NEW YORK, Monday: Alt Group Auckland and its work for Klim Type Foundry Wellington are through to the shortlist stage of the 98th ADC Awards – the only NZ entry to make it past the prelims of the advertising & design global creative competition.
Porter Novelli NZ launches sustainability practice
AUCKLAND, Today: Porter Novelli NZ has announced the launch of a specialised sustainability practice, and has appointed James Walker as executive director – sustainability, to lead development of the new practice alongside MD Sarah Williams and executive directors Louise Wright and Jane Luscombe.
Time stands aside for The Wellington Effect
WELLINGTON, Today: Wellington indie agency Eighty-One hit the streets of the capital to create and film The Wellington Effect for the new tourism campaign out of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency.
Arrivals … & Departures: Fleet-footed team joins DDB
AUCKLAND, Today: Just five months after FCB promoted Matt Williams & Freddie Coltart to creative group lead roles, the highly decorated pair have abruptly switched sides – joining DDB, where they’ve been appointed as creative directors.
Multi-agency Movember campaign wins in UK
LONDON, Friday: Carat New Zealand, Dentsu Aegis Network agencies BC&F Dentsu and MKTG Auckland, and Movember NZ have won gold and silver at the Festival of Media APAC awards for their Face of Change campaign.
Arrivals: Ex Starcom GM joins TVNZ
AUCKLAND, Friday: TVNZ has appointed Sally Falconer as general manager marketing & communications. Joining Blacksand GM Sarah Finnie and data & insights GM Caroline Izzard, reporting to marketing director Jonathan Symons.
Tracta embraces Gumboot Friday
NAPIER, Today: The team at Hawkes Bay-based specialist agribusiness agency Tracta – working across Australia & New Zealand for the likes of John Deere, BASF, Datamars, Vodafone Farmside and Suzuki – have never looked more rural than they do today.
Stuff bolsters national sales teams with focus on specialist categories
AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has appointed two directors to its agency sales team, as well as four national business directors in specialist categories, across Retail, Travel, Automotive and Finance – a move aimed at giving clearer focus to both the specialist advertising verticals for growth and key agency relationships.
Colenso’s heart on show
LONDON, Thursday: Colenso BBDO has been ranked by The Good Report as the 3rd most successful agency on the planet at promoting good causes in 2018.
The Rig brings attitude to Latitude
AUCKLAND, Today: “We are a small but perfectly formed design, animation and post-production company in Eden Terrace, called The Rig,” writes producer Lisa Eversden, introducing us to The Rig, and their new work for NZ building company Latitude Homes.
