CANNES, Today: The Cannes Lions most prestigious award, a Dan Wieden Titanium Lion, has released its shortlist for 2023, with Special New Zealand scoring a spot on the exclusive list.
Nielsen NZ appoints Amanda Lane as new measurement director
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Amanda Lane has joined Nielsen’s New Zealand commercial team as director of media measurement.
Special works with The Glue Society to kick up a stink for Better Packaging Co
AUCKLAND, Monday: To mark World Environment Day, Better Packaging Co have plopped a four-meter-high poo made of plastic pollution on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach.
Comms Council launches industry-wide carbon reduction framework
AUCKLAND, Today: The future prosperity of our industry rests on a multitude of factors; economic conditions, regulatory frameworks, the ongoing demonstration of effectiveness, to name a few, writes the Comms Council’s Simon Lendrum in his latest CEO Update, posted on their website.
Auckland Transport up for grabs?
AUCKLAND, Saturday: “Huge advertising contract up for grabs,” reads Shayne Currie’s Media Insider column (if you can call a full page – on the favoured right-hand side of a broadsheet A Section – a mere column!).
Speight’s and DDB toast mateship in new campaign
AUCKLAND, Sunday: DDB Aotearoa has released the latest iteration of the Good on Ya Mate platform, The Speech – a “touching” campaign that celebrates modern mateship and the challenges that come with putting our feelings into words.
No M+AD Monday
NZ, Today: King’s Birthday weekend already? Yep – but just about all stores, bars, and entertainment precincts will remain open.
2023 NZ Radio Awards Finalists & Winners
AUCKLAND, Today: The winners & finalists at the NZ Radio Awards announced last night included … The Breeze, The Rock, ZM, NewstalkZB, The Hits, RNZ, The Edge, More, Radio Hauraki, Today, ACC, Mai, Radio Dunedin, Coast/iHeart, Love It Media, Rova, Tahi FM, Planet, Wellington Access Radio, Access Radio Taranaki, Plains, Treehut, Tarana, George, NZME, Sun, Gold Sport, Loudmouth, MediaWorks, Radio BOP, and Pacific Media.
Wētā Workshop, MediaWorks and MBM team up to launch NZ’s first 3DOOH billboards
WELLINGTON, Today: Travellers through Wellington Airport this morning are being captured by a giant troll wreaking havoc on the departure boards in New Zealand’s first foray into 3DOOH.
Bastion Shine and Skills create ‘Skills Alley’ at Skills MSD Fair, via Bastion Group & Campbell+Co
AUCKLAND, Today: This week at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau, Skills Group, and the Ministry of Social Development partnered for the first time to deliver a large-scale job fair involving 80 large private and public sector employers and 2000 registered attendees.
