Men’s Health Week, an international initiative aiming to increase awareness of general male health issues, launches this year with a special breakfast event – starring Sir Ray Avery & Phil Gifford – at Eden Park on Monday 10 June.
OMD gives back
May 17th, 2013
The OMD Auckland office took a timeout from the throes of media on Tuesday to spend the day volunteering at Dominion Road Primary School in Mt Roskill.
Spikes call for entries
May 17th, 2013
Spikes Asia has issued its call for entries. The entry deadline is July 19 – but there’s a late-fee option available. The Spikes will be held in Singapore on September 15-17.
Agency placement sought
May 17th, 2013
Year 13 Albany Senior High School business student Ashley Andrew is looking for a placement in an advertising agency as part of her school’s gateway work experience programme.
“It takes place every Wednesday for 12 weeks – I would come in any time during that day and help out in your business.
2degrees switches media agencies
May 16th, 2013
Ikon Communications has won the 2degrees media business following what Ikon managing partner Tom Davidson described as “a very thorough pitch process” that included the incumbent agency Carat. Starcom also pitched.
Spark PR loves culture
May 16th, 2013
Spark PR & Activate has won the PR and events business for NZ yoghurt brand The Collective. The win follows a pitch process. The incumbent was Bare PR.
Nocturnal singalong
May 16th, 2013
Y&R has produced three radio ads for Beds R Us, all sung to the tunes of well-known traditional children’s lullabies. The lyrics tell a humorous, poetic story of a mishap that might keep a grown-up awake at night.
Live on Youtube
May 16th, 2013
The Cannes Lions is planning a global live stream of much of its seminar content this year, in partnership with Mindshare and YouTube.
Let the games begin
May 16th, 2013
Downtown Auckland-based digital sales network AD2ONE has been appointed the New Zealand advertising sales business for the popular global games giant Miniclip.
Motherhood beckons
May 16th, 2013
Adshel has appointed Angela McDougall as NZ marketing manager, replacing Emma Barnes, who is now on maternity leave until January 2014.
Pead taps Reeve
May 16th, 2013
Pead PR has appointed Anna Reeve (nee Fitzpatrick) to the role of account manager on its sports & entertainment team. Reeve is ex Proximity Pulse and Red Bull NZ.
Val Morgan promotes Lamborn
May 16th, 2013
Val Morgan Cinema Network NZ sales director Natasha O’Connor has resigned to relocate to the UK with her husband Gareth O’Connor. VM strategy director Suzie Lamborn has been promoted to fill the sales director role.
Aamplify taps over-achiever
May 16th, 2013
Parnell-based digital marketing & demand generation agency Aamplify has appointed Timothy Roberts as optimisation specialist, taking the team at the newly established agency to six employees.
Roberts has a background in finance and law. He previously worked at Deloitte in the Financial Services Industry corporate tax team, before taking time out to work on a new start-up business venture.
Datamine boosts IT team
May 16th, 2013
Datamine has beefed up its IT department with the addition of Matt Poole to assist with all things relating to computers.
“He’s well equipped for the job, with a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems & Commercial Law from Auckland Uni in addition to IT security and IP network engineering experience,” says Datamine’s Phillipa Marshall.
Social media – the downside
May 16th, 2013
Marketers are at risk of turning customers away from their brand as a result of irritating online behaviour, a new report has revealed.
DraftFCB’s ‘brilliant’ promo a winner
May 16th, 2013
They’d done it again! As if they hadn’t already picked up enough awards, DraftFCB’s Kelly Lovelock & Hywel James nabbed the Grande ORCA (at the Montecristo Rooms in Nelson Street, Auckland)yesterday for their much talked-about Prime TV Call Girl promotion. They walked away with the Martin Horspool Grande ORCA trophy, a $50,000 (ratecard) radio campaign for their client and a trip for them both to the Cannes Lions, all courtesy of The Radio Bureau.
Allies tackle mobile advertising
May 14th, 2013
Fairfax Media has partnered with global mobile ad network InMobi with the aim of delivering richer and more effective mobile advertising solutions in New Zealand. The partnership is focused on galvanising the New Zealand mobile advertising market, which hasn’t developed as rapidly as in some countries.
The Waldo tribute video
May 14th, 2013
The ad industry paid a loud and enthusiastic tribute to Whybin\TBWA legend David Walden at Axis last week. Here’s the video (starring Roy Meares, Mike Hutcheson, Andy Blood and the ASB’s Barbara Chapman) that played on the night.
