In yesterday’s coverage of Colenso and Special’s achievements in Australia’s B&T Awards, M+AD missed Special’s Australasian Branding & Design Agency of the Year win for an entry that spanned both the Auckland and Sydney offices.
Writing to Santa goes digital
The interactive Santa pages created by Ponsonby digital agency Method for the New Zealand Post website – where children can make and send a digital postcard to Santa – is proving a real hit with kids (and adults).
DAN launches innovation incubator for creatives
The Dentsu Aegis Network has launched an idea incubator programme to nurture innovative and creative thinking among the employees of its 20 agency brands.
Oz marketing win buys beach wheelchairs for the disabled
Tauranga’s Bayfair Shopping Centre has won an award – in Sydney – for its nation-leading accessibility programme at the Shopping Centre Council of Australia Marketing Awards. Bayfair picked up A$2500 for its win, which they have donated to the Omanu Surf Life Saving Club.
Saatchi celebrates kids’ moneybox arrival
Saatchi & Saatchi has created a new campaign to announce the official arrival of ASB Clever Kash that launched this week and will run across TV, digital and social.
Colenso & Special win Gold in Sydney

Colenso BBDO’s Amnesty Unblocker won one of the three top prizes – Best Digital Campaign – at the B&T Awards held in the Sydney Town Hall over the weekend.
Arrivals & Departures: PHD taps Jo Hartley, promotes Jodie Bennett
PHD Group NZ today announced it has appointed Jo Hartley as head of trading & investment. She’s ex Dentsu Aegis NZ where she was trading director.
TBWA toasts Danish delight
TBWA NZ has released its first local campaign for global Danish beer brand Carlsberg. The ads are currently running on radio and billboards.
Blue Eye Deer shoots SPCA animal welfare spot
Silverdale-based creative agency Blue Eye Deer – formed in December last year by four ex-Auckland agency types – has crafted a second campaign for SPCA Blue Tick, Feel good about high animal welfare.
Arrivals & Departures: OMG takes a trifecta
Omnicom Media Group NZ agencies have made three recent key hires: Rachel Leyland has joined Dynamo as a business director, working primarily on Spark, helping promote its Skinny Mobile and Lightbox offerings. She’s an ex FCB Auckland media director.