The Magazine Marketing Company, formed in 2008 by Stuart Shepherd, an honourable man of impeccable credentials (he founded Magazzino, Propaganda and Mercury Subs in the 1990s) went into liquidation on October 15.
Ed eyes the knife
M+AD ed David Gapes takes a fortnight break from Monday to undergo surgery. Stepping into the breach is his old mate Dave McCombs, a widely experienced journo who worked alongside Gapes and his M+AD partner, designer Chris Grimstone, at Profile Publishing and 3Media Group (that’s him on the left in the photo, taken at Gapes’ wedding in 2008).
Arrivals & Departures
Tom Cotter has been appointed to the newly created role of CIPO (Chief Information & Product Officer) for MediaWorks. The role is part of a new service delivery structure that combines both technology operations and technology product development into one department.
Glassons backpedals over skinny look
Clothing giant Glassons has apologised to its customers for featuring skinny display mannequins which some Kiwis have described as an unattainable depiction of women. The apology was conveyed via a press release and a graphic (that’s it, above) on the company’s Facebook site.
DDB taps Breaking Bad star
DDB revisited the original casting tapes of Bruce Lee and Seth Rogan for an extension to Sky TV’s Come With Us brand campaign. Now they’ve tapped Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul.
O&M and Y&R make LIA Print finals in Vegas
Ogilvy & Mather and Y&R are the NZ agencies through to the shortlist stage of the London International Awards’ Print/Poster/Billboard category.
Be intoxicated. Tonight!
Sugar&Partners CD Dave Nash presents his latest Glug NZ project tonight at the Britomart– billed as a night of inspiration for creative types. “Just think TED, but smaller with rum, beer and hot chips,” Nash says.
A message from space
Singapore-based internet service provider MyRepublic has set up shop in NZ and launched its ultra-fast fibre broadband with a TVC starring William Shatner – the only actor to spend the first half of his life building a stellar career and the second half making fun of it.
‘Bold, fearless’ new ad from Glassons
Sydney-based Joy Advertising has created a new campaign for Glassons – one that’s bound to be controversial. Following in the footsteps of last week’s media mini-storm in NZ about skinny Glassons mannequins, the new TVC (out of The Sweet Shop) glamorises the “sport” of bull-riding.
Beer ads challenge ‘nanny state TV’
DDB Australia ECD Darren Spiller obviously hadn’t seen the new Glassons campaign (see preceding story) when he spoke to B&T about TV ads being too conservative in the current “nanny state” environment.
