Vodafone shows Kiwis the power of 5G in new campaign

Vodafone shows Kiwis the power of 5G in new campaign

On 1 August, Vodafone New Zealand announced it would be switching on its 5G network in December. To mark the occasion, they teamed up with DDB New Zealand to create Huxley, a powerful film demonstrating the incredible everyday possibilities this transformative technology will help New Zealanders to realise. The debut film features two minutes of […]

New creative leads boost data-driven creative at DDB Unlimited

New creative leads boost data-driven creative at DDB Unlimited

On 1 May, Maarten Vrouwes and Friso Ludenhoff will start as executive creative directors at DDB Unlimited. The locally and internationally award-winning team will take the place of Joris Kuijpers, who, after 16 years at the company, will launch his own agency. “The agency needs a breath of new, fresh energy,” says Kuijpers, who is […]

U.K. Industry Fights To Keep Borders Open Post Brexit

U.K. Industry Fights To Keep Borders Open Post Brexit

The Advertising Association and London agency Adam & Eve DDB are campaigning to prevent the British government from cutting off access to international talent with tighter immigration rules post-Brexit. A giant billboard at London’s biggest airport Heathrow has the words “We’re a great advert for Britain” over the images of ten senior industry figures, all of whom […]

Omnicom Agencies Win Top Honors at the 2017 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

Omnicom Agencies Win Top Honors at the 2017 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

At the 64th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Omnicom agencies continued the tradition of being the most creatively awarded in the industry by sweeping the media and advertising categories. In total, 152 Omnicom agencies won nearly 360 Lions from approximately 35 different countries across more than 20 communication disciplines. BBDO claimed both Network and […]

Volkswagen Becomes Part of the Family in Engaging New Ad

Volkswagen Becomes Part of the Family in Engaging New Ad

Volkswagen’s engaging new advert sees the car manufacturer become a part of the family in their new global campaign that launched recently in the United Kingdom. The new campaign by DDB, which marks the car brand’s departure from their iconic ‘Das Auto’ tagline, sees Volkswagen become the established car of one family, with the car being […]

Cannes Lions first speakers revealed from Mars Inc, Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International

Cannes Lions first speakers revealed from Mars Inc, Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International

Marketing luminaries from Mars Inc., Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International have been confirmed as speakers at the Cannes Lions, an eight day event that brings together branded communications professionals in an international festival of creativity. The first speakers confirmed include Mars Inc. global CMO Bruce McColl, DDB’s president and CEO for North America Wendy Clark, […]

Omnicom Agencies Top Annual Gunn Report Rankings

Omnicom Agencies Top Annual Gunn Report Rankings

Omnicom announced their agencies topped The Gunn Report 2015 rankings, a global index of creative excellence based on the results of the most important creative award competitions. For the 10th consecutive year, BBDO prevailed as the most awarded creative network in the world, with DDB securing third place. Moreover, both BBDO and DDB have occupied […]

BetStars picks CP+B as lead strategy and creative agency following launch

BetStars picks CP+B as lead strategy and creative agency following launch

BetStars has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) as its lead strategy and creative agency following the sportbook’s launch. BetStars is the first dedicated sportsbook offering from Amaya Inc., the parent company of PokerStars. The win followed a three-way pitch, with DDB in Sweden understood to be among the agencies that pitched. CP+B declined to […]

National girls’ night out made better by DDB

National girls’ night out made better by DDB

Friday, 15th November sees women nationwide join ranks for a compulsory night out with the girls. No excuses this year Lindauer has made it even easier for the girls to get their glam on and ditch the drudgery with a Kiwi first – the Man-Sitter.  The new campaign by DDB sees Kiwi celebrity Man-Sitters look […]