Parnell-based Haystac PR (an Aegis Media company) has picked up Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Charlie’s Trading Company and Breville.
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May 9th, 2013
The Radio Network has launched new ZM apps for iPhone and Android mobiles. The new app has been completely redesigned and rebuilt, featuring a custom audio player for more reliable and better quality audio, says TRN ceo Jane Hastings.
Fowl play
May 2nd, 2013
Media Release
2 May 2013
DraftFCB New Zealand has been appointed as the full service advertising agency for Tegel Foods Ltd after a competitive pitch process.
Hallenstein books will.i.am
May 2nd, 2013
The Clio Awards has named rapper (and Black Eyed Peas producer) will.i.am as the recipient of the 2013 Honorary Clio Award.
Big brands back No 1 movie
May 2nd, 2013
Iron Man 3 is proving its metal at the NZ box office, hauling in $3 million in its first five days.
Ogilvy takes a bow-wow
May 2nd, 2013
Ogilvy has launched a new press campaign for Purina Mighty Dog using long exposure to spell out the benefits of feeding dogs Mighty Dog.
Outbrain targets NZ
May 2nd, 2013
Outbrain, a content discovery platform that helps readers find the most interesting, relevant and trusted content, has opened an office in Sydney to service the Australian and New Zealand markets.
oOh! taps senior marketer
May 2nd, 2013
Following its purchase of Eye Corp, oOh!media Auckland has appointed Matthew Webb as senior account manager for the Fly (airports) and Study divisions (educational institutions). Webb most recently worked for Living Social as a marketing consultant, and before that he spent five years at Fairfax as a media consultant. oOh! NZ general manager Cameron Taylor [...]
Shout knew what it was getting
May 2nd, 2013
Jennifer Robinson has joined Shout Media as sales director from her role as senior brand manager at Beam Global. “Jen was someone who was well known to me so I knew the high calibre of person I was getting,” said Shout md Paul Kenny.
Back in honest work
May 2nd, 2013
Consumer consultancy the pr shop has added a new “shopper” to its Auckland office, with the appointment of Lindsay Stanley as senior account manager. Stanley has worked both agency-side and in-house in the UK for the past eight years, over a broad range of sectors including consumer, health, personal care, B2B, and FMCG. Fresh from [...]
Datamine hires Chinese speaker
May 2nd, 2013
Jennifer Pooley has joined Datamine as an Acrobat (aka executive assistant), flying through day-to-day tasks and generally supporting the executive team on new medium and long term initiatives to grow the business. Pooley has a BA in Law and Chinese from the School of Oriental & African Studies in London. Upon graduating she lived in [...]
Sly taps Finch man
May 2nd, 2013
Finch director Patrick Hughes has been handpicked by Sylvester Stallone himself to direct the third installment of The Expendables.
Directors title relaunched
May 2nd, 2013
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has relaunched boardroom, a bi-monthly magazine aimed at the country’s business leadership. “It’s now also glossier, on excellent stock, and perfect bound – and the April/May issue is the first to accept advertising,” says the man who will be selling it, Allen Ngan.
Eleven Sydney wins Tourism NZ
May 2nd, 2013
Whybin\TBWA Group’s Sydney-based Eleven PR has won Tourism New Zealand’s Australian business. No other information was available at press time.
Elephant gets PR help
May 2nd, 2013
Purple Sherbet PR have been appointed by training consultancy Elephant Training & HR. Purple Sherbet will manage the public relations, strategy and implementation aspects of the business and are “eagerly awaiting the new challenge”.
Clarification
May 2nd, 2013
The Top 50 Advertisers chart which is running in the latest issue (April) of AdMedia incorrectly lists Nielsen NZ’s former chief, Stuart Jamieson, as the main contact.
NZH Facebook page a hit
May 1st, 2013
The NZ Herald Facebook page has hit 100,000 ‘likes’, which Herald Online editor Cathy O’Sullivan says makes it the most popular news page in Australasia.
$US10k photo entry call
April 26th, 2013
Getty Images is now accepting applications for the 2013 Grants for Editorial Photography and its Emerging Talent Award.
