ASB Business Ventures has engaged Auckland digital product design agency Roam to create a mobile app and website aimed at small business owners.
True wins Southern Cross Health pitch
Grey Lynn indie True has won the Southern Cross Health Society brand and communications agency pitch. The incumbent was Contagion Auckland.
Arrivals & Departures: Mango lures top talents
DDB Group communications agency Mango has appointed a new experiential director – Noeline van den Berg, who joins from Publicis Groupe South Africa, to lead Mango’s events team, delivering experiential campaigns for a range of clients including McDonald’s, Specsavers and Mini.
FCB wins eco-Gold in Europe
Brussels (Nov 20) – The 2017 Care Awards, which reward social marketing campaigns, have handed out nine premium prizes in Europe – one of which went to FCB New Zealand.
Augusto and The Clubhouse win Gold with Lydia Ko
Global women golf organisers the LPGA have awarded ther Gold Driver prize to Auckland indie creative agency Augusto and Auckland sports marketing agency The Clubhouse (organisers of the McKaysom NZ Women’s Open) for Best Advertising Campaign and Promotional Plan.
Phantom heads downtown
Phantom Billstickers has unveiled two new sites in high-traffic zones in the central Auckland heartland – at 59 Nelson St and 310 Queen St.
Reality check for drug drivers
Stoned drivers are being warned of the realities in a new campaign from Clemenger BBDO Wellington and the NZ Transport Agency.
Boyd PR creates second children’s book for rescue helicopter service
Following the success of its first children’s book, Auckland agency Boyd PR has published a second story to help raise funds for the Northland Rescue Helicopter.
Y&R names new Asia president
A former APAC agency head returns to the region to take up the position vacated by Matthew Godfrey last October. Y&R has appointed Publicis/Saatchi veteran Chris Foster as Asia president, returning to the region to take up the position vacated by Matthew Godfrey in October.
Arrivals & Departures: Darkhorse welcomes social media manager Courtenay Clark
Auckland digital PR/activations agency Darkhorse has appointed Courtenay Clark as social media manager in its growing team. Clark has six years of social media experience, and has worked at Socialites in downtown Auckland, in-house at Città Design Auckland and most recently at Auckland digital design agency Hello.
