The Monkeys was co-founded with chief creative officer Scott Nowell and group CEO Mark Green in 2006, which up until 2011 was known as the Three Drunk Monkeys. The agency was then acquired by Accenture in 2017, to strengthen Accenture Interactive’s customer experience capabilities.
ECD Vince Lagana exits Accenture Interactive’s The Monkeys to explore new interests
Lagana said of his exit: “I’ve really enjoyed these three years as ECD at The Monkeys but now feels like the right time in my career to pursue other new and exciting opportunities. I’m proud to have worked on some of Australia’s biggest campaigns and most iconic brands.
July 23 2021, 9:17 am | BY Ricki Green | 2 Comments
McDonald’s is the winner of the biggest prize in Australian advertising, along with its agencies DDB Sydney and OMD: $1 million worth of inventory as the winners of Nine’s State of Originality competition.
Determined by an all-star judging panel and the Australian public, Nine’s State of Originality challenged brands and agencies to take the platform of State of Origin and create unmissable ads that captured the attention of the millions of viewers watching each round of the series.
The winning McDonald’s ad, “End of Night”, celebrates a part of the footy seldom shown: the period several hours after the big game. We follow a street sweeper driving around the city late at night as fans, revellers, commentators and Origin greats make their way home with one thing in common: a hunger for Macca’s.
July 23, 2021 8:42
DDB’s ‘End Of Night’ campaign for McDonald’s has taken out Nine’s inaugural State of Originality competition, winning the prize of $1 million in advertising inventory across Nine’s assets.
The campaign ran in two versions across New South Wales and Queensland during State of Origin 2021, with OMD looking after media for the campaign.
Nine’s all-star judging panel, alongside the Australian public, voted to name the McDonald’s campaign the winner. Nine director of Powered, Liana Dubois, said: “My sincere congratulations go to McDonald’s and their agencies, DDB and OMD.
“They took up both the challenge and opportunity in State of Originality to produce some great work that showcases the power of original storytelling, beautifully executed and delivered within the right context.
July 15 2021, 8:39 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments
Nine has unveiled a final selection of seven entries in its State of Originality competition and opened the public voting component, as the 2021 State of Origin series concluded this evening on the Gold Coast.
The final round of the competition, aimed at inspiring Australian marketers and creative agencies to come up with new creative executions, sees major brands Arnott’s, Isuzu, Officeworks, Rebel, Sportsbet, Stan and Warner Bros. entering for the chance to win the biggest prize in Australian advertising.
In total, 16 brands entered the competition, which was created by Nine’s marketing solutions division Powered and announced at last year’s Upfronts, with more than $1 million in advertising inventory up for grabs across Nine’s leading television, radio, digital and print assets.
NRMA Insurance heroes its workers in latest campaign via The Monkeys
July 12, 2021 10:43
IAG’s NRMA Insurance has released its latest campaign with The Monkeys, part of Accenture Interactive.
The ‘Help Like No One Else’ campaign film follows Judi, who has been an NRMA Insurance assessor for 32 years.
The 60 second spot follows Judi as she travels to NRMA Insurance customers to assist with their insurance claims. The spot begins with Judi picking up the phone and driving, on phone calls, before arriving at a house half destroyed. Intercut are references to natural disasters such as storms and bushfires.
Brent Smart, NRMA Insurance chief marketing officer, said: “Since I joined the company, I’ve heard incredible stories of how our people help. The challenge is how to tell those incredible stories in a way that doesn’t feel like just another testimonial employee ad. We found a way creatively to honour our incredible people and the way they help our customers.”