AUCKLAND, Monday: Stuff turned the ripe old age of 20 on Saturday and the celebrations keep coming with the launch of a new homepage today.
OMANZ rebrands
AUCKLAND, Monday: Herne Bay-based brand strategy & identity design company Unsworth Shepherd has created a nationwide out-of-home campaign designed to highlight the strength and effectiveness of out of home as a broadcast medium.
Hello, Ngaio
AUCKLAND, Today: Ngaio McCreadie (née Pardon) has been appointed general manager of Hello, the independent creative agency based in Britomart.
Vanessa Hooton Wins AotY
AUCKLAND, Monday: Tainui Press Design & Print graphic designer and digital printer Vanessa Hooton has been named the Print Industry Apprentice of the Year 2019.
Not Bauer
AUCKLAND, Monday: Stuff ad manager Elaine Millar writes: “M+AD’s Bauer article written by Pattrick Smellie (scroll down for the link) includes this comment … Three months in which the company has hung onto well in excess of $2 million in pre-paid subscriptions for a range of magazines including the NZ Woman’s Weekly, the NZ Listener, North & South, House & Garden, Metro, and others.
Trade rag hits a high note
AUCKLAND, Today: The most-viewed story to run in M+AD Daily last week was Thursday’s coverage of BCG2 winning the Volvo account from incumbent Republik – a fairly typical headline yarn for the specialist NZ ad/media business sector.
Bauer slammed
AUCKLAND, Today: BusinessDesk contributor Patrick Smellie has penned a strong piece about the latest developments in the ongoing tragedy of the Bauer NZ exit. He also wrote a similar story for today’s Herald.
MBM taps GM for Auckland
AUCKLAND, Today: MBM has today announced the promotion of Penelope Brown to the newly created position of general manager Auckland. Brown has recently returned from maternity leave. She originally joined MBM in 2016 as client services director and became a shareholder in the business.
NZ agency directory debuts
AUCKLAND, Today: Kiwi author & comms consultant Sarah Ritchie has announced the launch of Agency Who’s Who, the only comprehensive online directory for the New Zealand creative comms industry.
Covid-19 & the PR industry
AUCKLAND, Today: Andy Scales, director of Sydney-based PR/brand engagement agency CampaignLab, has taken the time to pen a thoughtful piece on the state of the PR sector in New Zealand (sent to M+AD by CampaignLab NZ’s Sophia Berry-Smith).
