The New Zealand Book Council and Colenso BBDO have come together again to promote the 2015 Auckland Writers Festival with Well Written Weather, a radio viral campaign that celebrates the power of good writing.
Marketing Awards deadline looms
Entries for the 2015 TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards close next Friday 22 May at 5pm – but there’s also a late entry date – 5pm Friday 29 May (will cost you an extra $150+gst).
Southern comfort – the final session
And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the final installment of the Radio Hauraki Hiace Port-a-Palace project, produced and managed by Saatchi & Saatchi.
Veni, vidi, vici (updated)
OMD won two Golds and two Bronzes at the 2015 Festival of Media Global Awards held in Rome yesterday. NZ’s only other award was a Bronze for PHDiQ.
Journo alert – Facebook unveils Instant Articles
Facebook has launched Instant Articles, a new product for publishers to create fast, interactive articles on Facebook.
Arrivals & Departures
AdHub taps Garry Jordan: NZME-owned downtown Auckland advertising network AdHub has appointed Garry Jordan as its general manager.
DDB/Facebook/Starcom’s Chopper Appeal Reveal
Readers will already have seen the distressing TVC of a woman trapped in a crashed car, shot by The Sweet Shop for DDB’s Westpac Chopper Appeal Month campaign. Now they can see DDB and Starcom’s follow-up Facebook videos – including the finale (above).
And now … number 2!
Readers will be relieved to hear that work is progressing nicely on the Hauraki Breakfast Hiace Port-a-Palace campaign.
New website a ‘trailblazer’ for sustainable building
Capturing data to measure the sustainability credentials of a neighbourhood is the focus of a new website launched yesterday as part of the continuing urban renewal of Wynyard Quarter.
NZ adland comedy web series launched
Wellington web-based video strategy & production company Stem Creative has made its debut into original content with seven 6-10 minute episodes of a new comedy web series, Agency – shot with help from “bold corporate sponsors” and a strong crowdfunding response.
