AUCKLAND, Today: JCDecaux NZ head Mike Watkins has been appointed chair of the Outdoor Media Association, replacing oOh!Media GM Nick Vile, who will continue as a member of the executive board.
Killer Queen
AUCKLAND, Today: Covid-19 is no joke, but one Kiwi bloke – who obviously has too much self-isolation time on his hands – have come up with a ripper self-edited parody song.
Gently does it
AUCKLAND, Today: Carren Richardson-Park, strategic director at CBD-based indie marketing/ad agency Charm, has written a thought-provoking piece on ‘the return on the art of the soft sell’ – a timely topic in this Covid world.
Finals Fontier
WELLINGTON, Today: As promised, Klim Type Foundry has got back to us with images and details of the work that put them through to the Asia Pacific finals of The One Club’s 99th ADC Awards (scroll down for the link to yesterday’s story).
Light in the Darkness
AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand and Australia will lead the world’s way back from the Covid crisis, believes Nielsen Media NZ MD Caroline Atford.
Rhapsody in Blues
LONDON, Wednesday: Colenso BBDO’s I’m Drinking It For You bluesy masterpiece, produced for DB Export, continues its climb to world domination, picking up a spot in the WARC Effective Content Strategy shortlist.
Agency rethink?
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Many NZ businesses are indicating they are likely to review media and agency strategies post-Covid-19 – including reviews of creative & media agency appointments.
Good Hair Day
AUCKLAND, Today: ghd, a global leader in professional hair-styling tools, has appointed Mango Communications as its Australian PR agency – securing the business trans-Tasman after a strong six-year partnership with Mango New Zealand.
No Place like Home
AUCKLAND, Today: The ad employment sector is adapting well to the Covid pandemic – partly because it lends itself to working from home.
