News about industry awards.
Colenso BBDO took home New Zealand creative agency of the year while FCB Media won New Zealand media agency of the year at the awards held in Singapore.
Unlike most awards, during the judging the team decided we need to make up a few more specific categories to reward some other moments, people and businesses we felt were deserving of a special nod. Although they didn’t walk away with a special doorstop trophy, we hope they basked in a warm of glow of victory as they were announced.
A rundown of those who walked home with a treasured doorstop last night.
We’re geared up to give a casual nod of approval to everything that made 2017 another great year in the industry – and there’s still tickets available.
The 2017 New Zealand Direct Marketing Award finalists have been announced and its JustOne, FCB and Colenso BBDO that make the most appearances on the finalist list.
It’s one week until the Stoppies so get your tickets now for the 6 December event at Fresh Auckland’s Factory on Nikau Street.
The Stoppies voting has officially closed and our sophisticated algorithm is now crunching the numbers and determining the editorial and people’s choice victors in each of the categories.
Last night New Zealand’s TV talent celebrated the technical nouse of local producers at the New Zealand Television Craft Awards, and it was Lippy Pictures’ Jean that owned the night as it claimed eight of the 10 craft awards. PLUS: the finalists of the New Zealand Television Awards have been announced.
In what has become a StopPress tradition, we again present our rundown of the big pitches, the big ideas, the big balls, the big stoushes, the big moves and the big whoopsies. But this year, it comes with a few more bells, whistles and… doorstops.
Traffic jams are the bane of our lives, particularly if you are living in Auckland, but seldom do we take personal responsibility for it. Auckland Transport did, however, manage to get Auckland commuters to do just this.
Last night, Auckland’s Langham Hotel was taken over by advertising and marketing folk eager to celebrate the country’s most effective marketing campaigns at the 2017 NZ Effie Awards. Near 200 entries had been whittled down to 100 finalists before the best of the best were invited to the stage to bask in bronze, silver and gold. Here’s the low down of who won what.
From a dairy-centric slam poetry film to a high-tech scale that scans RFID chips in farm animals, to a new government website combatting cyber-crime, to an exhibition space housing Aotearoa’s iconic constitutional documents, the best in New Zealand Design for 2017 has been revealed.
A panel of 150 judges scrutinised the entries and selected just under 100 finalists across 17 categories for this year’s edition of the Effie Awards.
Anchor’s ‘Protein plus 30’ campaign by Colenso BBDO was the clear winner of the Ad Impact Award for August.
Last night, under blue lights and a surrounding of ice sculptures, New Zealand’s marketing community came together to uncover the marketing strategies that lie beneath impressive results and celebrate the winner of the 26th TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards.
Last night, under a collection of aviation aircraft in the MOTAT Aviation Hall, the magazine industry gathered to celebrate the achievements of its products and people at the 2017 Magazine Media Awards. Among the winners, it was Bauer that collected the most certificates, while Tangible Media and Fairfax followed.
It might not be the sexiest part of the industry, but producing an effective annual report remains a tricky creative challenge. It is, after all, a case of turning financial figures and corporate commentary into something that people want to read. And if the recent International ARC Awards are anything to go by, then this is a challenge that few are quite as adept at addressing as Insight Creative.
Stihl, Kathmandu, Flooring Xtra and Noel Leeming were among the Kiwi retailers recognised for their “impeccable” catalogues and letterbox marketing campaigns at the Australasian Catalogue Association Awards on Friday.
Finalists have been announced for this year’s Best Design Awards. As always, they’re a pretty talented bunch.
The Magazine Publishers Associations has announced the 123 finalists across 16 publishers vying for glory at this year’s Magazine Media Awards.
NBA star Steven Adams is set to take to the green next month for a celebrity-filled charity golf tournament by Local sports television, media and events company Sports Inc. for Sports Pathways Trust.
Leading the way at the finalist stage of the TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards is Auckland Transport/AT Metro, which has been recognised as a finalist nine times, followed by Lion Breweries with six nods, and Loyalty NZ and ANZ both on five. VTNZ and Air New Zealand are also in the running with four finalist entries apiece.
Little Giant founder Mark Hurley was recently selected as one of the 17 finalists in this year’s edition of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards. We chat to him about starting an agency despite having no industry experience, hiring the right staff and ensuring that his business has the legs to make it through all the disruption blowing through the landscape.
As Cannes wrapped up over the weekend, local agencies Colenso BBDO, DDB and Y&R pulled in their final Lions across the Creative Effectiveness, Integrated, Film and Radio categories.
DDB, Colenso BBDO and Y&R NZ are all in the running as the finalists for the Radio, Film Craft, Film and Creative Effectiveness are announced.
The good run continued on day four, with Kiwi agencies landing a gold and a silver.
Colenso BBDO has picked up its third gold Lion overnight, while DDB and FCB also had reason to celebrate having each picked up a Bronze.
Overnight, the next round of winners and finalists at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity were announced and there were again a number of New Zealand agencies in the mix.
With Cannes kicking off over the weekend, New Zealand agencies are set to fill their suitcases with Lions and already celebrating is Colenso BBDO, which has scored a Gold Lion in Cannes Health and Wellness category for its Fonterra ‘Milk Slams’ campaign.
Last night, New Zealand’s radio royalty moved from behind the microphone to Auckland’s Shed 10 to celebrate the best of a platform that shows no sign of slowing down.