Greg Grover and his sidekick return with a new brief from Nova. They team up to promote the Kiwi energy companies “great value broadband”. Assignment created this new campaign. Creative head Phillip Andrew says “This is the fifth spot in a long running and effective Greg Grover campaign that consistently punches well above its weight.”
Genesis and Team New Zealand hookup for Kiwi Schools
Emirates Team New Zealand has chosen Genesis as its Official Energy Partner and sole provider of electrical, gas and solar power for its Auckland base. The partnership is set to benefit New Zealand schools through the Genesis School-gen programme by inspiring the next generation of kiwi kids into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
VICELAND rebrands to VICE
The critically acclaimed lifestyle, current affairs, and culture channel VICELAND will rebrand to VICE, starting Wednesday 27 February, on SKY.
oOh!media delivers double-digit organic revenue growth
SYDNEY, Today: oOh!media Limited (ASX:OML) announced double-digit organic revenue growth, together with a strong fourth-quarter contribution from the Commute business (formerly Adshel) for the year ended 31 December 2018 (“CY18”).
China’s spend will hold up in 2019
AUCKLAND, Today: As China ushers in the Year of The Pig, and NZ deals with fallout from the Huawai affair, Shanghai-based full-service agency UMS (which has offices in NZ) takes a look at the key consumer trends and behaviours that marketers need to consider in 2019.
Colenso No 1 in global study
LONDON, Today: Colenso BBDO has ranked the No 1 agency in the world in The Contagious Pioneers 2019 List, an annual compilation of the work analysed on the Contagious I/O platform.
Arrivals & Departures: Fuse adds to senior team
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Fuse@ OMD has added three new senior staff to its content and social team – David Lister, Vikesh Patel, and Gina Kindred.
Usual suspects dominate Axis shortlist
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The revised version of the Comms Council list of Axis 2019 finalists (updated late yesterday) contained few surprises, with most categories dominated by Sweetshop, Goodoil, Scoundrel, Finch, Fish, Franklin Rd, Liquid, Special Group, Clemenger BBDO, Colenso BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, FCB, DDB, Ogilvy, Alt.vfx, Designworks, Blockhead, Fish&Clips, and Assembly.
MDS student work on show at Aotea Square
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Diversity of student content from programmes at Media Design School have been compiled into a 28-minute playlist that started airing from yesterday on the large-scale (45m2) portable outdoor digital screen in Aotea Square.
Kiwi’s Netflix hit screens in NZ from tomorrow
GERMANY, Wednesday: Finch Auckland director Zia Mandviwalla presented her episode of Netflix hit The Chef’s Table at the Berlin Festival last week alongside London-based showcased chef Asma Khan. The episode ran in the festival’s Culinary Cinema section to an international audience.
