NZME was the most successful New Zealand brand at the News Media Awards in Sydney last week, with News Corp topping the honours taking home the 2018 News Brand of the Year.
The ability to tackle change head-on is a trait most successful people share. And throughout his career, Kevin Bowler has never shied away from a challenge.
Last night, at the Cordis Hotel, the New Zealand marketing industry celebrated the best in business. And while there was plenty of success on show, it was The New Zealand Automobile Association and AA Insurance that took out the Supreme Award, while Simon Jarvis from New Zealand Racing Board (TAB) was named Marketer of the Year.
Following the announcement of the Webstar Magazine Media Awards Finalists, voting has opened for the Magshop People’s Choice Award.
The Radio Bureau announced the return of the Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (ORCA) in 2019.
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Best Design Awards.
The 2018 Webstar Magazine Media Awards finalist lists are out for this year’s 39 categories.
The 2018 News Media Award finalists have been announced by News Media Works after a panel of 50 industry judges narrowed down the entries to shortlists across the 32 categories.
Over the weekend, Colenso BBDO saw Gold once again, as it collected its second, this time for Pedigree’s ‘The Child Replacement Programme’.
Overnight, it was a great haul of Bronze and Silver Lions for DDB, alongside Lions for Y&R, FCB, Clemenger BBDO and Ogilvy.
Last night, DDB, Y&R and The SweetShop collected their first Lions while Colenso’s ‘SelfiStix’ for Pedigree continued its winning streak.
While we slept, Colenso BBDO added to its gong collection, with four Lions awarded to Pedigree’s ‘SelfiStix’. Saatchi & Saatchi also made the scoreboard with a Bronze Lion and New Zealand’s success looks to continue with more finalists announced.
Kiwis have traditionally shied away from celebrating their successes. But the tides are turning and we’re getting more comfortable fronting up to our wins, but only as long as it’s done with humility and backed up with proof. TRA marketing manager Claire Tutill takes a look at awards for awards sake.
This week, New Zealand’s PR practitioners gathered to recognise and celebrate best practice at the PRINZ Awards where the Department of Internal Affairs was awarded the Supreme Award.
Colenso BBDO and FCB New Zealand have been ranked third and fourth Most Effective Agencies in Asia-Pacific in the Effie Effectiveness Index. Meanwhile, Special Group has been ranked the Most Effective Independent Agency in Asia-Pacific and the sixth Most Effective Independent Agency in the world.
On Friday night, journalists from around the country gathered to celebrate excellence in their practice – and there was plenty on show, with 355 finalists across 68 categories. The big winners on the night were The Weekend Herald and the New Zealand Herald’s Matt Nippert.
Last night, the country’s top radio talent ventured to Auckland’s Shed 10 to celebrate the best in the business at the NZ Radio Awards. And the big winners on the night were Mai FM and Mike Hosking, winning Station of the Year – Network and Best Talk Presenter – Breakfast or Drive.
Over the weekend Colenso BBDO and Special Group took home respective awards at the APAC Effies in Singapore. Colenso was named runner-up Agency of the Year and both agencies contributed to a haul of five gold, one silver, and four bronze gongs.
It’s been a big week in adland as the winners of D&AD and The Webbys have been announced. Local agencies walked away with 21 pencils and six Webbys, with Colenso BBDO, Y&R and Assembly picking up gongs at both events.
The Beacons finalists have been announced and this year it’s FCB Media and PHD leading the finalists with 24 and 20 mentions on the list respectively.
Finalists for the 2018 Voyager Media Awards (formerly Canon Media Awards) have been announced and last year’s winners, New Zealand Herald, Weekend Herald and Stuff, are no doubt hoping for another successful night.
New Zealand agencies are showing off their excellence on the internet with a number of nominations in the 22nd Annual Webby Awards. Colenso BBDO, Y&R NZ and DDB NZ lead the way with three nominations each.
The Commercial Communications Council has released the finalists for the upcoming Axis Awards and it’s set to be Colenso BBDO’s night for the second year running as it makes the list 80 times. The agency is followed by DDB Group’s 53 mentions, Ogilvy & Mather’s 41, Clemenger BBDO Wellington’s 37 and FCB’s 33. We check out some of the work set to score on the night.
New Zealand digital agency Resn has been named Agency of the Year for the second year running at the 2018 Awwwards Conference in Berlin.
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 New Zealand Television Awards recognised excellence in local television programmes as well as individual achievement as it announced the 2017 winners last night at Auckland’s SkyCity Theatre.
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.
Ahead of the festive holiday campaigns rolled out in November and December, October saw a flurry of new brand ads hit our screens, and of the several ads Colmar Brunton had New Zealanders evaluate, Vodafone’s ‘Hello’ campaign came out on top.
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.