Clemenger BBDO Wellington has been named a Best in Show finalist in the 2014 Mobius Awards for NZTA Mistakes – just one week after the ad was named by the UK’s Gunn Report as one of the 12 best global campaign in 2014.
We find John Day’s missing Billy T census ad
M+AD has tracked down the Billy T James 1991 NZ Census commercial shot by John Day, who died last week in India (celebrated-nz-director-exits). The video was stored in the Flying Fish film vaults, and is now being run with a Fish tribute page to the director at on the Fish Facebook page here.
MDS AdSchool Bootcamp places moving fast
Auckland’s Media Design School holds its AdSchool Bootcamp on Tuesday 27 January 27 at 5pm. The deadline to apply for a fast diminishing number of places is Monday 9 February.
True bowls up an elegy with ANZ (updated)
True has launched a poetic new 60sec TVC for ANZ, promoting the bank’s sponsorship of the current Sri Lanka cricket series and the upcoming Cricket World Cup. [Updating our earlier edition of this story which incorrectly credited the work to JWT.]
Hyundai backs family sports
Kiwi chef Al Brown, star shrink Nigel Latta and rally driver Hayden Paddon have lent their support to a Family Time video campaign for Hyundai NZ. The trio have spoken about the importance of playing sports and games as a family in conjunction with the launch of the Hyundai Beach vs Beach 2015 Cricket Cup.
Malaysian Airlines woos Kiwis with sultry foodie tour
Malaysia Airlines is kicking off the year with a powerful online initiative to get them back in people’s minds – for all the right reasons.
Ball boys take a bow-wow
Saatchi & Saatchi’s Best Ball Boys in the World campaign for the ASB Classic tennis tournament has been garnering priceless publicity worldwide over the Xmas break, with the story or video appearing on Mashable, Yahoo Sports, MSN, USA Today, The Washington Post, ABC’s Good Morning America, Sports Illustrated and Britain’s Daily Mail.
Air NZ taps Benji Marshall
Air New Zealand has recruited NRL star Benji Marshall for a series of videos promoting the airline’s sponsorship of the 2015 Auckland Nines rugby league tournament.
New Year, new look
For the first time in months MasterCard Surprise is not the most preferred ad – in fact, it doesn’t even make the top 10 (currently at #11). But debuting in December are KiwRail, New World Noel, Jeep, and NZTA Local Legends.
Spoiled brat update
Peugeot Scooters are celebrating their arrival in New Zealand by giving a Peugeot Kisbee scooter away free to every customer who buys Peugeot’s stylish new small car, the 208.
