AUCKLAND, Today: MDS AdSchool 2021 grads Jack Close & Zak Hawkins together with Franco Ashton & James Grieg have won D&AD New Blood Awards for their portfolios.
Acquire acquires Warwick Wood
AUCKLAND, Today: Grey Lynn-based ad agency Acquire has welcomed Warwick Wood as its new general manager of enterprise business development.
Colenso BBDO relaunches the Medibank brand (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: Medibank has unveiled a new positioning and a new way of looking at health, via Colenso BBDO. This is the first piece of work from Medibank, after tapping the agency as their new creative & strategic partner, following a competitive pitch.
Glow Lab NZ appoints Stellar as Australian PR agency
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ personal care brand Glow Lab has appointed Sydney-based communications agency Stellar to manage Australian PR for the its NZ supermarket products.
The ASA reviews Children’s Ad Code
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The Advertising Standards Authority has launched its planned review of the Children & Young People’s Advertising Code.
Aussies sign Dan & Ritchie
SYDNEY, Today: Australian fitness centre operator F45 has partnered with Abel in-house creative consultancy (AUNZ) and Exit Films to globally launch the newest members of the team – Dan Carter and Richie McCaw.
Chemistry bolsters team with five new hires across client service and creative
AUCKLAND, Today: Independent brand response agency Chemistry has welcomed five new hires across client service and studio to meet the growing needs of clients and recent new business wins.
Nielsen NZ enhances identity system for Digital Ad Ratings
AUCKLAND, Monday: Nielsen has launched its enhanced Digital Ad Ratings Solution, Powered by Identity, in New Zealand. Nielsen NZ country director Tony Boyte said: “Demographic data from multiple data providers will power up the Nielsen Identity System to bring scale for digital measurement of the open web.
Dentsu Creative continues to invest in next-generation leadership
AUCKLAND, Monday: Dentsu Creative has announced the appointment of two leaders as the business “continues to invest in next-generation leadership to bring the benefits of modern creativity to its clients”.
OOHMAA champions creativity with the launch of best-practice guide
AUCKLAND, Today: The Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa (OOHMAA) is releasing its creative best-practice guide “to help inspire the creative process in Aotearoa”.
