The London International Awards has issued its call for entries – and with a new Regional of the Year category, it’s almost certain to be very well received in Australia & NZ, as the only two countries in the running for this category’s Oceania section.
Pandora wins at big Aussie awards show – then shuts up shop in Australia & NZ (*updated)
Just days after the closure of Pandora’s Australian office – and its role in NZ – the Pandora team was named sales team of the year at Australia’s Mumbrella Awards, winning a standing ovation from the 1000-strong crowd during commercial director Chris Freel’s acceptance speech.
MediaWorks filmmaker wins TVNZ comp
TVNZ has named a young production manager at opposition network MediaWorks as a winner of TVNZ’s New Blood web series competition with her pilot, Oddly Even.
King’s OB/AB shoots Voltaren
A group of Dunedin King’s High School students will appear in a new Voltaren advertising campaign with Dunedin-born All Black Ben Smith, which launches today.
NZ missing in action – Melbourne carried the torch for Australasia
Hiemat Berlin; AMVBBDO UK; Forsman & Bodenfors Gothenburg; Leo Burnett Frankfurt and McCann Melbourne have all made the finals list at the 25th Annual Cresta International Advertising Awards in New York. But not a Kiwi shop in sight.
Ice cream exporter adds Sugar
Sugar & Partners has picked up the New Zealand Natural Premium Ice Cream creative business after a pitch against unidentified agencies. NZN has worked with a number of agencies – but the incumbent here was likely to have been Work Communications.
US sports mag shoots buffed All Blacks star
All Black Malakai Fekitoa and Danish tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki star in ESPN US magazine’s annual nude Body issue. (But the site’s mainly male editors chose the Wozniaki nude for the cover!)
Digital tools in focus at GridAKL (updated)
Tilt Health – an interactive half-day seminar that aims to inspire healthcare marketers to use digital tools to connect with their customers – comes to Auckland on Thursday 3 August.
Kraft Heinz Australia and Y&R NZ pass through border security
With help from Y&R New Zealand, Kraft Heinz Australia have launched a major campaign for their new infant food pouches that feature a transparent window.
Arrivals & Departures: Ogilvy Paris snares Kiwi expats
Kiwi expat creative directors Mark Forgan and Jamie Standen are departing Rosapark Paris after five years to join Ogilvy Paris’ Creative Council, according to a report in Australia’s Campaign Brief.
