Fresh off the back of Y&R national general manager Nicky Greville’s return from maternity leave, Y&R Media is bolstering their senior team with two new hires.
AR/VR summit gears up for Auckland
The Magnify Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Expo & Business Summit hits Sky City in Auckland this Sunday 7 May (the day for the public) and Monday 8 May (the industry day).
Canon teams with Look Good Feel Better
Boyd PR Auckland is helping Canon NZ and cancer charity Look Good Feel Better to spread the word about its mobile feel-better classes, conducted in a specially modified shipping container that’s hitting the road nationwide.
CAANZ taps futurist agitator for digital disruption solutions
CAANZ has signed Sydney-based global futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson to advise NZ agencies on how to “seamlessly bring together” their analogue and digital worlds.
VMO expands into Wellington
Just over a year since launching in New Zealand, VMO (Val Morgan Outdoor) is extending its network into the Wellington CBD, bringing the network of digital office tower screens to 80 across 50 buildings.
NZ scores 12 Pencils – but no Golds
As reported yesterday, NZ won 12 Pencils at D&AD, which overnight awarded a colour value to each one – resulting in seven Wood Pencils (equivalent to Bronzes) and five Graphite Pencils (Silvers).
Arrivals & Departures: Senior management changes at Raydar
Clemenger Group NZ has unveiled senior management changes at the group’s leading shopper marketing agency, Raydar. CEO Darryl McClay will step down from his role on Friday 30 June, while managing director Troy Fuller will step into the ceo role effective the next day (Saturday 1 July).
Shine’s Spark Lab campaign delivers tech heavyweights to your desk
Sir Ray Avery, Dame Rosanne Meo, Dr Michelle Dickinson (aka Nano Girl) and Eat my Lunch co-founder Lisa King are among 11 famous faces who’ve come together in a new brand campaign – out of Shine Auckland – for Spark’s business customer experience platform, Spark Lab, out of Shine Auckland.
Y&R Serbia works to bring Christians & Muslims together
A joint project between Y&R Belgrade and the Interreligious Council in Bosnia & Herzegovina has produced a new book that aims to bring Christianity and Islam closer together.
TV outstrips Social
A fall in the number of ad campaigns leading with social has been matched by a steady increase in those leading with TV, according to the latest Warc 100 report.
