
Movings/Shakings: 14 October
Industry happenings at Metro, Chemistry Interaction, Motion Sickness, KBR Digital and Dentsu Aegis.
Hear it as it happens. All the latest comings and goings from the local advertising, media and marketing industries.
Industry happenings at Metro, Chemistry Interaction, Motion Sickness, KBR Digital and Dentsu Aegis.
Industry happenings at Dentsu Aegis Network, FCB, Z-Card NZ, Curious Film, Traverse and Filmgraphics.
Industry happenings at Vice, MediaWorks, Marketo and GrownUps.
Industry happenings at Fairfax, Colenso BBDO, mediaR, PwC, Hustle & Bustle, Uno Loco, TVNZ and Photoplay.
Industry happenings at OMD Wellington, MediaWorks, Augusto, APN Outdoor and Robber’s Dog.
Industry happenings at Spark, Bare.pr, Anthem, Robber’s Dog, Photoplay and Proof.
Industry happenings at Shine, The Sweet Shop, Sunday Punch and Dictionary Films.
Today Tourism New Zealand announced the resignation of CEO Kevin Bowler, who will move to Frucor to be its New Zealand CEO.
Industry happenings at R/GA Los Angeles The Clemenger Group, Designworks, NZ On Screen, BMW, Johnson & Lairn Management, DDB and Progressive Enterprises.
Industry happenings at MediaWorks, Xero, NBCUniveral, Pead PR, The Pond, Sovereign.
Ogilvy & Mather has a new creative director in Glenn Wood, who has stepped into the full time role following freelance work for the agency.
Industry happenings at Omnicom Media Group, Adshel, QMS Media New Zealand, Federated Farmers, Pead PR.
Touchcast has announced three new senior appointments to its Auckland team, including general manager Jacqui Copas, client service director Steve Poutney and design director Dean Pomfrett.
Industry happenings at One Plus One Group, PwC, Energi Advertising, TRA, Uno Loco, Kordia, Spark PR & Activate, Interbrand and RNZ.
Sandra King has resigned from NZME after spending just under two years with the publisher as its group director of commercial.
Industry happenings at TVNZ, Thrive, Designworks, Intelligent Ink, Data Insight, RNZ, BNZ, Clemenger Group and the Herald.
After spending five years as Y&R Wellington’s general manager and 19 years at the agency in total, Grant Maxwell has moved over to Uprise Digital to take up the position of client services director, where he started this week.
Industry happenings at MKTG, Mango Communications, Saatchi & Saatchi, Tower Insurance, Hunch, Pead PR, Eleven, Purple Sherbet PR, Mighty River Power and Gladeye.
FCB has appointed Fleur Head to managing director of FCB Auckland from her previous role as head of integration, a position she held for 18 months.
Industry happenings at NZME, Radio New Zealand, Colenso BBDO/Proximity, Principals, Track, Chemistry Interaction, ICG, News Works, The One Show and Orangebox.
Following the $49 million acquisition of iSite Media by QMS, the pair of companies have now completed their integration and will now trade under the name QMS NZ.
MediaWorks has been on a bit of a hiring mission, adding several new staff to its agency and national direct teams as well as promoting other staff.
Industry happenings at Y&R, Novo, Designworks, Dots and Crosses, NZME, OMSA, Mi9, AppNexus, PRINZ, Photography Films, Eat My Lunch.
APN Outdoor has announced the resignation of general manager Phil Clemas, who departs for some family time and to reenergise after eight years of dedication to the company.
Industry happenings at TVNZ, Niki Schuck PR, Xero, Fisher and Paykel and Shuttlerock.
Industry happenings at Assignment Auckland, the Newspaper Publishers’ Association, Ad2one, Customise Consulting, iProspect, Yahoo New Zealand, The One Club and VENA.
Industry happenings at NZME, Tremor Video, BNZ and Magnify.
The departure of former partner Richard Thompson to KPEX earlier this year left a significant gap in the executive team at Contagion, but the agency has now announced a pair of replacements. “It’s been a long search,” says Contagion managing partner Dean Taylor. “Richard hasn’t been an easy man to replace. In fact, it’s taken two people to replace him.”
Spark’s public relations arm today announced a number of changes to its leadership team, including the departure of Spark Digital CEO Tim Miles and Spark Ventures CEO Rod Snodgrass at the end of the year.
Industry happenings at Coca-Cola Amatil, Bloggers Club, Method, Cheapflights, MediaMath, Jade Software, Eyeota, TEDx Auckland and Mobile Embrace Limited.
Industry happenings at Phantom Billstickers, TVNZ, iProspect, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, and NZME.
Industry happenings at Whybin\TBWA, Vevo, Bauer and Frucor.
Industry happenings at New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, True, PledgeMe, Casual Fridays and Ad2one.
Industry happenings at the Marketing Association, MediaWorks, DNA, Pocketmath and FCB.
Industry happenings at Draper Cormack Group, Assignment Group, DB Breweries, Blismedia, eStar, Halcyon Knights, Botica Butler Radon Partners, Adshel and 8.
Industry happenings at MYOB, PRINZ, Salt & Pepper, DDB, Bauer Media, Clemenger BBDO/ Proximity and TV3.