CANNES, Today: Previously Unavailable NZ founder James Hurman & UK effectiveness guru Peter Field have posted their 20-minute effectiveness discussion online.
Kiwi wins at the Lions
CANNES, Today: Aucklander Sam Stuchbury has won a Silver Screen Young Director Award overnight for his work in raising awareness about the effects pornography has on children.
Lockdown Magic
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Red Seal, with their Britomart-based creative agency Studio Nash, have launched their new global positioning, Incredible Inside, directed by Film Construction’s Perry Bradley.
Accolades for departing FCB chief
NEW YORK, Today: FCB global ceo Carter Murray has announced that Bryan Crawford will transition from his fulltime role as vice-chairman of the global FCB network and chairman of FCB New Zealand to act in a part-time, non-executive advisory capacity for FCB offices globally whilst also focusing on his business interests and governance roles outside of FCB.
Lord of the Rings
LONDON, Today: Mobile remains the fastest growing channel in Europe, despite budgets being impacted by Covid-19. UK ad/media site WARC reports that nearly all marketing professionals (94%) consider mobile advertising as effective.
Left the Building
AUCKLAND, Today: marketing executive Kirsty Atkins, who put in 20 years at News Works (part of the Newspaper Publishers Association) has left the industry – to become a daycare centre administrator.
Future Shock
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Off the back of a number of senior appointments, Stanley St has announced another talented addition to the team – Hayden Skelton, new head of performance.
New Direction
AUCKLAND, Today: Special Group NZ has launched a new student recruitment campaign for The University of Waikato, highlighting the institution as a welcoming and friendly university of national and international standing, with a wide range of quality programmes on offer.
Dark Net defiance
AUCKLAND, Today: Most major political parties are defying the Facebook boycott, and continue to plug their Election 2020 policies on the social site.
Kiwis win in Oz
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Aussie site Bestadsontv has featured two powerful Kiwi winners in its Best Interactive division this week – WiTH Collective’s ASB Borrow The All Blacks, and Clemenger Wellington’s Voice of Racism (starring the voice of Taika Waititi).
