AUCKLAND, Wednesday: NZ-owned full-service indie agency Pitchblack Partners is behind the launch of the new highly noticeable Burger King ‘Big King XL’, generating a day-one sales record, and much chat on social media.
Shine focus on Spark
AUCKLAND, Today: Shine has partnered with local production companies Spur, Satellite Media, Perceptual Engineering and BuildMedia and New York-based executive producer Adam Jenkins and ECD Mick McConnell to bring Spark’s tech work on the America’s Cup to life.
Hire Voltage
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: NSW creative agency Enigma (offices in Sydney & Newcastle) has produced a new campaign for Kennards Hire, which is currently running on both sides of the Tasman.
Contact Sport
HAMILTON, Today: Waikato-based creative agency Pan has produced a short, sharp, comedic campaign for Hamilton client Laser Eye Centre. It features the everyday perils faced by spectacles & contact lens wearers.
Partner Violence
AUCKLAND, Today: Eden Terrace-based indie shop Chillbox Creative has produced (inhouse) a moving video for domestic violence agency Shine to help counter a rise in partner abuse.
Three Amigos
AUCKLAND, Today: Clemenger Group specialist agencies Raydar, 99 and Porter Novelli – together with Hearts & Science, Socialites Group (including The Social Club) – have been awarded the New Zealand business for multinational personal care company Kimberly Clark.
Stonyer exits Phantom
AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom Billstickers marketing manager Ben Stonyer has left the company. Few details were available at press time, but Phantom managing partner Robin McDonnell confirmed the news.
The OOH Analytics Evolution
AUCKLAND, Monday: New Zealand-based Lens Outdoor launched today with ambitious plans to revolutionise audience measurement in the out-of-home advertising sector “both here and abroad” with “the most sophisticated platform in the industry”.
Persons of Influence
LONDON. Monday: DDB CCO Damon Stapleton, Colenso BBDO ECD Dan Wright and Kiwi expat Malcolm Poynton (London-based global CCO at Cheil Worldwide London) have been named among the top 100 on Creativepool UK’s global Influencers list.
