Clemenger BBDO Wellington is one of five global agencies is set to shape the 2015 Cricket World Cup. B&T reports the ICC whittled down 30 expressions of interest for the three disciplines. Clemenger Wellington will share creative duties alongside CHE Proximity; OMD won the media pitch.

The Best Headline winner at last week’s Canon Media Awards was the Herald on Sunday’s Jonathan Milne.

Auckland’s MDS AdSchool took all four finalist places in the World Wide Student Brief category at the Bees Social Media Awards in the US. Australia scored just one finalist place (to Y&R’s VML Digital Sydney in Best Engagement with Customers).

Colenso BBDO/Proximity is the only NZ agency to feature in the 2013 Mumbrella Awards shortlist.

K Rd-based event & broadcast motion design shop Rear Window has revamped its website to produce a spectacular display of the cutting-edge motion design & visual effects the company has been creating in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Asia.

Award-winning colourist Ben Eagleton has opened his new facility in the Fin Design premises in Surry Hills, Sydney. “Since going freelance eight months ago, I’ve been mulling over setting up my own grading facility again,” he says. “I came to the conclusion that the best way forward was to set it up within an existing [...]

Interbrand NZ’s Naked Sheep Wine entry has won the 2013 Interbrand Best Work Award for Craft, Packaging. This global competition highlights the best of Interbrand’s work amongst its 40 offices across 27 countries. Interbrand NZ was appointed by boutique wine grower Ben Aubrey to develop a brand and packaging which reflected the heritage of the [...]

the pr shop has moved to new premises at 63 Great North Road, and introduced a new-look logo. There’s also a new phone number – 09 360 0385.

Ellerslie-based SME specialist PR consultancy Purple Sherbet has hired Elsa Waldin as administration coordinator. She has previously done marketing work for Honda NZ, 3M and Feltex Carpets. “Elsa brings extensive knowledge with her and is a valuable addition to the team,” said Purple Sherbet brand consultant Sarah Davies.

 Ogilvy GAD Simon Wedde has left the agency to take up an executive position at Dow Design.    

OPEN, the Auckland agency that grew out of the ashes of Naked, has lured OMD strategy director Jacquie Pierson as a senior business partner. “It’s a great step forward for OPEN, as Jacquie was someone that we wanted to hire at Naked, but at the time, and understandably, she wasn’t interested in swapping one international [...]