Saatchi & Saatchi NZ Wins Contact Energy Shoot Out

23 AUG 2007

Wellington - Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand has been awarded Contact Energy's direct, digital, brand and retail advertising business after a three way creative and credential shoot out.

Pattrick Smellie, Contact Energy Manager, Brand Strategy says, "Saatchi & Saatchi impressed us with the scale of their thinking, their creative firepower and their passion for our business."

Cameron Harland, General Manager of Saatchi & Saatchi Wellington says the agency is excited to be chosen to help Contact deliver its brand and retail strategies. "It is big news for the Wellington agency. Tim and I are clear about what we want to achieve in Wellington and it's very much about delivering brilliant thinking and creative to our current clients and growing the agency through wins just like this."

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellington Creative Director Tim Hall says, 'This is a fantastic start for Cameron and me. I'm particularly pleased for the Saatchi & Saatchi Wellington staff. They are all passionate Saatchi people. This came through in the pitch and I know I speak for all of them when I say we can't wait to get stuck into Contact and the challenges ahead."

 
For more information contact:
Pattrick Smellie

Manager, Brand Strategy

Contact Energy

W. +64 4 462 1189

M. +64 021 588 203

E. pattrick.smellie@contact-energy.co.nz

Or
Cameron Harland

General Manager, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellington

W. +64 4 385 6524

M. +64 0275 352 829

E. cameron.harland@saatchi.co.nz