AUCKLAND, Sunday: “A woman I really admire is Michelle Obama,” declares DDB Aotearoa New Zealand ceo Priya Patel in an interview published in the latest edition of online news site BusinessDesk.
Spellcheck!
AUCKLAND, Sunday: “You sure the Skinny team got the right name?” wonders NZME’s Chris Rudd (about Friday’s Famous Names story, which featured motoracing ace ‘Louis Hamilton’).
Skinny adds more heavies
AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO has brought back its Skinny Famous Names campaign, starring Louis Hamilton …
Costar returns to Clockwork NZ
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Clockwork Films as announced the appointment of Tim Costar to the role of EP/MD for its New Zealand shop.
Federation kicks off 2022 with four supersuit hires
AUCKLAND, Today: After a “fast and furious few months over on Wellesley St West”, creative agency Federation has announced multiple account management hires.
MediaWorks appoints Wayne Stevenson as chair
AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has appointed Wayne Stevenson as its new board chair. He has been acting as interim chair since August 2021 and first joined the board in late 2019.
DDB appoints head of social
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Group Aotearoa NZ has strengthened its social and digital offering with the appointment of Sam Snowden to the newly created role of head of social.
NZME secures Alana O’Neill as head of CreateMe
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has announced Alana O’Neill as the head of its CreateMe division, overseeing the in-house media solutions division as it delivers a one-stop shop for customers and clients.
DDB scholarship remembers beloved colleague
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: High school students across Aotearoa are invited to take part in the inaugural De Ruiter Young Photographer of the Year, a scholarship created by DDB Group Aotearoa in memory of Marcel de Ruiter, a “beloved” colleague who passed away in 2020.
Mahdiyeh Mahmoodzadeh joins NSPR
AUCKLAND, Today: Home-based PR firm NSPR has welcomed Mahdiyeh Mahmoodzadeh as a new fulltime contractor to their team – in order to meet a growing client base.
