AUCKLAND, Today: DDB NZ has announced the appointment of Chris Willingham, formerly global business director of Nike at Wieden + Kennedy, to the new role of managing director in Godzone.
Audacity PR client scores at Westpac Business Awards (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Monday: Just three months after launching, Audacity PR has been recognised for its work for Wahiki Creamery in the Westpac Auckland Business Awards (Central).
The Trade Desk partners with Chinese media giants
SYDNEY, Today: Global advertising technology leader The Trade Desk Inc (Nasdaq:TTD) now enables brands to effectively reach and engage millions of consumers in China.
Film Construction brings venerable composer home for mini doco on Sky
AUCKLAND, Today: The husband & wife filmmaking team who head up Film Construction, director Perry Bradley & photographer/EP Belinda Bradley, have turned their skills to an art form they love – the documentary short.
Spark PR & Activate launches creative-led global crisis simulation
AUCKLAND, Today: PHD Group/s Spark PR & Activate has announced what it’s calling a “world-first crisis simulation event”, which will launch in early 2019.
Gladeye & Assembly score in the US
MENLO PARK (CALIFORNIA), Saturday: New Zealand agencies Gladeye, Assembly and FCB are among the winners at this year’s Comm Arts Interactive Awards in the United States.
Arrivals & Departures: Changes at MDS
AUCKLAND, Friday: Paul Brafield will replace Darryn Melrose as the new head of Media Design School Auckland. The change does not affect Kate Humphries’ role as Auckland-based programme leader for creative advertising across New Zealand and Australia.
Once more, with feeling
AUCKLAND, Friday: The Comms Council has issued the entry call for Axis 2019 – the call went live yesterday, and stays alive until Tuesday 22 January 2019 at 4pm.
Kiwi shops shine in Pacific comps
TOKYO, Sunday: A dozen NZ entries have made it through to the shortlist stages of the 25th Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Awards – including DDB, Special, Colenso, Little Giant, UM (Christopher Colter), PHD (Simon Bird,) Carat, MediaCom, OMD, Eleven PR, and WiTH Collective.
FCB’s Matt Williams & Freddie Coltart promoted to Creative Group Heads
AUCKLAND, Today: The multi-awarded creative team Matt Williams and Freddie Coltart have been appointed Creative Group Head roles at FCB. The pair will now have responsibility for VTNZ, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and a number of other exciting projects, along with leading creative teams.
