SINGAPORE, Today: Levi Slavin, chief creative officer at Colenso BBDO, is one of 20 international speakers who will speak at this year’s Spikes Asia.
Clemenger applies heat to cellphone drivers
WELLINGTON, Today: Clemenger BBDO has created a hard-hitting cellphone safety campaign, fetchingly titled Let Driving Distract You, for the NZ Transport Agency.
KPEX boosts transparency (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: Premium ad exchange shop KPEX (NZ’s second-largest online media platform) has entered into an agreement with Xandr’s AppNexus to make seller technology fees on each impression sold through the AppNexus SSP available confidentially to buyers transacting with KPEX.
Val Morgan NZ beefs up
AUCKLAND, Today: Val Morgan Group has unveiled key appointments and promotions to their New Zealand leadership team. NZ sales director Matt Tremain has taken on a group role leading the teams across its Val Morgan Cinema and VMO businesses effective immediately.
Google NZ creates marketing role
AUCKLAND, Monday: Google New Zealand has promoted Susan Carlton to the newly created position of marketing manager.
Rainger & Rolfe powers up solarcity’s Grid for Good
AUCKLAND, Monday: Kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the land) is the founding principle behind a new 90” manifesto created by Rainger & Rolfe to launch sustainable energy supplier solarcity’s Grid for Good.
Casino rebrands
AUCKLAND, Today: CBD entertainment precinct SkyCity has confirmed a brand refresh across its three NZ outlets (Auckland, Hamilton, and Queenstown), including a new logo, which they say “better reflects the business in 2019”.
Special wins Indie Agency crown in Sydney
SYDNEY, Friday: NZ-born agency Special Group Australia had a good night at the annual industry Mumbrella Awards in Sydney, taking home Campaign of the Year and the Independent Agency of the Year titles.
Shake break bounce
NEW YORK, Sunday: Having just snared famed Aussie creative Nick Law as its new VP of marcom integration, Apple has unveiled a very cool spot to promote its AirPod range of earphones.
Two NZ photographers rated among world’s best
AUCKLAND, Friday: NZ agency Loupe has announced that two of its photographers – Fraser Chatham and James K Lowe – have been named in the latest Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers 20/21.
