AUCKLAND, Today: Design leaders Simon Velvin, Dean Poole and Ben Corban of Alt Group are organising a series of five business events that aim to keep us in the frame for “our imminent dynamic universal society”.
Arrivals & Departures: New CMO at Sky
AUCKLAND, Friday: Steve Bayliss (formerly of Foodstuffs, Air NZ, Lion Nathan) has been appointed chief marketing officer at Sky TV.
Shine campaign steers Spark’s driverless car
AUCKLAND, Today: Britomart-based agency Shine has created a new business brand campaign for Spark’s 5G, starring Kiwi doco maker/journalist David Farrier.
DM Gold for Colenso’s Kupu
LONDON, Friday: Colenso BBDO has picked up two Gold Awards for Spark Kupu at the 2019 Caples Awards – the Oscars of the DM world.
Assembly, FCB score Pencils at The One Show
NEW YORK, Friday: Auckland production company Assembly won two Gold Pencils on the second night of 46th One Show – both for the NZ Ministry of Education’s Oat the Goat.
Cannes taps Tamara O’Neill & Paul Nagy for jury duty
CANNES, Friday: Liquid Studios music & sound producer Tamara O’Neill and VMLY&R NZ chief creative officer Paul Nagy have been appointed in the first round of jury members for the 2019 festival.
Novices prosper in New York & London
AUCKLAND, Today: MDS AdSchool students Erica Mouter and Will Budget (now both at FCB) this week won a Silver Pencil from the One Show in New York for a Young Ones brief which called for ideas which would help Dove Care for Men support fathers to take paternity leave seriously.
How to get your tickets
AUCKLAND, Today: Tickers have gone on sale for the 2019 NZ Radio Awards at Sky City Theatre on Thursday 20 June – and at just $70 per seat (+ drinks & canapes) they’re a very good deal, compared to some awards shows around town.
Ports of Auckland partners with international YouTuber
AUCKLAND, Today: Ports of Auckland has unveiled a partnership with UK-based international YouTube sensation Tom Scott for a powerful video, Hundred-Tonne Robots That Help Keep New Zealand Running.
Arrivals & Departures: PHD names global ceo
NEW YORK, Thursday: Omnicom Media Group has named Philippa Brown as ceo of PHD Worldwide. Brown, who joins PHD from her role as ceo of Omnicom Media Group UK, succeeds Mike Cooper, who was recently named group ceo of Omnicom Media Group APAC and EMEA.
