Compiled for M+AD by Colmar Brunton client executive Mark Evans: Greg Grover from Nova is #1 ad for the month, with the usual humour we have come to expect from Nova Energy. Samsung’s Ostrich ad takes second – the music, humour and ‘coolness’ of the ad have made it a fav amongst those we spoke to.
Auckland fashion photographer Holly Sarah Burgess and Nike, with a little help from Auckland’s Britomart centre, have launched a new zine, The Rise – essentially a vehicle to market Nike products in general, and the Nike Cortez range in particular.
Spark NZ has signed a conditional agreement to acquire marketing automation provider Ubiquity in a move they say “will blend the considerable marketing software strengths of Ubiquity together with the powerful smarts of Spark’s big data and analytics software business Qrious”.
The London International Awards has extended its deadline to Friday 30 June. The winners & finalists will be announced at the awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Wednesday 1 November.
Work in Adland – but your parents tell everyone you work at the local Macca’s? Read on to discover the cause of their shame: A new study into the trustworthiness of 30 different professions in Australia paints a bleak picture of the honesty of people working in the advertising industry, with Adland voted the second least trustworthy profession, only slightly ahead of car salesmen.