AUCKLAND, Today: No stranger to sustainability (remember Sand and Brewtroleum?), DB Export (with Colenso BBDO and Franklin Rd) has released a series of “paperless” newspaper ads – according to a release out of Colenso this morning.
AUCKLAND, Today: Media commentator Graham Medcalf is the latest adept to add a voice to the growing clamour from critics of the MediaWorks decision to close Radio Live (presented as a “merger” with Magic).
CHRISTCHURCH, Today: Nicole Earnshaw has joined Harvey Cameron Group as Channel director, leading one of the largest client teams within this rapidly growing agency.
AUCKLAND, Today: North Shore-based e-commerce solutions provider Moustache Republic claims it’s the first company in the world to use new Checkout SDK technology to implement an updated e-commerce platform for iconic Kiwi brand Yellow.
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ production aces Flying Fish are helping fund and produce A Hole, a black comedy short film that explores the existential pain of working in a corporate hierarchy … or perhaps just of working at all.
LONDON, Today: WPP is merging Wunderman and J Walter Thompson to form Wunderman Thompson, the global agency giant announced overnight (via an interview published in Campaign UK).
AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has unveiled a media partnership with Bauer Media Group, which will see the news organisation publish content from Bauer’s premium current affairs and lifestyle titles on Stuff.
AUCKLAND, Today: Shout has forged a street poster contract with Vector, providing the out-of-home company with another 25 poster sites in the Auckland market.
AUCKLAND, Today: Sky TV has appointed Martin Stewart as its new ceo. He takes up the role on February 21, following John Fellet’s decision to retire at the end of the year.
AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ – in partnership with Starcom, billboard company QMS, and Auckland Transport – set out to turn a typically mundane daily task (“from Drab to Fab”) with the arrival of TVNZ OnDemand’s locally commissioned show – The House of Drag.