AUCKLAND, Today: A reader writes: “Did you see the Sky TV ad that is running with the wee boy who ducks and dives along the beach with a bare bum?
Singapore taps Effies veteran
SINGAPORE, Wednesday: BC&F Dentsu founder/partner Daniel Barnes has been named to head the APAC Effies 2020 Awards juries.
Closed shop
AUCKLAND, Today: A Saatchi & Saatchi Q+A with Sir John Hegarty on Monday week (February 3) is an invitation-only affair, MD Paul Wilson confirmed this morning.
Hegarty on The Power of Creativity in the Age of Disruption
AUCKLAND, Today: Sir John Hegarty has a busy schedule for his trip to NZ in a fortnight – a Saatchi & Saatchi Q+A has been announced in the evening of the same day he judges Stuff’s Paper Planes print advertising comp.
Shot in the foot
AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD won few friends with its grumpy Monday morning rant about perceived “errors” in the announcement of the Marketing Association’s 2020 NZDM Awards (scroll down for the link).
Love stories
AUCKLAND, Monday: The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand has announced the key dates for the 2020 PRINZ Awards – and entries are now officially open.
Mighty MetService taps 2
AUCKLAND, Friday: MetService (or – as they like to call themselves: “The Mighty Metservice”) has made two key new appointments. MetService is a lot more than just a weather forecast – it’s a major vehicle for ad messages, and is the 7th largest NZ website and the 3rd largest mobile site.
Segway my way
AUCKLAND, Today: It seems just about everybody at Phantom Billstickers has a creative bent – even the folk that just check the finished work. The latest in a long line of Phantoms who can string a few words together is poster checker Amber Zhou.
