AUCKLAND, Today: More than 3.7 million New Zealanders are listening to radio every week and almost 3.5 million of those listen to commercial radio stations, according to the latest data from GfK.
Levi Slavin heads offshore
SYDNEY, Today: Former Colenso chief creative officer Levi Slavin is leaving Auckland to return to the land of his birth, joining Aussie start-up Howatson+Company Sydney as CCO.
Epicene Beauty
WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Klim Type Foundry has released a new typeface, the Epicene Collection. Klim director/chief type designer Kris Sowersby said: “We propose that all fonts are epicene [having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex].”
Child Psychology Service taps Mango
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Mango has been appointed as the PR agency for the Child Psychology Service, a nationwide network of child psychologists and speech therapists for children. There was no pitch, and no incumbent.
Spark Foundry launches in NZ with foundation client Westpac
AUCKLAND, Today: Publicis Groupe’s AUNZ ceo, Sydney-based Michael Rebelo, has announced the launch of Spark Foundry in the New Zealand market, with Westpac NZ signing as the foundation client. The incumbent was FCB Media.
A Winning Combo
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Run co-founder/CCO Raymond Otene McKay has been named as a finalist in Australia’s B&T Awards, Diversity Individual category.
Drum roles
AUCKLAND, Today: Mt Eden-based PR agency Drum (originally Spark PR & Activate) has appointed managing partner roles to long-standing team members Aimee Nicholls and Cassidy Meredith.
Tickled Pink
AUCKLAND, Today: Following a competitive pitch, Pink Batts producer Tasman Insulation has appointed integrated brand agency Culture&Theory to help drive growth for one of Fletcher Building’s critical business units. The incumbent, Proximity, was not involved in the process.
The Monkeys NZ wins Meridian Energy
AUCKLAND, Today: Meridian Energy has appointed The Monkeys Aotearoa, part of Accenture Interactive, as its new creative agency of record, effective Friday 1 October.
Botab 2021 cancelled
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council and sponsor Flying Fish have decided that the 13th Battle of the Ad Bands will now be pushed out to 2022, due to current Covid restrictions in Auckland.
