LOS ANGELES, Friday: Special Group US has won two big gongs at the Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Awards – according to a once-over lightly report in Campaign Brief Australia.
Lap of Luxury
AUCKLAND, Today: CBD-based indie creative production studio Supernormal has produced a new campaign for Hyundai’s all-new luxury Palisade.
Social media expert joins Pitchblack
AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby indie Pitchblack Partners has announced the hire of Hannah Boric to the role of social media partner. Boric joins from Darkhorse, where she spent three years as a senior social media manager across Heineken, Jockey, DHL, Moet Hennessy and Naveya & Sloane.
Prostate Cancer Blues
AUCKLAND, Thursday: A campaign by Many Minds and Lassoo Media & PR goes live on Monday to rally support for the fight against prostate cancer.
Igniting public spaces
AUCKLAND, Today: Now in its 24th year, Phantom National Poetry Day is set to go off with a bang on Friday 27 August, with events all around the country – from cafés and bars to libraries, bookshops, marae, schools, universities and parks.
Line Dancing
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Following the success of last year’s Google Rethink The Mix campaign, the brand is inviting marketers to Rethink the Line, via a sharp, simple campaign created by Sydney agency The Hallway.
Laura Maxwell steps down, Carolyn Luey steps up
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has unveiled two changes to its leadership team with chief digital officer Laura Maxwell resigning from the business and Carolyn Luey returning to NZME in a newly created role of chief digital & publishing officer.
Bank Holiday
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Westpac, in partnership with DDB Aotearoa, has launched a new brand platform, Together Greater – its first in five years.
Spinoff’s Daylight Creative signs Charlie Godinet
AUCKLAND, Thursday: NZ content studio Daylight Creative – a division of digital publisher Spinoff Group – has appointed Colenso BBDO art director Charlie Godinet as creative director.
APAC growth
SYDNEY, Today: Kargo, a leader in mobile-first advertising, has announced several major growth milestones across the APAC region for the first half of 2021, more than doubling H1 revenue year-over-year with 115% growth.
