AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The Aotearoa Effie Awards (in association with TVNZ, in collaboration with the Comms Council First Five Rungs) have announced the launch of an “exciting new initiative”, the First Five Rungs’ Shadow Judging Programme.
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The Comms Council has announced Stuff’s continued sponsorship of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion categories at the 2023 Effie Awards.
AUCKLAND, Today: MBM New Zealand is celebrating its Media Agency of the Year win at the 2023 Comms Council Beacon Awards, “following a period of significant growth and new business wins”.
LONDON, Today: WPP has announced the acquisition of a 30% stake in Majority, a US-based creative agency that combines a multicultural talent model with award-winning general marketing capabilities.
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Global mobile advertising platform InMobi today announced its global sustainability commitment with Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), an organisation that drives ambitious climate action.
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: After a successful event last year, the iMedia Modern Media Summit New Zealand is coming back to Taupō this 25-27 October (Wednesday-Friday).
AUCKLAND, Monday: Quantum Jump has created a new awareness campaign for Dementia NZ. I’m still me shows that people living with dementia can still lead a full life.
HAMILTON, Monday: Unbound has bolstered its team with three new hires. Brooke Wilson joins as an account manager while Magdalena Morgan and Samuel Cook step into campaign manager roles.
AUCKLAND, Today: Federation and Variety NZ have launched a campaign for the one in 10 Kiwi kids in the country’s poorest communities who don’t even have a bed.
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council advises that The First Five Rungs Agency Quiz Night (held in collaboration with NZME) will take place on Thursday, 6 July from 6pm at NZME.