AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Next magazine and Bauer Media have announced the winner of the Next Women in Media Scholarship for 2018 – she’s Jane Stanley, managing director of Annalect OMD NZ.
Happy campers!
AUCKLAND, Today: To help educate and encourage responsible camping this summer, Tourism New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment engaged Contagion to create a campaign targeted directly at this hard-to-reach audience.
NZ designer appointed president of Alliance Graphique Internationale
ZURICH, Tuesday: Alt Group founder/creative director Dean Poole has been appointed the new president of global design organisation Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). Poole is the first NZ president in AGI’s 67-year history, and only the second elected president from the Southern Hemisphere.
The Business of Influence PR signs ethical make-up pioneer
NAPIER, Tuesday: Kiwi PR consultant Amanda McConchie (The Business of Influence PR) has signed a beauty jewel to her portfolio – Hawkes Bay’s Corbin Rd skincare system.
Stickman’s cousin visits for Christmas
AUCKLAND, Today: FCB has conjured up a new Pak’nSave Stickman series – just in time for Xmas. The creative – including the tvcs – was produced in-house by the agency.
Rebranded Adshel grows oOh! portfolio
AUCKLAND, Monday: oOh! Media has extended its network reach, following the integration of Adshel’s 1600 street furniture assets into the business. The company has also re-branded the Adshel assets to the oOh! brand in New Zealand.
QMS 40%, Oaktree 60%
AUCKLAND, Monday: QMS NZ and MediaWorks have confirmed they will merge their businesses, with QMS holding 40% of the expanded MediaWorks group.
Little white lies (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: November’s Top 10 sees Spark swapping with VTNZ to take the No 1 spot, reports Colmar Brunton client executive Andy Strain, who compiles our monthly list.
Arrivals & Departures: Creative recruitment ace exits 3rdeye
AUCKLAND, Today: creative recruitment specialist Clinton Ulyatt is to leave 3rdeye after four years. M+AD has been unable to reach the man himself, but the agency’s account management/digital marketing specialist Sarah Ritchie this morning confirmed the report.
APAC trade media blast ‘tone deaf’ Cannes jury picks
HONG KONG, Monday: The 2019 Cannes jury presidents list is “tone deaf to global diversity” with 24 of 27 latest appointments now working in the US or UK, according to Campaign Asia-Pacific (scroll down for the links).
