AUCKLAND, Monday: “I am in lockdown and I have been eating a shitload of Pringles and watching a fair amount of television,” writes DDB AUNZ CCO Damon Stapleton on his blog.
The Breach Boys
AUCKLAND, Monday: Ponsonby ad agency Vision Thing and design agency Wield have launched Spreader Stories – a series of animated videos to help NZ’s fight against Covid-19.
Planet Terror
SINGAPORE, Monday: The Association of NZ Advertisers and the Comms Council have received global acknowledgement for their work in combatting online harm.
Pixel Panorama
AUCKLAND, Monday: Just over two weeks ago the Pixel Awards judges came together to review the dozens of entries and agree on the best idea.
Double Eagle
DEDICATION: “To the immortal memory of John Henrie and Pat Rogie who at Edinburgh in the year of A.D. 1593 were imprisoned for ‘Playing of the gowff and the links of Leith every Sabbath at the time of the sermonses’.
Axe over Bauer Australia?
SYDNEY, Sunday: Bauer Media Australia has reportedly hired global advisory firm EY to review its business as future on the subcontinent remains uncertain following the shock closure of its NZ arm on Thursday.
2020 Lions cancelled
CANNES, Friday: The Cannes Lions has confirmed the annual Festival of Creativity will not take place in 2020. The next Lions Festival will run June 21-25 in 2021.
The Rebound?
LONDON, Sunday: WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell (now head of British investment company S4, predicts adland is in for a coronavirus-led bumpy ride for at least the next six months – but sees a healthy rebound in the last quarter of 2020.
Growth Engine (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Comms Council has overhauled its schedule over the next quarter to reflect its actions in the face of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
DDB & KidsCan in poverty cook-up
AUCKLAND, Today: For many Kiwi families living in poverty, accessing enough food to feed the family is a daily challenge. Last month, DDB NZ teamed up with KidsCan to create a confronting campaign that gives the audience a heartbreaking glimpse into the reality of many New Zealanders’ scrambling to put food on the table.
