Aeroplane Music has promoted Wayne Bell to the new position of creative director. He’s also been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
FCB gets in behind Number 8
FCB, with production support from Liquid Studios, is launching a new Mitre 10 campaign for its private label home improvement range, Number 8, to re-ignite the uniquely Kiwi brand in the minds of DIYers.
Royal Caribbean launches NZ brand campaign – out of Sydney
Global cruise line Royal Caribbean International has launched its first major multimedia advertising campaign in the New Zealand market with a 30 and 15 second primetime TVC on TV1 and TV2, created (according to a report from Campaign Brief Australia) by Sydney agency Hulsbosch.
Epica expands cause-related categories
Paris, Jan 17: The Epica Awards – the only global ad show run by journalists (including M+AD) – has kicked off the new year by announcing a new prize: the Responsibility Grand Prix. The prize will be awarded in association with ACT Responsible, the association supporting cause-related advertising.
Males join females as NZ stereotype targets
Brands and the media – in NZ as well as the rest of the world – will redefine modern masculinity this year, according to Getty Images’ 2018 Visual Trends, released overnight.
Simplicity works for JWT
Global Aussie site Best Ads on TV has named J Walter Thompson NZ’s Yeah Nah! for Ford NZ as a winner in the Print section of its Best Ads Of The Week column – an accolade endorsed by US site Adforum.
Draft/FCB Sandpit the best NZ tvc ever?
The slowdown in production over the holiday period has produced a vacuum in the latest Top 10 data – this month’s column is essentially a refresh of the November/December list.
Axis 2018 taps Monkeys Sydney founder
The Comms Council has announced the appointment of a second international judge for Axis 2018 – he’s Scott Nowell, chief creative officer & co-founder of Sydney indie agency The Monkeys.
Street art
Phantom Billstickers transformed the back end of a dingy Christchurch building into a work of contemporary art for its clients.
Old and young brought Santaline to life
For the last 24 Christmases, Spark’s Santaline has received hundreds of thousands of calls yearly – all from excited Kiwi kids, eager to make sure Santa gets their wish-list.