AUCKLAND, Today: New Kiwi vodka RTD brand Good & Great launched this week in New Zealand with a comedic brand campaign out of design agency Dow Goodfolk and indie creative agency Motion Sickness.
NZME still uses external agencies
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has elaborated on the group’s use of creative/media/PR agencies. M+AD had requested this information following yet another in-house campaign (this time, for Rocktober).
Semi Permanent returns – after two years
WELLINGTON, Thursday: Aotearoa’s Semi Permanent festival is returning in October after two years. Taking place in Wellington over three days, the event will host global speakers from Netflix, Nike, and Google.
MBM appoints Amy Greene in Auckland, Loren Smith in Wellington
WELLINGTON, Today: MBM Auckland has appointed Amy Greene as a strategy director, to lead and continue to develop the strategic thinking throughout the media agency. MBM has also promoted Loren Smith in Wellington to the role of strategist.
Content producer appoints Isobel Kerr-Newell as ceo
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading subscription-based digital content production company VideoTaxi has appointed communications industry expert Isobel Kerr-Newell, ex-Publicis Groupe, as its new ceo, with “ambitious plans for the future”.
Ogilvy created new work for Breast Cancer Foundation
AUCKLAND, Today: Ogilvy NZ has produced a campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, urging whānau and friends to tell the wāhine they love to book a mammogram.
YankKiwi played key role in propelling NZ tvc to No. 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Pablo Ferrari, ECD at BBDO Mexico, has judged Special NZ’s Kathmandu Summer Never Sleeps as last week’s best TV ad in the world.
Credit card top up
AUCKLAND, Today: Special PR has provided a credits list for the NZTE Invest New Zealand global brand platform Do Good, Do Well, created by Special New Zealand.
oOh!media, NZ Defence Force & OMD work together to recruit Kiwis nationwide (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Tueday: The New Zealand Defence Force and OMD have partnered with oOh!media to maximise their campaign to attract young New Zealanders to join the armed services.
Software outfit creates marketing budget calculator to help businesses manage brand budgets
AUCKLAND, Today: Brand tracking software company Tracksuit has launched a tool to help businesses more accurately calculate their annual brand & sales activation budgets.
