The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has today announced Burger King – a Y&R NZ client – as the Creative Marketer of the Year 2017.
Arrivals & Departures: Gill Stewart exits the MA
Marketing Association ceo Gill Stewart is stepping aside after 18 months at the helm. “During her time as chief executive, Gill has led a major turnaround in the financial performance of the MA,” said chair Lance Walker.
Caples enlists Chemistry Interaction’s Susan Young
Susan Young, joint creative director at Chemistry Interaction in Westhaven, has been appointed a Caples Awards judge – one of just six women in the 30-strong jury.
London calling
UK ad news site Warc has conscripted two senior Kiwi adpeople to sit on the international jury for the Content Strategy category at the upcoming Warc Awards in London.
Air NZ taps DAN for Transtasman media (updated)
Air New Zealand has finally brought to an end the pitch process for its media account by appointing the Dentsu Aegis Network agencies across Australia & NZ. DAN’s Carat will handle the NZ business, while DAN’s Vizeum will do it across the ditch.
Urbis Designday goes public next weekend (updated)
Urbis Designday, New Zealand’s premier public design event and a celebration of original thinking, serves up its sensory feast on Saturday week (25 March).
Ogilvy designed tonite’s programme
New Axis programmes – designed for CAANZ by Ogilvy Auckland – will catch the eye of the 800 guests taking their tables at tonight’s big Axis Show at the Viaduct Events Centre.
Milk advertising turned inside-out
For the first 13 years of our lives we do exactly what our parents tell us. For the next 13 we do the exact opposite. To engage a new audience who are sceptical of advertising, Colenso BBDO’s latest work for Anchor features three poems written and performed by world champion slam poet Harry Baker, who hails from Bristol in the UK.
Women Leading Change shortlister juggles pitch with Hong Kong finals
OMD Auckland’s MD of specialist businesses Jane Stanley has made the shortlist of Campaign Asia-Pacific’s inaugural Women Leading Change Awards in Hong Kong next week. Stanley told M+AD this morning that she’s not sure if she can attend.
The Beautiful Meme designed D&AD 2017 creative
London, 16 March. – Courtesy of The Beautiful Meme, the D&AD Festival 2017 creative was unveiled today, with an explosion of colours, textures and shapes representing the ever-shifting nature of the category, thinking and work.
