Leading ANZ cloud accounting company Reckon has appointed Nicholas Ogilvy as business development manager to continue to grow its 6000-strong partner network.
NBR reporter wins Business Journalist of the Year award
NBR reporter Karen Scherer was last night named Business Journalist of the Year at the NZ Shareholders Association’s inaugural NZ Business Journalism Awards.
The drinks are on the comms biz this summer
A group of NZ agencies and media – including O&M, Acumen Republic, Ikon, and Satellite Media – are backing Coca-Cola’s Designated Driver progamme, launched this week in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch.
Arrivals & Departures: Fish taps Yankiwis
“We are stoked to welcome our new directing team Stacey Lee & Anthony Mathile who have just joined the Fish roster,” writes MD/EP James Moore.
Subway anoints PPR

Following a competitive pitch, Subway – perhaps the world’s biggest quick-service restaurant chain – has selected PPR to support its new brand positioning and brand transformation programme across 1450 in Australia and 270 restaurants New Zealand.
Saatchi NZ will return to Cannes – in 2019

Publicis Groupe has responded to the cost-reduction efforts of the Cannes Lions 2018 organisers by announcing it will return to the show – but not until 2019.
2018 Cannes Lions will target costs

Cannes Lions has launched the 2018 Festival of Creativity, with “important changes to the delegate experience and awards structure” – not to mention the affordability of the city of Cannes.
FCB New Zealand launches FCB Open
FCB New Zealand has expanded its integrated strategic offering with a new consultancy arm focusing on the new New Zealander market.
Furry friends-feeder wins $100k oOh! campaign
Animal lovers may soon find their new best furry friend through an innovative retail campaign, thanks to Nestlé Purina, the winners of oOh!media’s Excite competition.
Kiwi director shoots Contiki story
Award-winning Kiwi photographer/director Tom Gould has teamed up with youth travel company Contiki to create its latest instalment of The Travel Project, a content-led series exploring the ways in which travel makes us better humans.






