CHRISTCHURCH, Today: Ferrymead-based indie shop ALT. has appointed another senior staff member – Carl Robertson joins the company as their new marketing strategist.
Tiki-Touring
AUCKLAND, Today: After introducing their successful new brand positioning in March, followed by their love story and getting into their first home, ASB and WiTH Collective at dentsu have launched their next instalment of the Ben and Amy story just in time for a Kiwi summer.
World’s first freelance creative loyalty card
AUCKLAND, Today: In another World First for New Zealand advertising and creative marketing, recognised freelance ideas merchant Phil ‘The Philter’ Parsonage has launched an “unprecedented” copy and content loyalty card programme.
Bunker shoots Tally
AUCKLAND, Monday: Colenso has created a simple, visual calculator – called Tally – for State Insurance to help Kiwis get a better idea of how much their possessions are worth.
Leadership hires
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading specialist healthcare comms agency Essence – The Health Agency is rounding off 2020 with two new leadership team appointments.
The Summer Edition
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME’s latest Viva magazine promises readers and advertisers “a celebration of the opportunities of the Kiwi summer ahead, pushing Covid-19 to one side for a moment or two”.
Beyond Pain
AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby-based creative indie YoungShand has helped launch an app-led service for new online medical care company Tend NZ, founded by My Food Bag’s Cecilia & James Robinson.
TBWA\ twist on 2degrees Annus Horribilis
AUCKLAND, Monday: TBWA\BOLT and 2degrees have engineered a new campaign, designed to put a better slant on an annus horribilis Kiwis.
Fish taps Swedish maestro
AUCKLAND, Monday: Ponsonby-based Flying Fish has signed globetrotting director Fredrik Bond for work across NZ and Australia. “After a 25-year relationship line producing with one of the most in-demand directors in global advertising, we now represent Fredrik Bond in AUNZ,” said Fish MD James Moore.
Biden-Ardern good for ad-biz
AUCKLAND, Today: The arrival on the world stage of president-elect Joe Biden – looking more presidential by the minute – is great news not only for the downtrodden, but for the business world in general … and NZ in particular.
