AUCKLAND, Today: Ogilvy NZ announced the launch yesterday of Thank You Coffee – a campaign designed to encourage acts of gratitude with a gift of a free medium coffee to every new and current BPMe app customer.
Black Pencil Magic
LONDON, Last Night: Oriel Davis-Lyons, the Kiwi creative director (ex Colenso BBDO) at the New York office of Spotify, has been appointed jury chair of the 2020 Cresta Creative Advertising Awards.
Small Talk
AUCKLAND, Today: Vaughn Davis, owner and creative director of Auckland agency The Goat Farm, has published a book for business owners looking for ways forward from Covid-19.
Borrow an All Black (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: WiTH Collective has created a new ASB campaign, Borrow an All Black, to support NZ business, and launching the ASB Business Hub and donating one of its biggest sponsorships to SMEs across the country (scroll down to view the videos).
We are home, and you are welcome!
AUCKLAND, Today: To celebrate World Refugee Day last month, Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ) partnered with well-known Kiwis, including former PM Helen Clark (patron of RASNZ), actor Sam Neill and ex-All Black and mental health advocate John Kirwan to shine light on the refugee journey.
The B word
AUCKLAND, Today: The most-read story in M+AD’s daily email last week was Thursday’s piece about Bauer refugee Ros Ellison joining Go Media as Wellington sales manager.
From Pulp Fiction to Ad Astra
AUCKLAND, Today: An American/Kiwi soundtrack luminary is now permanently based in the Queen City and expanding her music services to include ads/tv sector and branding.
Adspend Down
AUCKLAND, Today: Facebook and the motives of Mark Zuckerberg get a close examination from writer Peter Griffin in today’s edition of BusinessDesk.
Ad Stars taps Kiwi judges
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, Today: The Ad Stars 2020 Awards have confirmed the appointment of three Kiwis to its preliminary jury – Big CD Joe Holden, Stanley St CD Kim Ellison, and FCB ECD Peter Vegas.
