AUCKLAND, Today: Keynote speakers Tom Goodwin and Rosie Yakob (both based in New York City) will be battling it out at the Great ad:tech Debate in New Zealand next month.
QMS lights up Takapuna
AUCKLAND, Today: QMS has switched on the first digital spectacular of its kind on Auckland’s North Shore with The Takapuna, illuminating Anzac St on the side of the premium Shore City mall.
Echos tap Chemistry CD for Manhattan project
NEW YORK, Today: Patrick Murphy, joint creative director at Auckland indie ad agency Chemistry, has been invited to judge at the 2020 Echo Awards in Manhattan in November.
VMLY&R shoots Woman’s Day
AUCKLAND, Today: VMLY&R has crafted a new Woman’s Day brand campaign, with a new tvc – inviting readers to go on a ‘vacay’ with the magazine.
All-female cast for marketing law workshop
AUCKLAND, Today: The Marketing Association is hawking tickets for its upcoming Marketing Law Workshop in November – with an all-female cast of facilitators.
99 boosts performance
AUCKLAND, Monday: 99 has taken on comms consultant Nina Bialostocki as director of performance. 99 MD Troy Fuller said: “Nina brings over 25 years of experience in media, advertising, consulting & marketing communications both locally and internationally. Her expertise in creating strategies using technology and data will add even more value to 99’s offering.
IDC’s Sacha Stejko shoots gender equality campaign for TBWA Singapore
SINGAPORE, Today: NZ-based Ukrainian photographer Sacha Stejko travelled to Poland to shoot a new global campaign for TBWA Singapore client Standard Chartered Bank. “Gender,” Stejko says, “shouldn’t be a barrier to progress”.
Botab 2019 – sequins + sass
AUCKLAND, Today: The glitter has finally finished falling on Botab 2019. The 12th instalment, brought to us by Flying Fish and the Comms Council, played to a sold-out house at a sellout with at least 500 there to witness “a brilliant display of sequins, feathers and a lot of sass” (juicy quote courtesy of the Comms Council’s Amal Siddique).
Boyd PR’s 4th kids’ chopper-rescue book
AUCKLAND, Today: A magical stingray living in the Mangawhai Estuary is at the centre of the latest story book adventure released by Auckland-based Boyd PR to raise funds for the Northland Rescue Helicopter.
Botab charity tee debuts
AUCKLAND, Today: Official Botab charity MusicHelps, which aims to use the power of music to help and heal New Zealanders in need, has created NZ Music T-Shirt Day. MusicHelps GM Peter Dickens unveiled the event on stage at Botab on Thursday.
