Aussies strike again: DDB Sydney wins NAB’s April Newspaper Ad of the Month competition

May 5 2010, 9:05 am | BY Lynchy | 3 Comments

McD - DaylightSavings.jpgAn Australian agency has again won the NAB’s Newspaper Ad of the Month prize. DDB Sydney’s McDonald’s Daylight Savings ad is the April Newspaper Ad of the Month winner.

Last month, Naked Sydney won for Persil.

This month’s judges were Paul White – AUT, Dan Davis – Insight Consultants and Robert Munro – NAB. The judges said: “A nice simple topical idea that worked really well in newspapers”.

Agency: DDB Sydney

Client: McDonalds New Zealand

Executive Creative Director: Matt Eastwood

Creative Director: Adam Rose

Copywriter: Dave Shirlaw

Art Director: Jakub Szymanski

Account Director: Kenny Hill

Account Manager: Alexander Gordon

DDB’s winning creative team receive $250 with the ad sponsored by theNAB into the 2011 Axis Awards. The ad also appears in the “What’s New”section of AdMedia and becomes a Finalist in the 2010 $10,000 NewspaperAd of Year competition.

Any ad that’s run in any New Zealand newspaper is eligible to enter the competition. Email ideas@nabs.co.nz for competition details.

To view the Finalists in the current Newspaper Ad of the Year series visit the NAB website.