DDB has appointed Brad Collett as Retail Creative Director in what the agency calls “a bid to continue to hire leading talent and offer world-class creative experience to ultimately help drive sales and business growth for clients”.
Christchurch shop wins Jetstar NZ
Jetmax Media, which describes itself as “NZ’s premier travel media supplier” is now the exclusive media supplier of Jetstar assets across NZ.
NZ’s big misunderstood, untapped market
Baby boomers, the country’s largest market segment, may be one of our most misunderstood and overlooked generations, according to new research from Colmar Brunton.
Enlighten Designs opens in Auckland
Hamilton-based Enlighten Designs has expanded its presence to Auckland by committing to a flexible, shared workspace in Newmarket, announced today.
NZ rock’n’roll bible refreshed
John Dix, author of arguably the best and most in-depth history of NZ rock’n’roll, is about to produce a third, revised edition of his celebrated book.
Coke of many colours
Coca-Cola New Zealand has unveiled the next phase of its Coke Come Alive campaign, which aims to “capture the voice and attention of consumers over the summer months, and introduce the brand to new customers and engaging with existing Coke loyalists”.
Kiwi content? Check this out!
Stranded in Paradise author John Dix, High Times director David Herkt, Lyttleton poet Ben Brown, Red Mole’s Martin Edmond, NZ poets Shane Hollands & Elizabeth Smither & Michael Gould, publisher/poet David Merritt (that’s his image on the cover, above), singer/songwriter Katy Soljak, muso George Henderson, muso/commix creator Will Saunders, poet Sandra Bell, writer Jon McLeary, Paremoremo Prison inmate/creative writing student Ngawiki (a pseudonym), social worker Allan McEvoy, poets Janet Frame, Brittany Travers and Jeffrey Paparoa Holman – all feature in the latest edition of Phantom Billstickers’ Cafe Reader.
Sundance premiere for Taika Waititi homage to Hot Friday and Pork Pie
Taika Waititi’s new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople – a dramatisation of Barry Crump’s 1986 novel Wild Pork & Watercress – is to premiere at the opening weekend of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in the prestigious Friday night slot at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Combine social media’s two great loves for your brand
Claire Waddington, the Sydney-based Australia & NZ marketing & comms manager of APAC media intelligence company Isentia is on a mission to spread the Twitter message to brands in this part of the world …
Fairfax NZ joins Facebook Instant Articles programme
Fairfax Media’s Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Stuff.co.nz have announced a launch partnership with Facebook in Australia & New Zealand to continue the social media platform’s global rollout of its Instant Articles programme.
