Stuff has announced the appointment of Josh Borthwick as commercial director – agency and direct. In this role, Borthwick will lead, develop and direct the national advertiser and agency sales teams, as well as the local direct sales teams.
Adshel Live enters the Tauranga market
Adshel NZ expanded its Adshel Live network to include the city of Tauranga as a new region. The company plans to deploy 15 digital panels into the region in 2018, and has made good progress with 10 enlivened to date.
Arrivals & Departures: Carat NZ lures Jono Sorensen back
Carat NZ has appointed OMD’s Jonathan Sorensen to the role of group business director on some of the agency’s highest profile accounts, including ASB Bank and DB Breweries.
DDB takes Ronald into digital age with new show
After four months of animation, 1100 hours of set construction and enough rehearsals to wear out a few pairs of big red shoes, DDB is guiding McDonald’s new The Ronald Show – The Hamburglar Hunt on its current tour of New Zealand.
APN Outdoor wins Queenstown Airport
AUCKLAND, Monday: APN Outdoor has cemented its standing as a pre-eminent company in New Zealand for airport advertising, successfully winning a pitch for Queenstown Airport.
FCB & Assembly win at Awwwards
Oat the Goat an interactive, animated web-based story created by FCB and Assembly has won Australia’s Awwwards Website of the Month.
Socialites enlists first social coaching clients
Social media agency Socialites has announced its first clients for the Socialites Social Coaching Academy, with two new training programmes developed to elevate already successful people through enabling them to maximise their social media potential.
70% of new Stuff team are female
Stuff has today confirmed another strategic move to support where the business is headed with the realignment of its product management team – and the roles are dominated by females.
Old favourites still rule
Lotto jumped up to the top spot in June’s Colmar Brunton Top 10 TVCs poll, after missing out on the top 3 in May. Speights carries on as a Kiwi favourite only dropping one place to third from the previous month.
Arrivals & Departures: Little Giant promotes Ian Howard
Auckland digital agency Little Giant, Linked by Isobar has appointed Ian Howard to the newly created position of managing director. The creation of the role follows another period of strong growth for Little Giant which now boasts a team of 45 digital experts.