AUCKLAND, Friday: The Pond Recruitment became a partnership during the covid peak, with senior employee Will Gregory buying a stake into the business in early 2021.
Thinking of a master plan – a collaboration between Almighty Beverages, Pitchblack and Marx
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Pitchblack Partners, Marx Design and organic juice company Almighty Beverages have created a campaign to showcase a new product now in the market.
ThreeNow unveils a new brand campaign through True & Made
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Warner Bros. Discovery’s ThreeNow has unveiled a new brand campaign through True & Auckland production outfit Made Content. (ThreeNow is the streaming home of TV shows from Three, Rush, eden, Bravo & HGTV.)
DDB, Colenso, Special, TBWA, YoungShand, Lassoo, FCB, EightyOne, VMLY&R, Tracta, TimeZoneOne, dentsu, Motion Sickness, Strategy Creative & Māia named Effie finalists
AUCKLAND, Thursday: DDB Aotearoa has made a strong showing in the first round of judging for the 2022 Aotearoa Effie Awards – scoring 23 finalist spots, followed by Colenso BBDO and Special with 12 apiece, and TBWA\NZ with five.
MediaWorks makes new appointments to agency team
AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks is welcoming two new people to its agency team – Charlotte Robertson, who joins as digital account director – agency; and Scott Aitchison, who becomes senior account director – agency radio.
Federation and NZ Opera’s Macbeth campaign stirs the paranoia in us all
AUCKLAND, Today: Shakespeare’s Macbeth explores the themes of ambition, power and deep-seated paranoia. To celebrate NZ Opera’s new season, Federation chose to promote Verdi’s take on this dark plot with a twist on the latter.
Wellington agency introduces innovative payroll-crypto scheme
WELLINGTON, Tuesday: Cuba St-based web design agency Psychoactive Studios is to offer employees payroll-crypto, a new payment initiative allowing staff to opt to be paid a portion of their salaries in crypto currency.
Red Rat targets serious streetwear lovers through new brand campaign via Chemistry
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Streetwear challenger brand Red Rat, via Chemistry, has launched a new brand campaign that celebrates the serious streetwear lovers amongst us all.
British director Tom Wilson joins Film Construction’s AUNZ roster
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Working between London, Bucharest, and Los Angeles, the prodigious talents of director Tom Wilson are now available in New Zealand and Australia.
