AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand’s top marketers will gather at the iMedia Brand Summit New Zealand in partnership with ANZA at the Taupo Hilton on 24-26 July (Wednesday-Friday).
New Australia?
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The annual Meat & Livestock Australia Lamb video ad is known for going viral and this year it didn’t disappoint, poking fun at Kiwis in general, and PM Jacinda Ardern in particular.
Arrivals & Departures: oOh! names new business manager
AUCKLAND, Today: oOh!media has appointed Kirsty McLean to the new role of business manager, working across oOh!’s nationwide portfolio.
Tower taps Shine and MBM
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Following a competitive pitch, Tower Insurance has appointed Shine as its strategic & creative comms agency, partnering with MBM for media planning & services. The incumbent for both roles (media & creative) was Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu.
EightyOne taps three
AUCKLAND, Today: Wellington agency EightyOne has appointed Chris Bleackley (ex-Saatchi) as its full-time executive creative director alongside the appointment of new team members and a new offer called Drive-thru.
Speed-freaks get the message
WELLINGTON, Monday: Clemenger BBDO and the NZ Transport Agency have launched a new campaign called Your Speed is Shared, to give frightened passengers a voice, and ask the drivers to reconsider their right to dictate speed for others.
Arrivals & Departures: TVNZ welcome mat for returning manager
AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ corporate affairs manager Rachel Howard writes: “Dear Ed: Just a note to let you know we have a newbie on our commercial leadership team …Well, he’s really an oldie because he’s returned to TVNZ after a stint at MediaWorks!
Nike’s hijab-wearing sports model turns heads
LONDON, Monday: Manal Rostom, who founded Facebook group Surviving Hijab, has told the Wacl (Women in Advertising & Communications) conference that she had called out Nike for not featuring “any women that looked like us”.
Big four chase Trade Me (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: Clemenger BBDO, DDB, Saatchi & Saatchi and VMLY&R are currently engaged in a pitch for arguably the most prestigious e-commerce advertising account in NZ, according to an article written by former Stop Press editor Damien Venuto on the NZ Herald’s premium content page.
Arrivals & Departures: 99 expands its customer-led offer into brand experience
AUCKLAND, Today: Retail specialist agency 99 has added two new creative strings to its bow to provide their customers a “new-breed” full-service model.
