan Mail e=newsletter.
Arrivals & Departures: Ipsos taps Amrutha Murthy
Ipsos New Zealand Managing Director, Carin Hercock, today announced the appointment of Amrutha Murthy as a Director leading Customer Experience for the market research company.
Passionate about doing work that’s for real
After making the switch from the restaurant kitchen to the creative department, Oriel Davis-Lyons is now a Creative Director at Droga5 New York, whose work has won 100+ awards at every major show, including New Zealand’s only D&AD Black Pencil.
Epica Awards – ‘Will responsibility kill creativity?’
That’s the question clients, agencies and journalists will be asking at the Epica Awards Creative Circle, which will take place in Amsterdam on November 15. The setting is the magnificent KIT Royal Tropical Institute, one of the city’s most remarkable buildings.
Epica Awards announces 2018 shortlist
Paris, November 8: Epica is delighted to announce its shortlisted entries for the 2018 competition. These finalists will go through to the grand jury, which meets in Amsterdam from 12-14 November. Gold and Grand Prix winners will be awarded during a ceremony at the KIT Royal Tropical Institute on the evening of November 15.
