Clemenger wins the toss

cricketClemenger 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.

Winning ugly

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

MDS Auckland cleans up at the Bees

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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 makes Oz shortlist

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

Cool shit

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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.

Colourist opens new facility

Ben-EagletonAward-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 post house because of the synergies that would exist between the two companies.

Interbrand wins global in-house comp

Naked-Sheep-box_bottleInterbrand 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 Cairn Station vineyard situated on one of New Zealand’s oldest merino stations.

New home for the pr shop

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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.

Purple Sherbet adds fizz

Elsa-Waldin_photoEllerslie-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.

Wedde exits Ogilvy

 Simon-Wedde2Ogilvy GAD Simon Wedde has left the agency to take up an executive position at Dow Design.

 

 

OPEN raids OMD

Jacquie-Pierson-(Open)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 network out for another,” said ceo Matt O’Sullivan.

Goodfolk recruits admen

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K-Rd-based boutique advertising & design shop Goodfolk has made two new hires – creative director Mikkel Johannessen (formerly Colenso BBDO, Droga 5) and design director Scott Crickett (formerly Y&R).

Last chance to dance

Entries close at 5pm this Friday (24 May) for the 2013 TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards.

Visit www.everythingmarketing.co.nz for entry forms and full category information.

To apply for a late entry extension until 5pm Friday 31 May, email marilena@marketing.org.nz. Entries incur a late fee of $150+gst.

Cannes Lions – the game

Win-Cannes-BadgeThis year, for the first time, the Cannes Lions will also be a game, based on PHD’s Source (a gamified approach to strategy).

Delegates will be able to play the multiplayer online game via the official Cannes Lions app.

CAANZ bright spark exits

Danielle-Russel1CAANZ communications & administration executive Danielle Russel (she’s the one that usually answers the phones) is leaving this Friday, after 10 months in the job.

She plans to do some freelance writing (mainly for not-for-profits), and indulging her passion in healthy food and cooking – by writing about it. Russel has previously worked as a freelance writer, and before joining CAANZ she was a media & communications intern at political thinktank Maxim Institute.

ZO’s fingers turn green

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Zenith Optimedia has been appointed to the Palmers Gardenworld business without a pitch. The incumbent was Total Media.

2012 BOTAB bands do it all again

FirstFiveRungsLogoThe CAANZ ginger group formerly known as Young, Bright & Broke has rebranded as the First Five Rungs.

But, unlike the questionable auto-tuning, lip-synching of Madonna, the collective is still singing the same tune – providing a stage for young ad folk to be informed, inspired, engaged, and to have the odd knees-up.

Magazine Awards entry call

The Magazine Publishers Association has announced the call for entries for the 2013 Magazine Awards.

The deadline is 4pm on Thursday 12 July, and the Magazine Awards will be held on Thursday 26 September. As announced yesterday, Bauer Media has overturned the ACP awards boycott, and will take full part this year.

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