Lead singer Danny O’Donoghue of multi-platinum band The Script stars in Hallenstein Brothers latest campaign created by Lachlan McPherson & Friends (the new Auckland agency formed by ECD Lachlan McPherson and star creative Mikhail Gherman when Mojo NZ folded in 2012) and filmed in Cuba.
DDB’s dollar-shaving film unit thrives
Six months after launch, DDB says its dedicated, in-house content production unit, Maker, designed to create quick turnaround digital content for clients, is proving a big success and experiencing increasing demand.
Stickmen finally makes No 1
FCB’s Mitre 10 Sandpit just keeps on wowing viewers – over six years after its creation in 2008. This month (January), after yet another short absence, it’s back on the M+AD Colmar Brunton Top 10 chart.
Kiwi app streamlines business travel
Ponsonby-based digital production agency Satellite and client Orbit Corporate Travel have created an app to increase the efficiency of business travel.
Colenso gets emotional for St John
Here For Life is St John’s new brand positioning. And an emotional new TVC from Colenso BBDO and Thick as Thieves begins to establish and give meaning to it. The commercial features Haylee Wrenn from Hawkes Bady, whose life was saved by St John after she suffered a cardiac arrest.
&some and King Kapisi get fresh with Wendy’s
Wendy’s popular Big Kahuna burger is back but “fresher than ever” with a new campaign that sees music made out of burger ingredients.
DDB shines light on Westpac home loans
DDB’s latest instalment for Westpac highlights the common family issue of not having enough space at home, and follows Captain Destructo (aka Steve), a Kiwi dad and aspiring supervillain as he challenges his wife’s patience.
RAPP’s Angels help City Mission smash fundraising records
Christmas was a bit brighter for thousands of Aucklanders after a record $1.3million was raised for the Auckland City Mission’s Christmas Appeal, thanks in part to a RAPP campaign encouraging Kiwis to “become someone’s angel” and light up Auckland.
A tale of love, loss and the ‘greatest Valentines gift ever’
To commemorate Valentine’s Day, Y&R and Land Rover took a heart-felt ‘Dear John’ listing on TradeMe and turned it into “the greatest Valentine’s Day gift ever for four Kiwi blokes”.
Valentines Day dawns in Queen St
Coca-Cola has put a little spritz into Valentines Day with a new, interactive Adshel vending machine, currently amusing – and refreshing – passers-by on Queen St and Vulcan Lane.
