NZ agencies picked up a further five finalist spots overnight in the second round of judging for Adfest 2017 in Pattaya – giving NZ a total of 15 through the first two rounds.
Special & Exit put lifeguards in the spotlight for TSB
Special Group has launched TSB Bank’s Between the Flags, an online film and TVC directed by Gaysorn Thavat. “We wanted to create a piece of content that would set the bank apart, so we focused on the stories of real surf lifeguards,” says Special Group CD Angus Hennah.
Clemenger, Colenso, Curious make finals in Pattaya
New Zealand entries have notched up 10 shortlist places overnight at Adfest 2017 in Pattaya, Thailand. Clemenger BBDO led the way with five finalists, Colenso BBDO has four, and Curious Films one.
Aussie futurist coming to town
Ticket prices are slightly scary (scroll down) but CAANZ is talking up its upcoming “exclusive bespoke forum” led by Sydney-based global futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson.
New study – agencies better for gender equality than brands
Women are more equal in the agency environment than they are within brands or tech companies, according to Campaign Asia-Pacific and Kantar’s inaugural gender diversity study.
Colenso & Blacksand present Chad vs Larry – live
Colenso BBDO, TVNZ Blacksand & OMD have joined forces to present live – this Tuesday evening – two mates from the ‘Naki’ taking their ongoing rivalry to “epic proportions” in Chad vs Larry.
PHD NZ on the promise & pitfalls of machine learning in advertising
Machine learning* is revolutionising advertising, Quantcast global ceo Konrad Feldman told PHD clients at a lunch in Auckland this week.
Smoke gets in your eyes
Auckland production house Smoke took a trip to Broadway for the theme song to Three’s ambitious new current affairs vehicle.
Facebook Awards open today
Today, the 2017 Facebook Awards are officially open for submissions. The Facebook Awards celebrate creative, provocative work that champions new ways of storytelling, while driving business results.
Interactive advertising exceeded $850m in 2016
New Zealand Interactive Advertising* revenue generated $890.86m for the full year in 2016 and $244.56m in Q4 of the calendar year, according to PwC figures released by the IAB.
