The Cannes Lions has appointed seven New Zealand jury representatives for the 2015 awards – on the Media, Cyber, Design, PR, Direct, Promo & Activation, and Radio Lions juries.
Arrivals & Departures
Snakk Media has appointed Niko Toluono: to take the reins of the company’s New Zealand office as country manager. Toluono joins Snakk from Fairfax, where he was a media consultant for nearly three years, and has also held senior roles at Mediacom and Ogilvy NZ.
Special & 2degrees to light up the Harbour Bridge with interactive music show
To celebrate the launch of its new plans and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6, 2degrees is transforming one of Auckland’s most iconic landmarks into a giant interactive lightshow, moving to music tracks chosen by the public.
Daikin drops Dan Carter
Sugar&Partners has sacked frontman Dan Carter from its new campaign for Daikin heat pumps and air-con.
Auckland adman needed help to save daughter
Shine managing director Simon Curran was brave enough – diving into the waters of the Bay of Islands to rescue his 5-year-old daughter when she passed out while boating with the family. But he didn’t have the CPR skills required to save her life when he hauled her still body back on board.
CAANZ taps new board members
FCB’s Brian van Den Hurk, Special Group’s Michael Redwood, and Touchcast Wellington’s Andrew Hawley have been elected to the CAANZ executive board.
Arrivals & Departures
PHD names Nikki Grafton as managing director of Spark PHD and PHDiQ: Omnicom Media Group NZ agency PHD Group has announced a key appointment, marking changes to its senior leadership structure.
Call goes out for Inspiring Individual noms
CAANZ and MediaWorks are again searching for the industry’s most inspirational leaders, with nominations now open for the Inspiring Individual Award. Nominated by their peers, the Inspiring Individual is the unsung hero in an organisation; the person who inspires others with their generosity of spirit, patience, willingness and passion, and who is integral to the company’s culture and success.
NZME rescues alternative cricket commentary
NZME’s Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) has been saved from the mad bastards on the Cricket World Cup who yesterday banned the popular service because of some trifling protocol breach.
Apple Watch slowly wending its way towards NZ
Apple has just released a 60sec TV commercial for its new product, Apple Watch, which it calls “the most advanced timepiece, ever”.
