AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Indie creative agency Federation has announced another five appointments, this time to its creative production team, including Miranda Kennedy as creative delivery lead.
New role for Mike Hutcheson
AUCKLAND, Today: USA/AU/NZ agency Attain has scored a coup, signing storied adman Mike Hutcheson for its global advisory board.
Louisa Dallow joins NZME digital leadership team
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has appointed Louisa Dallow (née McClure) to its digital leadership team in the newly created role of GM Customer.
Clemenger’s Perceptive opens in Wellington, with Roman Konopka aboard
WELLINGTON, Today: Clemenger Group’s customer intelligence agency Perceptive has announced it will be opening a Wellington office, with Roman Konopka joining the team as research director.
Purple Haze
AUCKLAND, Monday: NZ’s Best Design Awards has awarded three Purple Pins – two to Motion Sickness/Te Whānau o Waipareira and one to Clemenger BBDO Wellington/Assembly Productions.
Special NZ shoots Optus AU tvc
SYDNEY, Monday: AU telecoms provider Optus has launched a stylish new tvc for the company’s It Starts with Yes brand platform – via Special Group New Zealand.
Arch makes bridge over water troubled
AUCKLAND, Monday: We’re fans of news headings that neatly summarise the stories they precede, and (when appropriate) add a creative touch that helps sell the item.
FCB’s Mitre 10 tvc No 1 in 2021
AUCKLAND, Friday: Kantar (now integrated with Colmar Brunton) has crowned FCB’s Mitre 10 With You All the Way as its winner of the 2021 Kantar Supreme Ad Impact Award.
Voice Over
AUCKLAND, Friday: The Advertising Standards Authority Complaints Board has upheld 101 complaints about Voices for Freedom advertisements for “misleading and socially irresponsible” information about the covid-19 pandemic.
