Highly regarded New Zealand agency Special is opening in London, headed by former Havas MD Jennifer Black. The agency was founded in New Zealand in 2008 and clients include include UberEats, Virgin, Smirnoff and Red Bull. Special has five other ...
Read More »Is this what makes New Zealand’s Special Group special?
New Zealand-based Special Group (a new one on me I’m ashamed to say) was voted Campaign’s global agency of the year. Here they are doing their patriotic bit for their homeland. Confident with some nice touches. Maybe they are special…. ...
Read More »Matt Gibbins of Hunter: the best from Down Under
Crikey. We’re in February already so trying to write some words about the best antipodean campaigns of 2014 is surprisingly much harder than I thought, especially when it’s blurred with the hustle and bustle of 2015. In fact, trying to ...
Read More »Simon Hakim of Hunter: why risk-taking wins bigger rewards for a few brave advertisers
It’s no secret that the majority of advertising is either bland, not much better than wallpaper, or worse – it’s an annoying interruption. People tune it out and move on. That’s a problem we all have a stake in fixing, ...
Read More »Clemenger BBDO delivers for NZ road safety campaign
BBDO’s antipodean Clemenger empire packs a powerful creative punch and Clemenger BBDO New Zealand has delivered again with this hard-hitting film for the New Zealand Transport Authority. Everybody’s pro-road safety, until they get behind the wheel of a car. This ...
Read More »SPCA’s ‘Driving Dogs’ by Draft is early D&AD contender among clutch from New Zealand
More awards stuff: The UK’s D&AD Awards is now open to the world and New Zealand seems to have made a strong early showing with, among others, this campaign from DraftFCB (of all people) for NZ animal charity the SPCA. ...
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