WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Creative indie EightyOne are “delighted to announce the arrival of two healthy creatives in the last week”, reports ECD Chris Bleackley.
Our fare ladies
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Herald Be Well food writer Lucy Corry was named Food Communicator of the Year at The Foodies, the inaugural New Zealand Food Media Awards.
BrandWorld leader steps back
AUCKLAND, Today: Richard Stevens will step back from the role of managing director of BrandWorld Auckland after almost 10 years at the helm. He will be replaced by experienced executive Rachael Weaver, who will assume the role of general manager, effective immediately.
NSPR expands sustainability portfolio
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The Better Packaging Co has appointed NSPR as its PR agency. Better was established in NZ last year by Rebecca Percasky & Kate Bezar and is becoming an internationally trusted source of sustainable packaging.
Epica launches PR Grand Prix
PARIS, Today: The Epica Awards has announced a new PR Grand Prix. The prize will be open to the winners of the PR category as well as other campaigns with a proven high level of earned media coverage, at the discretion of the jury.
Four to Mango
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: After a strong first half, Mango has announced four new hires across its PR and experiential teams. Liz Holt joins as a senior account director, leading key accounts including Samsung, American Express, Lion and booking.com.
Premium & radio assets extend financial heft
AUCKLAND, Today: NZ Media & Entertainment (NZME) has advised the NZX that NZ Herald Premium has hit a new milestone, with more than 15,000 paid digital subscribers.
Bob each way
AUCKLAND, Today: Stanley St – the indie locally owned full-service agency that’s just taken over the business of Ogilvy NZ – has asked M+AD to retrospectively credit its most recent global award wins to the new branding.
Revenue up
SYDNEY, Monday: AUNZ outdoor giant oOh!media has reported to the ASX that its pro-forma revenue has increased 5% to A$304.9 million.
An offer we couldn’t refuse
AUCKLAND, Today: Yesterday’s M+AD rave about weekend newspapers drew an immediate response from the people at the Sunday Star-Times.
