Senior staff appointed at OMD Group: Two senior staff have joined OMD on College Hill, with Georgina McKinnon appointed as head of Fuse and Jono Sorenson coming in as account director on Air New Zealand.
Meet OMD’s bright new sparks
OMD has introduced the ad business to the latest successful grads from its annual graduate recruitment programme which sees the agency take on around six graduates every year in an internship capacity.
TBWA NZ missing in action
An editing error in yesterday’s AWARD Awards report saw NZ hotshop Whybin\TBWA go AWOL from our list of NZ finalists. ECD Dave King wasted no time in pointing out – in the courteous yet firm way we’ve come to know quite well – the error of our ways.
CAANZ wants YOU
CAANZ is on a search for new recruits after it farewelled executive board members Derek Lindsay and Andrew Holt, both moving on to new adventures this year.
Vodafone Warriors switch agencies
Following a competitive pitch the Vodafone Warriors have appointed Special Group to their advertising business. It is not know if the incumbent (Auckland agency &some) was involved in the pitch.
Flem & Astle pad up for Fujitsu
NZ cricket legends Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle have filmed a new TVC campaign for Fujitsu Heat Pumps. The ads come out of Auckland agency Raw Advertising and are produced by Sauce Wellington.
Colenso, DDB, FCB, Clemenger, Y&R ride the second wave in Oz
NZ agencies scored 13 finalist spots in the second wave of shortlisted decisions for the 36th AWARD Awards, released overnight in Sydney across three categories: Direct Marketing, Print, and Poster & Outdoor.
Air NZ goes downhill – fast
Air NZ has shot a new instalment on its long-running Meanwhile in New Zealand campaign – novel twist on the Tortoise and the Hare fable, adding another hero – the New Zealand landscape.
Yanks purloin Clemenger’s creative
Clemenger BBDO Wellington’s award-winning NZTA Mistakes TVC has caught the attention of creatives all over the world since it started winning at big awards show (like the Gold it won at The One Show in May last year). It also seems to have caught the eye of Georgia, USA agency TranterGrey, which has shamelessly “borrowed” the Clemenger idea for use in its own market.
Colenso, Clemenger, FCB, DDB make finals in Sydney
NZ agencies have nine entries through to the finals of the first three AWARD Award categories – Radio, Digital, and Branded Entertainment/Content – announced over the weekend in Sydney.
