The appointment of James Butcher as Head of Digital Audio has been announced today by NZME. Butcher will lead NZME’s iHeartRadio and podcasting strategy, unleashing the…
Monthly Archives: December, 2020
The results from the Total New Zealand 2020 RNZ Measurement Survey 4 have been released. Conducted by GfK for the Radio Broadcasters Association (RBA) across the…
MBM today celebrated their bronze award win at the WARC Media Awards 2020 – the only New Zealand or Australian agency to take home a medal. …
The launch of VIVA Vol. One was met with an incredible response. With Vol. Two out now, StopPress chatted to VIVA Editor Amanda Linnell about the…
WeThinkMedia has announced that it will continue to be the exclusive advertising representative in Australia for Discovery NZ and MediaWorks Radio. This follows Discovery, Inc. completing…
SkyCity’s new All Blacks Experience invites tourists to walk in the shoes of one of the world’s best rugby teams, from preparation in the locker room…
Dole and KidsCan have come together to launch the #DoleUnstuffedBear campaign in an effort to change the harsh reality of childhood hunger. Featuring a universal childhood…
MediaWorks has appointed Liz Fraser as the company’s new Commercial Director. Fraser will bring her extensive 22+ years media experience to focus on the growth of…
After what has been a challenging year for the tourism industry, Air New Zealand’s latest ad shows their determination to stay afloat and win the hearts…
Mark Cochrane has been appointed to the newly created dual role of CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi and Chief Growth Officer, Publicis Groupe New Zealand. Publicis…
oOh!media New Zealand has appointed Rick Goodwin as the company’s new Product Solutions and Innovation Director and industry veteran Chris Phillips as Street Furniture Product Manager. …
Pitchblack Partners has been appointed as the lead brand and retail agency for the country’s largest vehicle inspection service provider, VTNZ. The scope of work includes…
Following the viral success of Motion Sickness’ ‘Keep it Real Online’ campaign, the creative agency is back at it again – this time, with a six-part…
By Grant Maxwell – Client Service Director, Uprise Digital Let’s face it: We’re in a recession. Whether the expert calculations have officially confirmed it or not,…
With thousands of Kiwis unable to return home this Christmas, Villa Maria Estate has launched a campaign capturing the sentiment of the upcoming festive season where…
EightyOneX, the latest offering from Wellington agency EightyOne, will focus on the sport and entertainment industry. The new brand activation consultancy will seek to amplify the…
Tammy Milani has been promoted to Managing Partner at MetroEXP, one of Auckland’s fastest growing marketing and activations agencies. In her previous role as Commercial Director…
This year has changed the lives of many Kiwis – we’ve been forced to look at our spending habits and families have become more important than…
Created by DDB Aotearoa, Steinlager’s new 90” spot has launched and champions Kiwi resourcefulness and spirit. Directed by celebrated Kiwi filmmaker Lee Tamabori, Peace Flotilla follows…
New Zealand Media and Entertainment’s (NZME) line-up of radio hosts have collectively thanked their listeners and advertisers for supporting their shows during the extraordinary year of 2020.…
After a competitive pitch, FCB New Zealand has been appointed as the new creative partner for several of Heinz Wattie’s brands. The result comes a few…
The New Zealand Commercial Radio Industry today released the S4 2020 Radio Audience Data, revealing over 3.6 million Kiwis were listening to radio weekly and almost…
In the last year, 99’s experience design function has gone from strength to strength – and now, Jon Irick has joined as Director of Experience Design…
After 10 “epic” years at George FM, popular long-time host Kara Rickard announced on-air this morning that she will be leaving her role with the Breakfast…
New work from Special Group and insurance company Partners Life targets Kiwi parents by turning classic nursery rhymes for kids into ones more suited for adults.…
VMLY&R NZ has announced that Fleur Head will step into the role of managing director following the resignation of current MD James Mok. Mok, who was…
Anchor has launched its Christmas campaign, this year switching strategies by launching a Christmas appeal to benefit national food charity New Zealand Food Network. The appeal…
Creative agency Crave Global is throwing open the doors to its private members bar, Thursday, and inviting all contractors who work in the creative industries to…
Pedigree and Colenso BBDO have launched a new adoption campaign, calling on millennials to take a baby step into parenting with pet adoption. After finding that 83…
Radio and out of home media company, MediaWorks, has today completed the sale of its free-to-air TV business to Discovery, originally announced in September 2020. MediaWorks…