AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued its entry call for the 2020 Beacon Awards. Entries close at 4pm on Tuesday 25 February.
Best in Asia
SINGAPORE, Today: Two Golds, seven Silvers, and one Young Achiever were won by New Zealand agencies at last night’s Campaign Asia Agency of the Year Awards.
Radio Awards entry call
AUCKLAND, Today: Entries for the 2020 New Zealand Radio Awards open Monday 3 February and close Monday 2 March 2020.
Colenso again
LONDON, Overnight: Colenso BBDO’s work for Spark – produced in collaboration with PHD, Drum and Platform29 – has made the shortlist at the Warc Media Awards 2019 in the Effective Use of Partnerships & Sponsorships category.
Face to face
NEW YORK, Wednesday: The One Club has named Klim Type Foundry lead-typeface designer/director Kris Sowersby as a judge in next year’s 99th ADC Awards.
Turn it App
AUCKLAND, Today: Ben Partington, ceo at media owner Hypermedia, has launched a new business with Staples VR ceo Aliesha Staples to market NZ’s first media smartphone app aimed at changing the way Kiwis interact with advertisements.
M+AD’s holiday schedule
AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD is about to take a month-long Xmas/New Year break. Our last edition for 2019 is just three days away – this Friday 13 December.
FCB tackles Syphilis
AUCKLAND, Today: Syphilis? That’s something from hundreds of years ago, right? “That,” says FCB CCO Tony Clewett, “is the general reaction when you talk to people about New Zealand’s very real, and very 21st-century problem with this archaic sexually transmitted infection.”
Auckland Calling
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Off the back of recent account wins, including Oceania Healthcare and Hellers, indie creative agency YoungShand has announced the appointment of Claire Backhouse as its new strategy director.
