Mark Weldon has resigned from his position as MediaWorks ceo – despite a strong indication to the contrary that he and company chairman Rod McGeoch gave reporters after yesterday’s board meeting.
Stars align for Digital Day Out
J Walter Thompson MD Simon Lendrum and Richard Thompson (ceo of NZ ad exchange service KPEX) are among the speakers for next month’s Digital Day Out in Auckland.
Arrivals & Departures: Forward with Way Ward
Auckland-based Film Construction has added Way Ward director-producers Sam Doyon & Morgan Way to its Sydney team.
Gem gets personal
Gem, the NZ financial services brand that was previously part of global brand GE Money, has launched a new marketing campaign to challenge conventional thinking about personal loans.
Toby Talbot heading back to NZ
Toby Talbot has resigned as DDB Sydney’s chief creative officer, DDB Sydney to take up a new role as managing partner of Assignment Auckland –working alongside to Peter Biggs and Duster Andrew, according to Sydney-based Campaign Brief.
FOUR rebrands with NZ version of Real Housewives
MediaWorks and NBCUniversal International Networks have commissioned a new NZ production to help launch a joint venture which in July will transform channel FOUR into entertainment-lifestyle brand Bravo.
FCB tackles tongue-tied boys for Mum
FCB has released an emotional and engaging piece of video content – shot in-house at FCB – for Paper Plus in the lead up to Mother’s Day, featuring those who find it hardest to express their emotions most – awkward teenage boys.
Mags pow-wow taps James Herman, Jane Hastings
The Magazine Publishers Association holds its annual conference later this month – the theme is Convergence and how this will affect magazines in the future.
Meet the talking cat from Mars
A prototype cat’s speech device – developed in Sweden with funding from NZ petfood brand Mars Whiskas – can interpret a cat’s miaow and play a phrase in human speech. Now it’s part of a test campaign for Whiskas Temptations being run via social media in NZ and the US.
Arrivals & Departures: New chair at News Works
Former NZME executive Phil Eustace has been appointed chair of the Newspaper Publishers’ Association, replacing Gisborne Herald MD Michael Muir, who has held the role since 2007.
