After a series of departures of on-screen personalities last month, the MediaWorks backroom is getting a shake up with group head of revenue Paul Hancox announcing his departure.
NZ Story has announced the first eight production companies selected for the ‘Creative Collective’, a pre-qualified supplier list for local businesses looking to share their message globally. We talk to director Rebecca Smith about the selection process and what it means for the production companies involved.
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Following on from its expansion into the broadband market, Fairfax is now taking a punt at online retail via a new website called Indexed.
My Food Bag’s ‘Delivering bags of goodness’ campaign came out on top in the latest round of Colmar Brunton’s Ad Impact Award, followed not far behind by Countdown’s ‘How good do savings feel?’ spot by Ogilvy.
In the war for consumers in on-demand streaming, Quickflix is changing tack from a subscription-based model to one based on pay-as-you-go. But the question remains, will it work?
New Zealand ad-tech company ikemu has secured an international deal with one of Japan’s largest crowdsourcing platforms, Lancers Inc.
Viceland is set to launch as a 24-hour television channel on Sky on 1 December this year. But is it going to attract the young audience Sky hopes it will. And, if it doesn’t, does that really matter?
The Apple vs Android debate has hit the banks, as BNZ rolls out Android Pay with Krunch and Colenso BBDO in the wake of ANZ’s Apple Pay.
“In the meadow we could build a snowman” suggests the song Winter Wonderland, but what it doesn’t mention is that the snowman might leave to go in search of colder temperatures.
As we start the lead up to Christmas with a daily chocolate treat, Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) has launched the seventh edition of the Wondrous Wellington Advent Calendar, counting down the days till Santa arrives with a 360-degree view of the city.
With thousands of influencers offering millions of followers on social media, why would brands even bother working with magazines or magazine editors anymore? As Erin McKenzie discovers, magazine brands also tap into the cult of personality, but manage to do it with an air of distinction, a higher level of integrity and a greater understanding of their audience.
As celebrations kick off for the silly season, the New Zealand Direct Marketing Awards have added reason to toast with the announcement of its finalists for next year’s event.
Air New Zealand has kicked off its Christmas celebrations this year by commissioning a rendition of hit festive song ‘Winter Wonderland’ a little better suited to the Southern Hemisphere.
In an effort to reach more markets and offer more services, two Auckland-based digital agencies are coming together.
After taking its search international, JWT has appointed London-based Justin Barnes as its executive creative director.