Friday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand encourages pride amongst its countrymen and women (above) in a new campaign for ASB Bank (above).

-New York based prodco, Humble, has welcomed West Coast-based executive producer Ned Brown to its roster.

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-Amsterdam-based small agency THEY has promoted seven-year vet Boris Nihom to head of strategy.

-It appears that Best Buy founder Dick Schulze’s offer to buy out the company is over. link

-For better or worse, there’s a viral-related event for industry folks dubbed #kittencamp. link; link (.pdf)

-L.A.-based Mistress has welcomed ex-London creative team Rory Forrest and Ben Beale while also hiring Goodby/Droga5 alum Maggie O’Brien as senior interactive producer.

-TBWA Worldwide COO Emmanuel Andre’s two-day photography shoot in Shanghai has resulted in a new project called “The Bike Lane.” link

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