AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council, in conjunction with DDB lead business partner Nikki McKelvie and TBWA CCO Shane Bradnick, is introducing a new one-day account management interactive workshop.
Arrivals & Departures: DAN ANZ taps Oz-based ceo
MELBOURNE, Today: Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed Henry Tajer to the role of Sydney-based ceo across Australia and New Zealand, following an extensive global executive search.
The Herald profiles Louise Bond
AUCKLAND, Saturday: The Weekend Herald has paid a fine tribute to PHD luminary Louise Bond via an in-depth, full-page interview with business writer Damien Venuto (formerly of StopPress). Scroll down for the link to the article.
Chew on this!
AUCKLAND, Saturday: Hell Pizza, not content to let a golden promotional opportunity pass, are celebrating the Brit tourist shock-horror incident with a new pizza – “just for the tourists from Hell”.
Experts go undercover for NZTA
WELLINGTON, Today: Clemenger BBDO and the NZ Transport Agency have launched a new campaign to reduce young driver fatalities by getting them into safer cars.
Axis 2019 names international judges
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has named its two international judges for Axis 2019 – DDB Sydney ECD Tara Ford, and TBWA Toronto ECD Jenny Glover.
Comms Council brings MBA Downunder
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council and Marketing Week UK have formed a partnership to bring Professor Mark Ritson’s unique 12-week Mini Marketing MBA online course to NZ.
Eslinger to reveal new venture
NEW YORK, Today: M+AD’s report yesterday about former Saatchi NZ CD Tom Eslinger – taken from the current ad-tech Sydney site – was a bit dated!
Arrivals & Departures: Wunderman Thompson taps John Gutteridge
SYDNEY, Yesterday: WPP AUNZ has announced that John Gutteridge – formerly the Singapore-based APAC ceo at J. Walter Thompson – is to take on the newly created role of chief executive officer for Wunderman Thompson Australia/NZ.
An aye for an eye
AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand advertising boundaries have been expanded in a new audience measurement digital billboard campaign that uses viewer engagement to generate donations for charity.
