AUCKLAND, Today: VMLY&R NZ MD James Mok has resigned (to join 99 – see accompanying story) and is being replaced by Fleur Head, previously MD of VMLY&R Wellington.
99 taps US ace
AUCKLAND, Today: BBDO NZ retail shop 99 has hired US creative ace Jon Trick as director of experience design. Trick was previously creative director at Portland-based brand experience agency Ziba, and has two decades of professional experience, working on Adidas, GlaxoSmithKline, Luxottica, Procter & Gamble, Reebok, Target and Umpqua Bank.
The Recovery?
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ’s media sector looks set to cautiously emerge from the Covid slump, and is well positioned to report its first month of growth since March, with early SMI data for the month showing total market demand so far back just 2.2% with that data collected with another week of trading still to occur.
Bedtime a little darker
AUCKLAND, Today: Buying a house, getting married and having a baby are the main life events that trigger New Zealanders to consider getting life insurance. And Special Group’s new Get life right campaign for Partners Life targets new parents by turning classic nursery rhymes for kids into ones more suited for adults.
FCB on the Road to Zero
AUCKLAND, Today: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has appointed FCB as the strategic creative agency to develop and deliver a new public awareness campaign in 2021 to support the Government’s Road to Zero road safety strategy.
Special Group repays wage-aid
AUCKLAND, Today: Special Group NZ has agreed to repay its $203,800 Covid-19 wage supplement after a faster-than-expected recover, according to Herald Premium reporter Damien Venuto (scroll down for the link).
Auckland indie saves NZ blushes at Epica
PARIS, Today: Despite the influence of M+AD Daily ed David Gapes on the Epica Awards jury roster, NZ failed big time at last night’s awards presentation. Just one Kiwi agency – Newton-based Motion Sickness – made it through to the shortlist.
Sweet Thursday
AUCKLAND, Today: Newton-based creative indie Crave Global throws open the doors of its private members bar Thursday from 6pm on Wednesday 16 December “to give freelancers a festive celebration”.
Hat-Trick!
AUCKLAND, Today: After two rounds of judging a multitude of 6-second YouTube campaigns from MDS and AUT, the final three Axis 2021 Student finalists are all from MDS AdSchool students, according to CD Kate Humphries.
Gimme Shelter
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Production company 3&7, with Colenso BBDO, has shot an amusing new Mars Pedigree Adoption campaign to help find loving homes for shelter dogs.
