Liquid Studios Auckland has made the shortlist in the TV/Cinema/Online Film – Music & Sound at the London International Awards, currently under way in Las Vegas.
Singapore issues APAC entry call
The 2015 Asia Pacific Effie Awards has announced its call for entries, which is open to entries from Australia and New Zealand.
NZ comms shop signs global retail advisor
Auckland-based corporate communications agency One Plus One has been awarded the Greater Group PR account for Asia, Australia and New Zealand, without a pitch, and been given a remit to further improve the profile of the international design-led retail agency.
Auckland students mined Gold and Silver
Students at both Auckland creative ad schools are celebrating a big week which saw a flurry of gongs from the International Crowbar Student Awards, plus a fistful from the Newspaper Ad Awards.
Entries open for 2015 New York Festivals
The New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition has issued its entry call for the 2015 competition. Entries submitted before December 16 will earn a 10% discount on their entry fees. The 2015 competition entry deadline is January 31.
Arrivals & Departures
Liz Fraser has been appointed to a Group Executive role as Group Head of Revenue for MediaWorks. The new role is charged with growing group revenue, and creates a single interface for customers across MediaWorks’ range of assets; television, radio, digital, social, product integration and sponsorships.
Vince Martin signs off as Beaurepaires taps DDB
Baurepaires love him/hate him champion for the past three decades, Ausssie Vince Martin, will be permanently put out to pasture now that NZ agencies DDB and DDB Group-owned comms planning agency Dynamo have been appointed to the creative side of the business, following a pitch.
No big changes in latest radio survey
The power outages in Auckland played havoc with M+AD’s coverage of the latest radio survey – so we’re referring readers direct to The Radio Bureau site – one of the few sources of info not tainted by the necessarily self-interested coverage in MediaWorks and NZME (formerly APN) press releases. Not to mention the Herald, which unashamedly favoured NZME stations in its coverage.
DDB’s VW wins $10k Newspaper Ad of the Year
An ultra-simple VW ad has won the 2014 Newspaper Ad of the Year announced in Auckland last night. Beetle For Sale won DDB $10,000 cash, and is their second win in two years (last year it was for YWCA Women Work for Free).
Everyone’s favourite Westie dies in his sleep
Comedian Ewen Gilmour died in Auckland last night, aged 51. Just hours earlier, he had been filming in MediaWorks TV’s Auckland studios for a comedy special (still to be named and scheduled).
