HONG KONG, Today: Two New Zealand agencies made the shortlist for the 2019 PR Awards Asia, which takes place Wednesday 12 June.
Cannes jury duty for six Kiwis (Updated)
CANNES, Saturday: Six New Zealanders will sit on juries for the 2019 Cannes Lions next month – alongside 15 Aussies. The Kiwis are …
Social shop offers marketers roadmap to the influence industry
AUCKLAND, Friday: Leading PR & social agency Mango Communications is set to lift the lid on the influence industry in New Zealand with a three-part series, The Evolution of Influence, offering marketers a deep dive under the covers of the ‘insta-world’.
Best newspaper accolades for NZ Herald
SYDNEY, Friday: Two high-quality award wins for The NZ Herald last week – The paper was named Best Daily Newspaper in Asia/Pacific at the International News Media Association awards for its #NotforSale editorial campaign.
Arrivals & Departures: Georgie Hills finds Paradise
AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ’s popular corporate comms general manager Georgie Hills leaves tomorrow, after six years with the company. She’s moving to the Cook Islands with her husband and their three young boys.
SodaStream says Goodbye in new campaign with Thrones actors
AUCKLAND, Today: SodaStream has unveiled its newest global video campaign Say Goodbye featuring Game Of Thrones actors Thor Bjornsson (The Mountain), Hannah Waddingham (Septa) and Kristian Nairn (Hodor).
Republik launches local campaign for global online bookseller
AUCKLAND, Today: Since winning the Book Depository business back in August 2018, Freemans Bay indie agency Republik has been busy producing work for markets around the world, with campaigns running in Singapore, Ireland, and Hong Kong.
Anti-Cannes sentiment drives Ireland’s Kinsale Awards
CORK, IRELAND, Today: The organisers of the Kinsale Shark Awards have announced a call for entries, throwing down the glove to the undisputed creative awards market leader, the Cannes Lions.
All eyes on FCB Media at last night’s Beacons (in association with NZME)
AUCKLAND, Thursday: A sell-out crowd of 870 of New Zealand’s leading media personalities came together to acknowledge the industry’s best media-lead campaigns from last year.
The ASA names NZ’s five most complained-about ads
WELLINGTON, Thursday: The Advertising Standards Authority has released its annual report for 2018 – a year in which it dealt with 1338 enquiries, including 820 formal complaints about 425 advertisements.
