Sydney, today: Nestlé Oceania has announced it has appointed Mediabrands-Thrive UM as its media agency in Australia and New Zealand for the Nestlé portfolio of brands.
Same-night digital OOH broke the Baby news
“We just saw the article about Huggies for the PM’s baby and thought it would be worth sharing a piece of work that we ran for Trade Me to welcome the baby,” writes Charlotte Freeman of Auckland/Wellington indie media agency MBM.
Arrivals & Departures: Colenso asks, What’s in a title?
Max McKeon joins Colenso BBDO as Creative Director – but what’s in a title? Titles in advertising have lost a lot of meaning as of late, the good people at Colenso say. “Sometimes they are offered instead of pay rises,” they say.
APAC off the pace at 2018 Lions
Overall it was a markedly underwhelming year at the 2018 Cannes Lions for the Asia-Pacific region on the numbers, with a total of 174 awards this year—a 40% drop from the 2017’s 293 awards.
Radio imports Aussie specialist for free creatives’ seminar
The Radio Bureau is bringing global radio advertising expert Ralph van Dijk to New Zealand for a free seminar in Auckland and Wellington to help their clients make the most out of their radio campaigns.
Constipation? Turn the other cheek!
Waikato/BoP agency KingSt Advertising is enlisting humour to help New Zealanders get to the, er … bottom of a health issue for client Kiwi Crush.
ad:tech Auckland signs US futurist for keynote 2018
AUT Business School’s annual media-meets-tech event, ad:tech 2018, has signed Californian futurist Dr Jeff Cole for this year’s keynote speech in Auckland at AUT on Thursday 15 November.
oOhmedia buys Adshel – and it’s business as usual
Adshel remains trading business as usual, says GM Nick Vile, who has confirmed that HT&E has entered into a binding agreement to sell Adshel to oOh!media.
Marlboro Man makes his presence felt in Cannes
Philip Morris International has announced a call to action for the creative, media and communications communities to embrace its “ongoing commitment to creating a smoke-free world”.
Saatchi wins anti-money laundering pitch
Saatchi & Saatchi has been appointed as the agency of record for the Ministry of Justice’s Anti-Money Laundering initiative, following a competitive pitch. Saatchi will work with sister agency Starcom, which won the media component of the pitch.
