SAN FRANCISCO, Friday: Twitter owner Elon Musk has stood down as ceo, and hired his own replacement. Musk announced the changeover this morning (on Twitter, of course).
World PR entry call
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND, Today: The World Public Relations & Communication Awards has issued its entry call for its first global PR Awards 2023.
Go Media secures Mt Smart Stadium naming rights
AUCKLAND, Today: The home of the Warriors, Moana Pasifika and epic summer concerts will be known as ‘Go Media Stadium Mt Smart’ from today, 15 May, following the signing of a commercial naming rights agreement between Auckland Stadiums and Kiwi outdoor advertising company Go Media.
Hot Mustard appoints new group account director
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Takapuna-based creative agency Hot Mustard Communications has appointed a new group account director to lead its account service team and grow the agency’s strategic and digital offerings.
Colenso, Special, PHD, FCB & Dentsu through
LONDON, Today: Five NZ agencies have made the shortlist for the 2023 D&AD Awards – Colenso BBDO has notched up nine places, followed by Special (7), PHD (2), FCB (10 and Dentsu Creative (1).
NYF AME Awards announces 2023 Executive and Grand Jury panels
NEW YORK, Today: Two Kiwis – both from Special NZ – have been appointed to juries for the New York Festival 2023 AME Awards – to be held later this year (actual dates yet to be announced – the final entry deadline is in a fortnight, on 26 May).
SENZ secures radio broadcast rights for Rugby World Cup
AUCKLAND, Today: SENZ (Sports Entertainment Network) has secured radio broadcasting rights for the upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Sampling network Blobfish appoints NZ sales director
AUCKLAND, Today: AU sampling network Blobfish International has announced the appointment of Casey Oxley in the newly created role of New Zealand sales director.
Motion Sickness builds momentum with new hires and client wins
AUCKLAND, Today: New hires and notable lead agency appointments are taking Motion Sickness from strength to strength, the agency reported in an overnight PR release.
Fox is changing the future for business
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: A group of NZ entrepreneurs has established Fox – a new research-technology platform they say “delivers fast, easy and affordable customer research through a range of productised solutions, and all within just a few clicks”.
