AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO has released details about its latest Spark campaign, which centres on a 60” film currently rolling out across cinema, OOH and online – and attracting lots of attention with its Kiwi sea-shanty mystery connection.
Kitchin exits School Road
AUCKLAND, Today: Woman magazine will be curated by guest editors, after editor Sido Kitchin announced her resignation as group publisher of School Road Publishing.
Pedal to the Meddle
NEW YORK, Today: The AME Awards has this morning honoured Special Group NZ with the Regional Platinum Award (Asia Pacific) for Meddle in the NZ Election for client Every Kiwi Vote Counts. The agency also earned two Golds for Meddle, and a Gold for Tourism NZ Good Morning World.
V is for Victory – and Vaccine
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Phantom Billstickers is throwing its weight behind NZ’s Covid-19 immunisation programme, utilising creative from Amplifier US, and all the enthusiasm the NZ company is famous for.
Billie engages Seedooh to enhance NZ OOH offering
AUCKLAND, Thursday: New Zealand’s first out-of-home specialist agency Billie has engaged Seedooh’s independent verification platform to deliver independent verification and real time data to drive better outcomes for its clients.
DDB Group taps Matty Burton & Gary Steele
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Group Aotearoa NZ has appointed internationally recognised creative leader Matty Burton as its first group chief creative officer.
Gaming action
PARIS, Wednesday: DDB France, US filmmaker Traktor, and Swedish animator ILP have produced entertaining tvc to promote the latest version Ubisoft computer game Far Cry.
Colenso promotes ‘invaluable champion’
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Colenso BBDO has promoted managing partner Lucy Grigg to the role of general manager. Grigg brings experience from agencies on both sides of the Tasman working with NAB, BNZ, Airbnb, Spark, Fonterra and DB.
APEC NZ signs Edelman
AUCKLAND, Today: New York-based PR personality Richard Edelman will speak on the Business of Trust as one of the keynote speakers confirmed for the APEC CEO Summit 2021 being hosted in Auckland in November.
Mango gets more juice
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Mango Aotearoa NZ has added two PR specialists to its team – senior account manager Courtney Pitcher, and Joseph Polamalu, who joins after several months as an intern.
