Admedia Magazine

Leave ya shit at the door

chrisg — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:18:37 +0000

Even as you read this, the year’s most eagerly anticipated design event, Semi-Permanent, is in full swing at Auckland’s Aotea Centre. The show features 16 speakers from all corners of the globe, plus “one radar and a whole lot of awesome creatives”.

Beauty in a bank ad

chrisg — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:09:36 +0000

The mixed use of a paper world and a gorgeous 3D bird make a startling spectacle in this unusual 45sec TVC by Cirkus NZ for its Vietnamese client, GiaDinh Bank. The big bird symbolises the birth of the large, new bank.

Online adspend grows. Again

chrisg — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:06:55 +0000

Total online advertising spend in New Zealand for Q1 2012 was $79.21m – up $11.09m (14%) year-on-year, according to the latest IAB/PwC Online Adspend Report.

Expedia embraces 3D cinema

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:57:50 +0000

Online travel specialist Expedia is the latest advertiser to embrace 3D cinema, with its Las Vegas transtasman campaign breaking in cinema this week in both 2D and 3D.

Shootout in Newton

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:50:42 +0000

Three distinguished Kiwi photographers are holding an exhibition of their landscape work in conjunction with the 2012 Auckland Festival of Photography, a free event that’s running at 50 galleries and exhibition spaces across the greater city from June 1-24.

Dickson & Flannagan launch boutique VFX house

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:46:45 +0000

Experienced digital artists Paul Dickson & Greg Flannagan have teamed up to launch Cause+FX, Auckland’s newest boutique post-production outfit.

Griffin’s switches BTL shops

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:44:27 +0000

Griffin’s Foods has appointed OgilvyAction as its new below-the-line agency, with responsibility for all shopper activation, trade and experiential marketing services. The agency will work with all the company’s brands, including Griffin’s, Eta, Huntley & Palmers and Nice & Natural.

Key Account Manager – Retail

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:04:28 +0000

Auckland or Wellington
Relationship and direct marketing management
Managerial opportunity
Creative, vibrant, fast paced organisation

Hello tomorrow

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:13:00 +0000

Just 24 hours till the most awaited design event of the year kicks off in Auckland. Semi-Permanent runs at the Aotea Centre from tomorrow (Friday-Saturday May 18-19). Tickets cost: Standard two day $290/one day $220 VIP $350. The full schedule and speaker details can be found at www.semipermanent.com. Tickets are available now from www.the-edge.co.nz/semipermanent.

Transtasman post shop opens

chrisg — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:35 +0000

A new post-production company has opened in Sydney, and is looking for commercials work on this side of the Tasman.