Actors Nigella Lawson, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley and English comedian Bill Bailey star in Whittaker’s new campaign for its Destinations range, out of Assignment Group.
Global stars coming out for Auckland 2017
Semi Permanent Auckland
Aug 11 – 12, 2017
The Mecca for creatives, entrepreneurs and designers, Semi Permanent, is back in Auckland at the Aotea Centre, running from Thursday 10 August to Saturday 12 August.
Air NZ’s latest safety video is ‘pointlessly unreal’
Air New Zealand’s new inflight safety video has gone down with our neighbours like a lead balloon, courtesy of the latest post from Campaign Asia Pacific, which is clearly unimpressed. Read on …
Fast FCBer wins Botab tix
Flying Fish and the Comms Council have congratulated Scott Kelly from FCB for winning 10 free tickets to Battle of the Ad Bands 2017.
Tourism NZ’s new $2m campaign steers clear of California
Tourism New Zealand has launched a $2 million ad programme aimed at attracting more American visitors downunder for a holiday – with a special emphasis on the US regions outside California (source of most US-NZ tourists).
Arrivals & Departures: OMD brings on the impact player, Mindshare taps 17-year veteran
OMD NZ has snatched MediaCom NZ’s Nigel Douglas, and installed him as their own ceo, replacing Kath Watson who resigned last week (effective Tuesday 1 August).
$1m defamation case ends with ‘abject apology’
Journalist/publisher Ian Wishart has declared victory in a six-year court case that has set precedents both here and overseas for defamation on social media platforms, reports Nick Grant in the National Business Review.
Labour borrows ALP creative – and holds out the collection bowl
Melbourne/Sydney-based Australian Labor Party agency Moss Group has launched its first television work for Labour NZ since winning the account last week – and already a strong similarity with the agency’s ALP work is emerging.
NZME’s Restaurant Hub launches multimedia showcase
Restaurant Hub has relaunched to market with a new multimedia consumer marketing campaign across radio, print, digital, outdoor and email, with video following in July.
Name the bands – win Botab tickets
Being the winners of 2016’s Battle of the Ad Bands – it was down to the trophy bearing agency – Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu to come up with the creative for this year’s new artwork around the theme: Battle of The Decades.
