LONDON, Today: “Dear Ed,” writes D&AD’s Juliana Freitas. “Thank you for sharing the news about D&AD’s initiative in solidarity with Ukraine.
Clemenger promotes senior creatives
WELLINGTON, Monday: Clemenger BBDO has promoted senior creative: Mark Dalton to executive creative director; and Alex Metson, Frances Cooke, JP Twaalfhoven, Mike Gwyther and Steve Hansen to Project Creative Directors.
Proximity NZ welcomes back tech director
AUCKLAND, Monday: Proximity NZ has announced Romit Sinha will be re-joining the agency as director of technology, strengthening its multi-channel offering for clients.
Natural Paint Co selects Sling & Stone for creative PR partnership
AUCKLAND, Monday: Natural Paint Co, the paint challenger brand created to provide safer non-toxic alternatives to traditional chemical paints, has appointed Sling & Stone as its agency of record.
MediaWorks sets up digital marketing team
AUCKLAND, Monday: MediaWorks has launched its own dedicated digital marketing services team. MediaWorks commercial director Liz Fraser said: “The introduction of the DMS team means MediaWorks can offer customers a 360 digital solution through one simple contact point.
Last chance
AUCKLAND, Today: Entries to the 2022 Comms Council Beacon Awards close tomorrow (Tuesday 8 March) at 4pm.
The three strikes rule
AUCKLAND, Sunday: “If I had rejected creative work once, I was fine with the team coming back to me the next day and asking for a rethink,” wrote business columnist Paul Catmur in the Herald on Sunday.
Change of guard at Mango
AUCKLAND, Today: Mango Communications Aotearoa has announced a change in its senior structure, with Sean Brown stepping up as managing director, and group business directors Brianna Elder and Chloe Leuschke promoted to managing partners.
Augusto launches Arvida brand campaign
AUCKLAND, Today: Augusto has created the first brand campaign for retirement home provider Arvida. Utilising a mix of playful humour and quirky visual effects, the campaign plays with the perception of ageing by showing older people as the age they see themselves.
Newton shop wins big government agency pitch
AUCKLAND, Today: Following a competitive pitch, Fire & Emergency New Zealand has appointed Newton-based Motion Sickness as its lead creative agency.
