Freeman’s Bay indie Republik has been appointed as the Starship Foundation’s advertising, media and strategic comms agency. The incumbent was Whybin\TBWA.
NZ struggles at One Show
A modest return for NZ at The One Show in New York City on Friday night, with just one Gold Pencil, one Silver and two Bronzes.
Genesis leverages its door-knock ban
Creative retail agency.99 and direct partner justONE are putting the ‘sweet’ back into ‘home sweet home’, with a new campaign announcing the launch of Genesis Energy’s Door Knocking Switch-Off.
New Telecom viral triggers Youtube storm
Saatchi & Saatchi has launched a new campaign that aims to talk to Telecom residential customers about the telco’s new, unlimited broadband data plans.
Curious & Clems win big in New York
Curious Film and Clemenger Wellington have won three Golds at the annual ANDY Awards in New York.
NZ wins Warc gold & silver
Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB have emerged from the 2014 Warc Social Strategy Prize competition with two big gongs.Telecom fires up the S5 – without TV
Telecom has kicked off a partnership with wry, dry Kiwi comic Guy Williams to promote the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5. The telco has also – for the first time with Samsung – turned its back on TV.
6ft 2inches of black TNT explodes on Madison Ave
New York ad agency Leroy & Clarkson is advertising its own wares via a viral 4min 12sec blaxploitation parody of the Mad Men television series.
Unashamedly cute
Colenso BBDO has launched Share for Dogs, a novel online campaign for Pedigree that taps into peoples’ desire to feel like they’re supporting worthy causes.
Webby taps four from NZ
Colenso BBDO and Whybin\TBWA will fly the flag for NZ internet excellence at the 2014 Webby Awards to be announced in the US later this month – on Tuesday 29 April.
