Australia had a disappointing performance at this Years One Show awards, only taking home two bronze pencils. JWT Sydney picked up one for its Thrift “Birthday Girl” campaign in the under $50K budget, while Leo Burnett Sydney picked up a bronze for its Earth Hour campaign in the innovative use of marketing category. Australia was awarded a total of 13 merits. New Zealand took home one bronze for Prime TV’s ‘The L word’ from Draft Fcb Auckland. New Zealand was also handed 18 merits.
Technology firm Asus has appointed Dash PR to manage its public relations in Australia. Dash, which launched last month has been tasked with developing brand awareness in the country and will focus on new product releases, business profiling, lifestyle features and analyst relations.
Jonathan Cant has joined Brisbane agency Toto as creative director. He previously worked for BCM and Mojo as a creative freelancer.
