AUCKLAND, Today: WPP Media is beefing up its consulting offer across Australia and New Zealand, bringing former Accenture Song executive Aishwarya Rao on board as Managing Partner, Consulting. The expanded Marketing &... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: You might be brilliant at your day job, but that doesn’t mean you’ve got the rest of life figured out. MAS is having a little fun with that reality in... Read More
Full-service NZ talent agency The Pond has is welcoming a new senior talent agent to their team, Will Gregory. He began his professional life as a graphic designer converted to an account manager,... Read More
Chorus unveils new brand platform in first campaign with Saatchi & Saatchi Chorus, Saatchi & Saatchi and Starcom have released their first Chorus campaign together, encouraging New Zealanders to break with cultural... Read More
New Zealand’s Colenso BBDO Auckland and Clemenger BBDO Touchcast Wellington have won two Bronze Pencils at the first tranche of awards at the 44th annual One Show in New York. Read More
Viaduct Harbour-based Mi9 New Zealand – a subsidiary of Nine Australia – has significantly expanded its data offering by announcing the launch of a data partnership with Experian last night. Read More
Colenso BBDO Auckland is the top agency in Australasia, edging Sydney-based creative agency Atomic 212 into second place, according to the Warc 100 regional analysis released overnight. Read More
FCB Media and Pandora Internet Radio have launched L’Oreal’s newest product, Colorista – a semi-permanent hair colour – with an experiential music event. Read More
DDB has taken AA Insurance in a new direction with a new online campaign – away from the usual car insurance experts stuff, to home and contents insurance. Read More
Lumo Digital Outdoor, a relative newcomer to the outdoor media sector, has added Stacey Gattsche, to its team (which includes Phil Clemas & Kent Harrison – long-time M+AD friends – and Jamie... Read More
KFC has eschewed paid advertising for its Mothers Day campaign, opting instead for earned media to promote its finger-lickin’ good chocolates gift pack. Read More
Christchurch and Chicago-based communications agency TimeZoneOne has been retained by the Illinois Office of Tourism as its new PR consultancy, working with a US$15 million (NZ22 million) budget over a five-year contract. Read More