MANHATTAN, Monday: The Advertising Club of New York’s Andy Creative Awards has named just one New Zealand agency in its 2022 regional shortlist winners across APAC 2022.
Reload reloads
AUCKLAND, Today: Photography & film & tvc production company ReloadPictures (previously Reload & Smoke) has unveiled its new website (scroll down for the link).
Tales from the Crypt
AUCKLAND, Sunday: “Shovelling money into cryptocurrencies – a sort of hippy alternative to government-controlled currencies – has become an increasingly popular pastime,” writes Herald On Sunday business columnist Paul Catmur.
Inside job
AUCKLAND, Today: Duncan Greive, founder of online news title The Spinoff, has weighed into the debate about journalist Tova O’Brien’s acrimonious legal scrap with her former employer, TV3 owner Discovery.
Mango signs Jullian Liang, Seren Cameron & Krystal Warren
AUCKLAND, Today: Mango Aotearoa has appointed three new team members, with the addition of an experienced digital content specialist and two account coordinators.
oOh!media taps Dale Cummings
AUCKLAND, Today: media trading executive Dale Cummings is set to join oOh!media NZ as trading manager, commencing on Monday. He replaces Christie Tanner (who departed at the end of the year; destination unknown) and will work with group commercial sales director Phil Lucy and the NZ management team.
A sculptural sign for Instagram-able times
WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Creative Collective The Glue Society has developed a giant sculptural sign on the capital’s waterfront, aimed at presenting unique photo opportunities for locals and visitors.
OOH momentum returning
AUCKLAND, Today: The Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa has announced that 2021’s revenue is up 24% year-on-year, with the total revenue rising to $119.3m, “despite a tough year of extended lockdowns throughout the country”.
pDOOH benchmark
AUCKLAND, Today: Members of IAB New Zealand’s programmatic DOOH steering committee have agreed on an industry benchmark impression multiplier formula for NZ-based DOOH suppliers activating inventory programmatically.
