AUCKLAND, Today: Stanley St has brought back the Share a Coke campaign with a new range of names available on pre-printed bottles, reflecting (says PR agency Campbell+Co) “New Zealand as it is today”.
We were the champions
AUCKLAND, Today: 99’s The Signoffs’ are back with MkII and a heavily revised line up as they prepare to defend their 2018 BOTAB win.
Street posters stop silent killer
AUCKLAND, Today: Patient advocacy group Hep C Action Aotearoa created a street poster campaign to let people know about hepatitis C and its amazing new cure, Maviret. One of the many whose lives were literally saved by this campaign, contacted Hep C Action’s Hazel Heal.
Everybody cool as celebrity ECDs exit Stanley St
AUCKLAND, Monday: Stanley St joint ECDs Lisa Fedyszyn and Jonathan McMahon have shocked the ad world by resigning “to pursue new opportunities”. CCO Regan Grafton has yet to reveal his plans for replacements.
Battle stations tonight
AUCKLAND, Today: Tickets have officially sold out for tonight’s 12th annual Battle of the Ad Bands – this year a salute to Elton John and Queen, titled Bohemian Rocketman.
Best heads
AUCKLAND, Today: The best headline of the week would have to be this gem from yesterday’s NZ Herald Sports section: “Shag’s pile goes under the hammer.”
NZ agency becomes a social enterprise, donates all profits to charity
HAMILTON, Today: Waikato public relations agency HMC has announced that it has become a social enterprise and is now donating 100% of its profits to charity.
Eyeota partners with DOT Loves Data
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Audience technology platform Eyeota has expanded its offering in Oceania by partnering with New Zealand-based DOT Loves Data, a data company that joins the dots between data science, marketing, and business strategy to develop data analysis products.
Dentsu Redstar wins with DB Export lo-carb campaign (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Another NZ winner has surfaced from the Drum APAC Digital Awards in Singapore over the weekend. NZ’s Dentsu Redstar scored in the Video category for DB Export Extra Low Carb campaign.
Agencies spread the AltTEXT message
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Blind & Low Vision NZ (previously The Blind Foundation is spearheading an awareness campaign by creating the #AltTextForAll Movement.
