SYDNEY, Thursday: David Nobay, the legendary founder of Publicis-owned creative agency Marcel Sydney, is set to depart after four years.
Love at first bite
AUCKLAND, Today: Working with ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s agency PHD, the Phantom Labs team came up with bespoke Super Frames that have giant bites taken out of them.
Hot ’n’ sweet
AUCKLAND, Today: Flying Fish marketing & studio manager Indigo writes: “Folk here at Fish have made a fun piece of content for Valentines Day containing a mash-up of hot, steamy and romantic moments from various content we have made.”
Arrivals & Departures: Twin hires give Pead PR more Lifestyle clout
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading public relations/digital agency Pead PR has made two key appointments to its Lifestyle account management team, bringing on Fiona Hanlon and Aimée Higgins into account director roles.
Method gives Techweek a global makeover
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Techweek has undergone a fresh brand transformation which aims to better reflect its position as NZ’s flagship tech festival, and its vision to have the country recognised as a home of innovation that’s good for the world.
Oz indie pow-wow taps Aucklander
SYDNEY, Today: Samantha Ramlu, the managing director and co-founder of Auckland creative innovations agency Method, has been confirmed as one of the seven guest speakers at next week’s Mumbrella Sage independent agencies conference in Sydney.
Roy Meares back for House of Travel gig (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: House of Travel has launched a new brand campaign based on real life stories with the positioning line, Better Together. The campaign has been created by legendary creative director Roy Meares, who was persuaded to put retirement ‘on hold for a few weeks’ by founder/executive chairman Chris Paulsen.
Kim Crawford launches first Aussie campaign
SYDNEY, Today: Premium New Zealand wine brand Kim Crawford has launched its first Australian consumer content campaign via Verizon Media Australia’s RYOT Studio (formerly Oath).
FCB serves up a slam-dunk
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: FCB has launched a new Nestlé campaign to celebrate “that ever-so-Kiwi tradition of mixing Nestlé Reduced Cream and Maggi Onion Soup, for the purpose of dunking chips”.
Arrivals & Departures: Bauer spreads the travel bug
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Bauer Media has established a new travel editor role and is streamlining the creation of its sought-after travel content across all consumer magazine and digital brands within its business.
