M+AD thanks the readers who helped us track down missing credits for our ‘wonderfully bonkers’ new Darby & Ardern Tourism NZ ad which we found – unattributed – on Aussie site B&T.
Gladeye wins triple gold in New York
Auckland-based digital agency Gladeye has won three gold medals at the 53rd annual American Society of Publication Designers Awards for its work with HuffPost Highline.
Time for a reality check on AI, marketers told at PHD client event
At PHD New Zealand’s client event earlier this week, renowned academic and technologist Dr Nico Neumann called for a reality check on artificial intelligence, encouraging marketers, businesses and consumers to “go beyond the hype of AI” and its impact on the future.
Darby & Princess Ardern star in ‘wonderfully bonkers’ new tourism ad
“It’s through gritted teeth that B&T admits this Tourism NZ ad is exceptionally good,” reads the intro to this unlikely story published yesterday in Aussie ad/media e-sheet B&T.
Adman takes the plunge to transform young lives
Dentsu Aegis ceo Rob Harvey joins 28 NZ executives next Wednesday (9 May) as they get set to drop 192m from the top of the Sky Tower for the Graeme Dingle Foundation’s annual Drop Your Boss campaign.
Reporters Without Borders unveil FightFakeNews TV spot
To mark World Press Freedom Day (yesterday, 3 May), Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched a #FightFakeNews campaign, because it says this combats disinformation – now one of the biggest challenges for journalism’s defenders.
Arrivals & Departures: Colmar Brunton welcomes Kiwi back from Oz
Colmar Brunton has appointed Grant Bell as group account director. He brings more than two decades of quantitative research and analytics experience in the Asia-Pacific region, most recently with his own research consultancy in Sydney, where his clients included Vodafone, TAL, Lion, Coca-Cola, News Corp Australia, Qantas and General Motors Holden.
Y&R asks New Zealanders to ‘look down’ with new Flooring Xtra campaign
After securing the business in January, Y&R has released its first campaign for Flooring Xtra this week, offering New Zealanders ‘style by the square metre’.
Newstalk ZB scoops NZ radio ratings
NZME’s Newstalk ZB was the top-rated commercial radio network in NZ – by station share, and breakfast across All People 10+, according to figures released this morning by the Radio Broadcasters Association, and its researcher GfK.
Fish&Clips signs musivid maestro
Kiwi music video production company Fish&Clips has engaged Blaine Stevenson joining the crew as head of music videos. “As well as being a fulltime frother for music – having attended 50-plus live gigs in the last year – Blaine brings with him production and management experience from across both sides of the ditch,” says Fish&Clips MD James Moore (who’s also MD at Flying Fish).
