AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO and Finch have crafted a new campaign for AMI, celebrating the kindness Kiwis have shown during Covid-19 – in their local communities, to the neighbours next door, on the roads and to small business owners.
One-Way Ticket?
AUCKLAND, Today: Ticket sales for the 2020 Marketing Awards must be slow, if the Marketing Association’s latest marketing effort is an indicator.
Blast from the Past
AUCKLAND, Sunday: On Frriday 17 May 1833, the first official British Resident inaugurated in NZ, James Busby, came ashore at the Pahia Mission Station for the first formal meeting between Maori chiefs and the representative of a great power.
Kiwis in a paua shell
AUCKLAND, Today: If you’ve got a new product (or an old classic) there’s never been a better time to get it in front of the country, according to an activation from full-service agency Magico.
Capsule – for modern Kiwi women
AUCKLAND, Today: A group of former Bauer NZ editors & writers – cast adrift by the publisher’s dramatic collapse – have quickly banded together to form Capsule, a “carefully curated collection of stories that cover all the issues that matter most to Kiwi women”.
Live Action
AUCKLAND, Today: More full-page print ads to catch the eye this week included this latest flight of post-Covid work from the Support Local campaign, out of Stanley St* (motto: Proudly Local).
Excellent – but Extinct
AUCKLAND, Friday: Bauer Media scored 23 finalist spots in the 67 categories of the 2020 Voyager Media Awards, including Magazine of the Year noms for titles that no longer exist – Metro and The Listener.
Caples champions
LONDON, Friday: New Zealand has performed above its weight at the Oscars of the DM world – the 2020 Caples Awards, winning four Golds, 11 Silvers, and 30 Bronzes.
The Radio Winners
AUCKLAND, Today: Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking was awarded Best Talk Presenter–Breakfast or Drive at a live (virtual) videocast of the 2020 NZ Radio Awards today.
