New Zealand has more radio stations per capita than any other country in the world. From religion to culture, language to music, districts to cities, our…
Monthly Archives: April, 2020
The start of this week saw Pitchblack Partners and Lumo combined forces with ‘Up and Running’ which offered free creative and OOH advertising to businesses in…
Level four of our Covid-19 lockdown put a lot of pressure on media as advertising was cut and print distribution halted. Yet Stuff has announced newspaper…
TBWA Group NZ CEO Catherine Harris and CCO Shane Bradnick share their thoughts on partnership, the benefits of being part of a global collective and how…
Netsafe New Zealand has created a digital parenting tool kit for parents to ensure their kids are safe online while Motion Sickness has curated the cutest…
New Zealand already has a high number of family violence cases each year, however since the lockdown has been in place, domestic violence has been through…
With more people turning to radio to help them understand and cope through the Covid-19 pandemic, we explore the role of radio in a crisis and…
Anzac Day just passed saw DDB and Steinlagar share Walls of Remembrance across New Zealand’s Lumo screens in a four-hour campaign. Paying respects to those who…
Times of crisis can bring out the best – and worst – in people. Acts of kindness and empathy, moments of insight and growth – or…
The ‘Thank You’ campaign by OOH company, JCDecaux, saw a series of kind messages directed at our essential workers and everyday Kiwis for their sacrifices during…
With Covid-19 at large and the country in lockdown, many livelihoods, businesses’ and workplaces have been altered to meet the new norm. Here, StopPress talks to…
This month, TBWA released an 85-page report set to help Kiwi businesses plan and decide where next and what next following the uncertainty that Covid-19 has…
It’s the start of a new decade and our industry is picking up the pace. Here, our industry leaders tell us what their focus is for…
Radio’s speciality is being able to provide live unscripted moments of pure human connection. Sometimes this comes in the form of happy accidents and funny stories,…
In a new non-profit initiative, Lumo and Pitchblack have combined to offer free design and billboard placement in an effort to help Kiwi businesses restart after…
Photo: Pastrami & Rye. You may have read one or two articles recently that suggest the economy isn’t going all that well. That a new C…
Dentsu Aegis Network alongside NZME are now powering interactive, real-time Covid-19 charts and graphs within NZ Herald articles to show the comparison between New Zealand and…
From the imagination inspired by serials and soaps to the banter brought on by office jams, radio is a classic Kiwi companion. StopPress chats to radio…
Phantom Billstickers has mapped out both its billboard locations and the various supermarkets around the country to assist marketers in reaching the many people grocery shopping.…
It was a disappointing blow to the publishing industry when the New Zealand Government deemed magazines and their distribution ‘non-essential.’ However, despite this call, early reports…
I have watched my fair share of apocalyptic movies over the years and I have been pleasantly surprised to see the difference between fiction and reality. …
JCDecaux’s Mike Watkins was named by OMANZ today as its new chairman. Watkins takes up the new position following oOh!media’s Nick Vile who has now moved…
OMANZ with support from GO Media have banded together to support the Returned & Services’ Association (RSA) and NZ Defence Force ‘Stand at Dawn’ campaign. The…
The death of radio was cited over 60 years ago when television first came to New Zealand, yet from then it has only grown from strength…
Seen across JCDecaux’s nationwide network, car retailer Audi and the OOH company has been promoting proper social distancing. The four rings in the usual logo of…
The internet is awash with fast-moving-motion-memes right now. You know the ones, the ones. They’re snapshots of snapshots of short-form thoughts from strangers we’ll never meet…
In these uncertain times, we have adapted to cope. Yet our adaption has brought forward certain changes that our team has decided we would both never…
Run by IAB NZ, this survey of over 100 agency and advertiser members and key stakeholders, most of whom are deemed non-essential, provided insights into the…
Mango Communications announced it has been chosen to represent the ghd brand across Australia and New Zealand. The agency has been working with ghd for the…
Let’s face it. Agencies are in the business of selling. Generating leads, building brands, driving clicks, engagement, quotes, foot traffic, responses. Its all selling and selling…