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Campaign Brief Creative Circle: What’s hot in February?

February 1 2026, 2:00 pm | BY Ricki Green | 0 Comments

This month features picks by DDB Aotearoa’s Gary Steele, Droga5 Aotearoa’s Liz Richards, RUN’s Raymond...

  
John West launches biggest brand campaign in years across Australia + NZ via Clemenger BBDO
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John West, in partnership with Clemenger BBDO, have launched a new brand campaign to run across Australia and NZ...
  
Kiwi expat Kirsten Rutherford departs TBWA\Chiat\Day, LA after 11 years for Lead Creative role at DoorDash
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Kiwi expat Kirsten Rutherford has departed her role as Executive Creative Director at TBWA\Chiat\Day LA after 11...
  
Neil Heymann takes creative reins across Accenture Song and Droga5 as Global CCO
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Droga5 has confirmed a global creative leadership transition, with Accenture Song Global Chief Creative Officer Neil...
  
Megan D’Audney returns to New Zealand for Managing Partner role at Designworks
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Designworks, one of New Zealand's leading brand design agencies, has appointed seasoned leader and business founder...
  
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Thinkerbell has launched GWM's Hi4-T technology by taking Olympic and Paralympic sport uphill, with a GWM Tank 500...
  
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Australian travellers are encouraged to experience a destination unlike anywhere else, as ChristchurchNZ launches...
  
Special promotes Gareth Rice to Creative Director
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Independent creative agency Special has announced the promotion of Gareth Rice to Creative Director.
  
Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand promotes Annabel Rees to General Manager – Clients
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Leading creative communications and reputation management agency Pead has announced the promotion of Jack Spence to...
  
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Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) and independent creative comms agency Connecting Plots Group have launched the...
  
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GWM has launched new work for its Cannon and Cannon Alpha utes under a single range platform 'More Can Do'.
  
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Tourism Fiji is inviting the world to ‘Be Fiji’ in next chapter of 'Where Happiness Comes Naturally' via Havas Village.
  
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The Gerety Awards has announced Auckland as a 2026 Executive Jury location with Leisa Wall and Isobel Kerr-Newell...
  
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AWARD School will host its Virtual Info Night on Tuesday 3 February, offering prospective students an overview of the...
  
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Independent challenger agency YS has appointed Sophie Radford to the role of client services director, charged with...
  
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Food Snob and Tuckshop Studio have released the next chapter of their creative platform ‘Snob What Matters’, inviting...
  
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Lexus New Zealand has unveiled the Lexus RZ at the 2026 ASB Classic, partnering with Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand...
  
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Bayley joins from agency Superbold, following a successful tenure and a long-standing career at Energi Advertising. With
  
NYF Advertising Awards Open for Entries with New ‘No BS’ 2026 Campaign via Grey New York
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The New York Festivals Advertising Awards is now open for entries, kicking off a new season with a sharp, self-aware...
  
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As digital media continues to evolve at pace, Scroll Media Managing Director Jane Ormsby outlines the trends she...
  
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TBWA New Zealand and Haier have launched the next evolution of Haier’s Australian Open partnership campaign...
  
Paul Bradbury takes CEO role at VML ANZ, as Tom Tearle set to depart after five years at the helm
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Bradbury brings a formidable track record to VML ANZ, following a highly distinguished decade as President and CEO of TB
  
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ADFEST 2026, Human+, will be held Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 March 2026 at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya.
  
220 top global creative professionals picked for prestigious ADC 105th Annual Awards jury
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Regular deadline is January 23, 2026, with extended deadline of February 6, 2026, and final deadline February 20, 2026.
  
The One Club Announces 2025 Global Creative Rankings; Ogilvy Singapore Named APAC Agency of the Year; Motion Sickness Auckland and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire Sydney top Indies in APAC
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The annual worldwide benchmark report, which is free to view, is the industry’s most comprehensive reflection of creativ
  
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Woolworths, TVNZ and dentsu Aotearoa have joined forces this holiday season to help ease the stress of the festive...
  
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McDonald’s New Zealand and DDB Group Aotearoa have unveiled their most adventurous take yet on the...
  
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Auckland-based advertising agency, Chemistry, has won two Silvers at the 2025 Echo Awards for its Station of Light...
  
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PlayStation New Zealand marked its 30th anniversary with a dedicated celebration hosted on the rooftop of TBWA\NZ in...
  
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ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) has launched a new campaign created by VML New Zealand and produced by...
  
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Movember launches tongue-in-cheek global brand film highlighting how donor dollars drive impact.
  
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Tribal Aotearoa and DairyNZ have launched DAiSY, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered website assistant designed...
  
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Air New Zealand has launched a new campaign via FCB Aotearoa, which celebrates the people, communities and businesses...
  
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PAK'nSAVE is tackling one of the biggest financial stressors of the festive season – gift-giving – with its latest...
  
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FINCH film and commercials director Zia Mandviwalla has been selected as the Film Craft Jury President for the 2026...
  
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Canva, one of the world’s leading all-in-one visual communication platforms, has unveiled its...
  
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Save the Children tells us what really matters this Christmas in global campaign ‘The One Delivery that Matters’ via Ace of Hearts, London
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This Christmas, Save the Children and Ace of Hearts present The One Delivery that Matters - a global campaign that...
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