Aiming to improve the consumer experience, leading international trade associations and companies in the online media ecosystem – including NZ – have joined forces to create the Coalition for Better Ads.
D&AD selects Kiwi sound man for jury duty
Jon Cooper, co-owner at Auckland sound design & audio post facility The Coopers has been named as a jury member on D&AD’s Film Advertising Craft jury.
Arrivals & Departures: Track NZ’s Rob Limb becomes regional ceo, Andy Bell is NZ MD
Customer Experience agency Track has announced NZ MD Rob Limb will be assuming the role of ceo at Track Australia & New Zealand — a new regional role which will see him oversee the Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne offices.
JWT Sydney downsizes creative team
WPP-owned agency J Walter Thompson Sydney has confirmed a B&T report that it has let go of some of its creatives as part of a restructure of the business.
Mobile in focus at Auckland’s Modern Marketing Summit
A phalanx of marketing experts have been lined up to share their experiences and know-how at the Modern Marketing Summit, which comes to Auckland on Thursday 12 April.
Arrivals & Departures: Y&R taps Kim Pick to replace Tim Huse
Y&R New Zealand has announced the appointment of Kim Pick as executive creative director, replacing Tim Huse, who is departing for Los Angeles.
Adfest enlists Kiwi design director
Chris Flack, the design director of Strategy Creative’s Christchurch studio, has been selected to join an international panel of leading designers at Adfest in Thailand on March 21-24.
The taste of chaste
“The strongest kava in the Pacific comes from Tanna, where it is lovingly chewed and spat in preparation by virgin boys.”
TBWA Group and Eleven PR appointed as DeLonghi’s NZ agency
TBWA Group and its PR Group’s Eleven PR has been appointed as the agency in New Zealand for global Italian brand DeLonghi.
Garrett, Moser, Hegarty, Droga fight for space
Over 40 global industry leaders and colleagues had to scrabble for a place in the video shot and edited by Colenso and Toybox to celebrate Nick Worthington’s Lifetime Achievement Award at last week’s Axis Awards in Auckland.
