FRANCE, Sunday: The Cannes Lions has announced the presidents selected to lead the juries at the 2020 Festival of Creativity (runs from Monday 22 to Friday 26 June).
Suite & sour
AUCKLAND, Today: Parnell-based strategy/creative agency The Business has just announced the production of the biggest Jack Daniel’s above-the-line advertising campaign for the brand in New Zealand in years.
Newspapers recruit marketer for leadership role
AUCKLAND, Today: Marketer Brook Cameron has been appointed to lead the Newspaper Publishers Association , taking over from outgoing chief executive Brian Hill.
Down – but not out
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, Today: Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced that they were leaving their respective roles at Alphabet, Google’s parent company.
Transtasman action
SYDNEY, Thursday: Indie Transtasman creative experiences agency Because has been named Experiential Agency of the Year at the B&T Awards, and increased staff numbers at its Auckland office.
The 2020 faces of First Five Rungs
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Comms Council industry support group The First Five Rungs will head into the New Year with a new chair, new deputy chair and five new members on its committee.
The Kiwi connection
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Aussie ad/media site Mumbrella has named Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – with two from NZ at the helm – as its Agency of the Decade.
Kim Pick to judge at One Show
NEW YORK, Wednesday: The One Club for Creativity has announced that VMLY&R NZ ECD Kim Pick has been selected to serve as a judge for The One Show 2020.
Perceptive taps senior consultant
AUCKLAND, Today: North Shore-based customer intelligence agency Perceptive has appointed Katya Krone to the role of senior research consultant.
Jelly Babies
AUCKLAND, Today: Spark, with Colenso BBDO and PHD, has teamed up with educational resource provider Scholastic to create a new Santaline adventure to take Kiwi kids on an interactive Santaline adventure with somebody called Jelly the Elf.”
