AUCKLAND, Friday: Employers should not panic that the possible legalisation of cannabis will mean that employees will be allowed to come to work stoned, say Buddle Findlay’s Susan Rowe & Shaun Brookes, in an article written especially for NBR.
Shucking good
AUCKLAND, Sunday: The daily once affectionately known as ‘Granny Herald’ truly lifted her skirts with this risqué (for a daily newspaper) heading over a newsbrief in yesterday’s Herald on Sunday.
Arrivals & Departures: Creative specialist joins 3rdeye
AUCKLAND, Today: 3rdeye Recruitment has appointed John Darby as an advertising creative recruitment specialist. He has worked with 3rdeye director Andy Sive as a candidate since 2004.
KingSt captures the essence of Rotorua
HAMILTON, Today: Waikato-Bay of Plenty agency KingSt Advertising unveiled their latest round of work for Destination Rotorua at TRENZ last week – a two-minute Destination video showcasing the tourist mecca.
Auckland indie goes outdoors for Rodney Wayne
AUCKLAND, Today: Independent agency Lachlan McPherson and Friends has unveiled a national digital outdoor campaign as part of the global launch of the new ghd Oracle styler.
Kiwis look sharp at D&AD
LONDON, Last night: New Zealand scored 10 D&AD Pencils at the 57th awards ceremony, including a Yellow Pencil (equivalent to Gold), a Graphite (Silver), and eight Wood Pencils (Bronze).
Hello’s entrepreneurial clients shake up the energy drink market
AUCKLAND, Today: A new energy drink has hit stores throughout the country – and Gilda Kirkpatrick and the team at Auckland agency Hello are “incredibly proud” of the result.
Arrivals & Departures: Saatchi welcomes return of business leader
AUCKLAND, Today: Saatchi & Saatchi has announced the appointment of Alina Godfrey in a senior business leadership role, further strengthening the account service team in the Auckland office.
Kiwi author to speak at Aussie ad conference
AUCKLAND, Today: Kiwi author and comms industry advocate Sarah Ritchie – a winner at the USA’s Axiom Business Book Awards earlier this year – has joined the list of speakers for the annual Australian Association of National Advertisers Reset conference in Sydney on Tuesday 17 September.
QMS: MediaWorks deal on track
SYDNEY, Thursday: Out-of-home operator QMS has stuck by its profit estimates for this financial year, joining competitor oOh! in bucking the general declining spend in the Australia market, according to Mumbrella Australia news editor Paul Wallbank.
