SYDNEY, Friday: Jenny Craig has appointed Aussie indie Switch Digital to handle digital media – including “Connected & Addressable TV” – in Australia and New Zealand.
MediaWorks enjoys the heat
AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks would be stoked with The Block Firehouse performance so far as they announce their show has consistently won its time slot and is a hit with the key 25-54 demographic.
ANZ ad legend ‘pursues other interests’
SYDNEY, Thursday: Nick Garrett, the current ceo of Clemenger BBDO Sydney and Melbourne, and the former MD at Colenso BBDO Auckland, is leaving the agency “to pursue other interests”.
FCB duo clean up at the Orcas
AUCKLAND, Thursday: FCB’s David Shirley & Melina Fiolitakis have taken away both the Grand Orca and People’s Choice Award for The Radio Bureau’s 2019 Outstanding Radio Creativity Awards.
Ad-Vantage joins national body
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Outdoor Media Association NZ has revealed that Ad-Vantage Media will be joining oOh!Media, QMS, JCDecaux and Media5 as a display member of OMANZ, effective immediately.
Contagion wrangles Instant Finance
AUCKLAND, Today: Contagion has created a new campaign for Instant Finance, which reenlists Penny the Hippo to its cause.
Headline of the week
AUCKLAND, Today: Effective headline writing is always eye-catching. Which is a big part of the game.
NZ shines at Geretys
PARIS, Today: New Zealand tasted modest success with two entries making the finals for first ever Gerety Awards – the winners were both out of France and the USA.
Google ad revenue growth bounces back
MOUNTAINVIEW, CALIFORNIA, Thursday: Google earned US$32.6 billion (NZ$49.68 billion) from advertising in Q2 2019, up 16.1% from the year before.
