SenateSHJ is merging with PR Partners in Auckland, in a move that will create a powerful communications team and deepen the firm’s offering in Auckland, nationally and on both sides of the Tasman, SenateSHJ Chief Executive Neil Green said today.
Arrivals & Departures
Smartphone advertising outfit Snakk has appointed Al Oliver as its new NZ manager (Al Oliver), and Rachel Trafford to the new position of account manager.
ASB misses the target
Saatchi’s new 60sec TVC for ASB promotes its GetWise initiative, which aims to educate youngsters on how to be smarter with money.
David Bell’s The Dog Hunters shows Art Directors can draw – and write
Freelance art director David Bell, the former CD of the Media Design School’s Adschool, has finally got the illustrated version of his book out!
Arrivals & Departures
RELOAD RELOADS: Australasian photographers agency Reload has appointed Hannah Tatton to head its office in Auckland.
Arrivals & Departures
OMD hires new Client Services Director: OMD Auckland has recruited Penelope Burns to one of the agency’s three newly-created Client Service Director roles.
Volvo puts Republik in the driver’s seat
Scandinavian car brand Volvo has appointed Freemans Bay indie Republik to its media and creative account, effective August 2014. As a result, Republik will part ways with Peugeot after a successful 10-year relationship.
Freeview adds 41,000 new homes
Freeview is now being watched in 67% of NZ homes – up 2.45% (40,900) since the digital switchover in December last year, according to new figures from Colmar Brunton.
Social Media & Sex
Sex, dating and hook-ups are nothing new. But when you add social media and gamification apps like Tinder and Snapchat to the mix, does this up the ante? Is swiping left any shallower than mentally discounting the guy/girl next to you at the bar? Can we make real connections online or is it just a self-validation game? Sex on the internet thrives on privacy, while social media relies on public sharing. What happens when these two things collide?
Adland’s biggest blackout ever
Like everybody else in the global ad and publishing community, everybody at M+AD (both of us!) watched this morning’s brilliant Soccer World Cup final.
