Film Construction has been busy producing video in the content space. Their most recent video project for Bayleys Recruitment proves that technically challenging film work is still possible with today’s shrinking budgets.
New York awards show selects Kiwi juror
Chemistry Interaction joint creative director Pat Murphy has been invited to judge the 2017 DMA International Echo Awards and will be heading for New York in August.
No stone unturned at NZ Research powwow
The Research Association has unveiled four keynote speakers for its upcoming RANZ conference in Auckland. They are AUT Marketing Professor Roger Marshall, Data Futures Partnership chair Dame Diane Robertson, APAC Research Now vice-president Elizabeth May, and social influence marketing agency Bloggers Club ceo Spencer Willis.
Arrivals & Departures: Bauer taps award-winning digital sales maven
Bauer Media Group has appointed Jacquie Fraser as their new digital sales manager. Fraser has over eight years’ experience working in media sales in both New Zealand and the UK, and joins Bauer after two years at Exponential Interactive.
The road to the right director
“The single biggest creative choice in any project is the choice of director.” That’s Matt C Minor, director of integrated production at Crispin Porter + Bogusky London, quoting David Puttnam, the legendary film producer – who also cut his teeth in advertising.
Arrivals & Departures: comScore taps Aussie trio
American cross-platform measurement company comStore (which opened for business in NZ last year) has made three senior Australia & NZ appointments – all based in Sydney, from where they will work with comScore’s new partner in NZ Fresh Focus managing director Ryf Quail, and recently appointed Auckland-based NZ business manager Michael Lams.
‘Clean & green’ drives NZ brand growth in Asia
Thanks to focus on provenance and health, New Zealand brands are punching well above their weight throughout Asia, according to Carl Stephens, managing director at Southeast Asian PR firm Baldwin Boyle Shand Singapore, reported in Campaign Asia Pacific.
Little Giant ceo a finalist in Entrepreneur of the Year
Mark Hurley, co-founder and ceo of Auckland-based digital agency Little Giant is one of 17 finalists in this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
New APAC categories open to NZ
Australia’s Mumbrella Asia Awards return in November, and are now open for entries, with eight APAC categories open to entrants across the entire Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.
Digital drives impressive outdoor growth
It will surprise nobody to hear that advertising revenue spent through members of the Outdoor Media Association (OMANZ) continues to grow at 29% year-on-year for the first half of 2017. Driven by several creative companies and the advent of digital screens, Outdoor has become the sexiest of media.
