AUCKLAND, Today: After a pitch, Ogilvy NZ has been appointed as the new creative and strategy agency for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. The incumbent is thought to have been Colenso BBDO.
Give Christmas a miss?
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Marketing Association has secured Saatchi & Saatchi ceo Mark Cochrane, and The Grace Agency owner/ECD Bridget Taylor, as speakers at its upcoming Think Again Xmas marketing event.
Let us prey (Updated)
MUMBAI, Tuesday: DDB India chief creative officer Rahul Mathew has chosen The Monkeys work for Sky TV House of the Dragon as runner-up in his Bestsads Six of the Best global roundup this week.
One Asia selects Kiwi aces for creative jury roles
BEIJING & NEW YORK, Today: Two heavyweight New Zealand creative leaders have been chosen to serve as judges for the One Asia Creative Awards 2022.
Special NZ wins Mumbrella’s Best AU TVC
SYDNEY, Today: Special New Zealand’s Christmas commercial for Australian telco Optus has won the Australian TV Ad of the Year at the 2022 Mumbrella Awards.
Campaign enlists non-smoking Philip Morris NZ judge
HONG KONG, Today: A lifelong non-smoker – who now works for global tobacco giant Philip Morris in New Zealand – has been appointed a judge at this year’s Campaign Agency of the Year.
The great escape
AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day Poetry “escapes into the wild” in just over a fortnight – on Friday 26 August.
Val Morgan & McDonald’s gamify the cinema experience
AUCKLAND, Today: Val Morgan and McDonald’s have teamed up to gamify the cinema experience with the launch of CineGame.
BCG2 cooking with gas
AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby agency BCG2 has been awarded the GasNZ account. GasNZ represents both the LPG Association and the Gas Association of NZ. Its vision is that renewable gases (including BioLPG, biogas and hydrogen gas) are a material part of the energy system in Aotearoa.
PRINZ appoints new chief executive
AUCKLAND, Today: The board of directors of PRINZ (the NZ Public Relations Institute/Te Pūtahi Whakakakau Tūmatanui o Aotearoa has appointed Susanne Martin to the role of chief executive, effective from 1 September.
