SYDNEY, Wednesday: Australia has dumped the kangaroo, and chosen the yellow wattle as its new national logo – to the delight of comedy-loving Aussies, who believe it looks like the Coronavirus.
On the House
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council is offering free 12-month membership to any individual made redundant from a member agency.
Bubble Wrap
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Newton-based Hustle & Bustle, which describes itself as a “PR/brand experience agency”, has been appointed as the agency partner for LVMH’s Moët Hennessy New Zealand.
Indie title defies Bauer blues
AUCKLAND, Today: Denizen magazine – one of the few classy glossy titles left in the wake of the Bauer desertion – has just released its first post-Covid issue, a remarkable 264-page read.
“I started as an independent publisher in 2008 and have been the sole director, 100% owner and ringmaster ever since,” publisher/editor Claire Sullivan-Kraus told M+AD.Lumo taps Charlie McCubbine
AUCKLAND, Today: Lumo is putting on weight – despite the pandemic. Charlie McCubbine, formerly of Mediaworks, has joined Lumo as direct account manager.
Effie 2020 – Interrogation & Celebration
AUCKLAND, Today: The Effies open for entry tomorrow (scroll down for the links). “We almost didn’t have an Effie Awards programme this year,” emails the Comms Council’s Nathasha Galloway.
Wonder Womxn
NEW YORK, Monday: Two NZ creatives are among the 13 APAC creatives – themselves part of the global jury of 88 creatives from 25 countries announced for Next Creative Leaders competition, run jointly by The One Club for Creativity and The 3% Movement.
Happy Birthday!
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.
