Britomart-based Shine has snared Y&R Wellington managing director Tim Ellis as its new head of client services.
Elk trek for choc moose
TBWA and Robbers Dog have conjured up a 1m 52s Facebook video to help Boundary Road Brewery to relaunch its Chocolate Moose Porter
NZ fundraiser kickstarted Aussie online platform
Sydney-based social media platform Gather Online grew its user base faster than Snapchat and has now reached 96% of its equity crowd funding campaign via Seedrs and NZ based Equitise, said marketing director Danielle Olivier during a visit to Gather’s Auckland office.
Big Mobile lures US ad-tech outfit downunder
Sydney-based mobile engagement company Big Mobile has forged a partnership with New York-based global location-based marketing technology company xAd Inc to bring xAd’s cutting-edge, location technology to Australia and New Zealand.
NBR & the Herald ‘hinder gender diversity’
Company directors Rob Campbell and Tracey Jones are accusing the media – especially National Business Review and the NZ Herald – of hindering gender diversity, reports the NBR pay site.
Interior Awards entry call
AGM Publishing’s $8.5k Interior Awards has opened for entries, but the lead-in is getting short – the deadline for entry is Wednesday 3 May.
Marketo goes shopping in San Francisco
Sydney-based APAC engagement marketing software provider Marketo – an active participant in the NZ market – has acquired ToutApp, a leading sales engagement software company based in San Francisco.
TravelGrammer winner shot the South
Auckland PR exponents Undertow Media have chosen legal secretary Tamsin Gorman as the winner of its Choice Hotels NZ TravelGrammer 2017 Instagram comp – picking up a social media exploration trip for two to Australia.
Bloody Aussies! (Updated)
M+AD undersold Republik’s performance at the Spikes Asia Tangrams Effectiveness Awards yesterday (through no fault of our own, we hasten to add).
Starcom set to launch Samsung’s S8 campaign in NZ (updated)
Samsung and marketing partners Leo Burnett and Turner Duckworth have begun rolling out a global integrated brand and product campaign following the recent unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S8 in New York. In New Zealand, Starcom is handling media strategy & buying and will begin the rollout next week.