Four NZ fashion designers will take to a different kind of catwalk in Parnell tonight to share insights with the ad industry into their competitive brand challenges. A few tickets are still available.
Holden taps Special Group
After a rigorous pitch process, Holden New Zealand has appointed Special Group to be their lead advertising agency partner. The incumbent was Ogilvy.
Arrivals & Departures
Herald on Sunday editor Miriyana Alexander has been appointed to a new and extended senior role – Editor, Weekend Heralds.
Last chance for Digital Day Out earlybird prices
Early bird pricing for Digital Day Out ends at 5pm today (Friday 8 May) and the Marketing Association says there’s still good tickets left.
DDB, Colenso, Clems, Y&R, Cirkus, MediaWorks through in New York finals
New Zealand agencies saw 16 entries achieve finalist status overnight at the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition. DDB led the way with seven finalists, Colenso has three, Clemenger and Y&R have two, followed Cirkus and MediaWorks with one apiece.
Wanted: Uninhibited idea with no-limit budget
Entries have opened for the NZME Advertising Challenge, the comp that was launched at last week’s CAANZ Beacon Awards (at which NZME was a major sponsor).
Print Awards crown 2014’s best NZ newspaper
New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME) was named NZ’s best newspaper printer in 2014, taking out the annual Newspaper Coldest Process prize over the weekend at the Pride In Print Awards at Wellington’s TSB Arena.
Yahoo NZ unveils its 2015 digital stars
Yahoo New Zealand has today announced the nine winners of its 2015 Digital Stars programme – two are from NZ, with seven from Australia. The NZ winners are Ains Baguion (OMD Auckland) and Sarah Wilson (MediaCom Auckland).
Customer feedback drives Clemenger’s refreshed Fly Buys campaign
Take a sharp combo of scripts, casting, production and editing, bound together with soulful blues tracks written especially for the TVC – and you have Clemenger BBDO’s TV work for Fly Buys. The focus of the new campaign is the “free stuff” rewards members can get with Fly Buys.
Globetrotting Getty exec drops in
London-based Getty Images’ global creative insights & planning manager Jacqueline Bourke packed in a lot during her seven-day stay in NZ this week. The main purpose of her visit was to address meetings with ad agency groups, and to talk to Getty’s NZ army of photographers, videographers, illustrators, and audio producers.
