VMO, which bills itself as New Zealand’s #1 office tower advertising network, has revealed interesting insights from last Thursday’s the Beacon Awards.
Triton II debuts in NZ – and Assignment is there
Assignment Wellington and OMD have been produced a new TV campaign for Mitsubishi’s Triton Huntaway II. Running debuts in a fortnight – on Sunday 3 June.
Arrivals & Departures: Harvey Cameron hires channel director
Terri Collier has joined Harvey Cameron Group Christchurch as channel director, a role where she will help lead the agency’s new business, paid and owned media agendas.
Macca’s encourages Kiwi families to put their devices down
DDB has released a new McDonald’s brand ad Timeless, an intergenerational tale that challenges the 24/7 connectedness of modern life.
Arrivals & Departures: DAN creates new leadership role
Dentsu Aegis Network NZ has added further capability to its strategy team with the appointment of Stevie Weber as group head of insight – a newly created position designed to meet the growing needs of the group.
NZ goes online tonight for Harry & Meghan’s hat auction
Auckland-based The PR Shop has helped create a campaign to sell limited-edition SodaStream bottles featuring hats worn by female royals, in celebration of the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
FCB campaign tackles school bullies
Oat the Goat, a new bullying prevention initiative out of the Ministry of Education and FCB, has been launched by associate education minister Tracey Martin, at Thorndon Primary School in Wellington.
Colenso wins plump pitch
Colenso BBDO have been appointed as the lead creative agency for Spark’s budget mobile and broadband provider Skinny.
Embarrassed by information misstep
Yesterday, M+AD needed to identify ANZ Bank’s previous agencies – due to their omission from a PR release announcing that TBWA, PHD and JustONE had won the bank’s consolidated, nationwide advertising business (scroll down for the link to that story).
MDS Students in Future Lions shortlist + Merits at The Young Ones
AdSchool students Rebecca Sharp and Madison Norgrove took on thousands of student teams from around the globe earlier this year in the Future Lions challenge – and this week they received the news that they’d made it onto the shortlist.
