AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby indie BCG2 has recently finished a complete rebrand for what was formerly the Pacific Education Centre. Now known as the Centre for Pacific Languages, the organisation exists to help heritage Pacific languages thrive.
AUCKLAND, Today: Writer/director Kent Briggs has joined YoungShand in Ponsonvy after recently completing the TVNZ series The Social Media Virgin, an experiment to see if he can get to one million followers in 100 days.
AUCKLAND, Today: “Thanks for the ups, but (for once) I wasn’t actually dumped,” writes Paul Catmur in response to yesterday’s M+AD story about the mystery disappearance of his column from the Herald on Sunday.
AUCKLAND, Monday: Pead PR is spruiking a prime Viaduct site for NZX-listed client Precinct Properties. A Pead executive (who declined to be named) reckons it’s an ideal site for an upmarket ad agency.
AUCKLAND, Today: Director Dean Hewison has been named the winner of the first Foldable Film Festival, an event that showcased the latest evolution of film – folding screens.
AUCKLAND, Today: oOh!media has extended its retail network into two new locations – Ormiston Town Centre (11 new digital UHD screens), and Meadowlands Shopping Plaza (two).
AUCKLAND, Today: Leading social media agency Socialites Group has appointed Emma Pickles as a senior social media manager. Pickles was previously a social media manager at GroupM, delivering on paid social media strategy, buying and optimisation.
BEIJING & NEW YORK, Today: The One Club Asia has appointed Auckland’s Milk Type Foundry partner/designer to the jury of its Typography, Type Design & Lettering category in the One Asia Creative Awards 2022.
WELLINGTON, Today: “Dear Ed,” writes Georgia Bailey-Murdoch; “I am a social media account manager at social media management company Blackjet [based in the Capital].