The NZ office of global media agency Vizeum (part of the Dentsu Aegis Network) has been appointed by Red Bull for all media strategy, planning and buying duties across New Zealand following a competitive pitch.
Activation agency ApolloNation Auckland has won two Gold awards and one Silver for the Tui Catch a Million campaign at the APMA (Australasian Promotional Marketing Association) Star Awards, which were held in Sydney last Thursday.
Quentin Tarantino, Bob Weinstein, Ben Afflick and J J Abrams have joined other global directors to make long-term commitments to using cinema film supplied by the last chemical film company left standing in the world – Kodak.
Also catching our eye in the latest Herald on Sunday was a remarkably even-handed piece on the Israeli-Gaza conflict, from one of the paper’s best columnists, Paul Thomas.
M+AD has set up a Widget on the home page to take readers direct to all special features published on the site (including the latest TV Top 10, and recent Q+A with Phantom Billstickers’ Dan Collins).
The Pond is seeking to take the hard yards out of finding, vetting, and hiring fresh, young creative talent with a new programme called Up & Comers.
It seems Colenso BBDO weren’t barking mad when they created a radio station just for dogs. The agency’s creation, K9FM for Pedigree, has received a lot of attention – including a Silver Lion at this year’s Cannes festival.
