Freemans Bay-based Republik Advertising has appointed Andrew Stephenson as strategy director across its Auckland and Sydney offices.
Big Mobile buys NZ ad shop
Asia Pacific mobile ad-tech outfit Big Mobile has acquired NZ mobile advertising business Made Media in a move aimed at driving Big’s growth & products into New Zealand.
TAB too quiet on Lions draw payouts?
The TAB did not widely advertise its refund policy in the wake of the weekend’s drawn third Lions Test. Many, many punters would have taken a win bet on the Lions or the ABs – and most of them would’ve chucked away their “useless” tickets.
Doing cool shit – M+AD talks to Conscious Crossing’s Steve Hansen
Clemenger creative Steve Hansen is back on the job in Wellington, quickly recovering from his heady adventures in France last month where he picked up several trophies at this year’s Cannes Festival –including Silver and Bronze Lions for his Conscious Crossings, designed to make people more aware around railway crossings.
King St wins big livestock-tech pitch
After a recent consolidation of its account, leading New Zealand animal genetics & technology company LIC has appointed King St Hamilton after a five-way pitch in June. M+AD believes the incumbent was Eleven Wellington, but the other four pitchers have not been identified.
Arrivals & Departures: DDB adds senior trio
DDB New Zealand has welcomed back two familiar faces and added another top talent to bolster its Auckland-based team.
Five Media Design School teams shortlisted at AdStars
After sifting through 4000 thousand global entries, 210 judges from 62 countries have voted, and the non-professional AdStars shortlist has been released. Two AdSchool student teams from Media Design School Auckland have scored two of only nine shortlist places shortlisted worldwide in the Innovation category, and three more teams have been shortlisted in Print.
Arrivals & Departures: OMD’s Kath Watson exits
OMD New Zealand has announced that – after a 20-year career with Omnicom in NZ, the last 10 leading OMD – Kath Watson has tendered her resignation from her ceo role, effective in two weeks – on Tuesday 1 August.
Young Guns entry call
Young Guns 15, the New York-based future-shaping portfolio competition for creative professionals 30 years of age and under has launched its call for entries. The deadline for entries is Monday 31 July.
The Cirkus comes to the Spikes
Takapuna-based animation outfit Cirkus will have a strong presence at this year’s Spikes Asia – with ringmaster Marko Klijn being named a keynote speaker, alongside drag queen/Leo Burnett Hong Kong CD Gianni Gurnani/Gigi Giubilee.
