The last national PwC Herald Talks roadshow for 2017 is The Internet of Things, a topic which NZME says will shine a new light on business practices. The business networking series will visit Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, with the first event this month.
Arrivals & Departures: NZME’s CreateMe tap new team members
NZME’s commercial creative solutions hub CreateMe and its agency sales team have welcomed new team members into key leadership roles.
NZ’s Second Family: NZWW hits 85
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Celebrates 85 Years. Here’s the release, in full, from Bauer Media marketing manager Jenna McGregor: She might be the oldest girl on the newsstand – blowing out an impressive 85 candles on her birthday cake this month – but New Zealand Woman’s Weekly is looking glossier and better than ever in a special birthday edition hitting shelves this week.
Best in House – the 2017 NZ Best Design Awards
The graphics and ad agency stars at the 2017 NZ Best Design Awards unveiled on Friday were: Designworks, Alt Group, Osborne Shiwan, TBWA, Assembly, Colenso BBDO, Clemenger BBDO/Touchcast, Special Group, Inhouse Design, FCB, and McCarthy Christchurch.
Colenso’s Anchor makes finals in UK
Colenso BBDO has three entries through to the finals of the London International Awards, in the Production & Post Production category for Anchor Milk Slams Inside Out.
Arrivals & Departures: FCB veteran joins Assignment
FCB nine-year veteran Matt Scott has resigned to join Assignment Group as managing partner of its Auckland office. At FCB, Scott joins head of planning Matt Kingston, who left Special Group for Assignment earlier this year.
Vodafone embraces optimism with new brand positioning strategy
Vodafone has announced a significant evolution of its brand positioning strategy, strapline and visual identity worldwide – the first changes to one of the world’s best-known brands since the introduction of the Power to you strapline in 2009.
Colenso, Sweet Shop launch new AMI safety campaign
AMI with Colenso BBDO has launched its new purpose with an unconventional insurance commercial that imagines how good a safer world might look.
Colenso on song in Vegas
New Zealand has just one finalist – Colenso BBDO – through to the Music & Sound shortlist at the London International Awards, currently under way in Las Vegas (go figure!).
Nowt so queer as folk
After 25 years of supporting queer & gender-diverse (LGBT) young people, NZ charity Rainbow Youth has taken to TV for the first time with a spot that challenges negative connotations around the use of the word ‘gay’.