Former Kiwi adman turned full-time artist, Josh Lancaster, will have an exhibition of his artistic wares at the Smyth Galleries on Auckland’s Jervois Road for three weeks from 28 June.
The music charts have traditionally been based on sales. But with consumers shifting consumption online, Recorded Music New Zealand has had to change its approach. We talk to Recorded Music chief executive Damian Vaughan about the complex task of fusing two very different data sets. PLUS: why data consolidation is an important issue for the ad industry.
Advertising consultant and equal rights activist Cindy Gallop has taken exception to James Hurman’s book, ‘The Case for Creativity’.
Motion Sickness Studio co-founder Sam Stuchbury tells StopPress that he has plans to expand into the lucky country. And that’s not where his ambition ends.
Tourism New Zealand has been shifting more and more of its ad spend to the digital channel over the last five years. And the organisation’s marketing director Andrew Fraser says the approach is working.
Following this week’s announcement of the appointment of Fleur Head as FCB’s new general manager, we chat caught up with her for a short chat about the last nine years of her career.
At the press conference, held on Thursday, Vodafone chief executive Russell Stanners sat alongside Sky chief executive John Fellet, Sky chief financial officer Jason Hollingworth and Sky chairman Peter Macourt, during a presentation that saw the executives outline their motivations and plans for forming the joint company. And, as is often the case with such events, the most interesting discussion happened when journalists started asking questions.
Tom Hyde, Facebook’s creative agency partner across New Zealand and Australia, dislikes the word ‘content’, almost as much as he dislikes the fact Facebook is being used as a dumping ground for so much of it. We chat to him about how he’s working with local agencies to move the platform from being a social afterthought to the centre of advertising to a mass market.
Following the announcement that MediaWorks has ended its partnership with Rachel Glucina, Damien Venuto looks at some of the other moves being made as the media company hopes to start afresh after a tough patch.
StopPress understands that the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has appointed Clemenger BBDO to its creative account, ending its partnership with Saatchi & Saatchi.
Former NZ Herald editor-in-chief Tim Murphy and former MediaWorks head of news Mark Jennings have finally revealed what they’re doing next.
With the decline in print, there are very few mainstream publications left targeted at millennial girls. However, Bauer is now looking to change that with the launch of online title MissFQ, an extension of its Fashion Quarterly brand. And as part of its launch strategy, Bauer has brought on influencer India Yelich-O’Connor (Lorde’s younger sister) as the first of many guest editors.
Former Net-a-porter head of publishing Romney Whitehead will be speaking at the Magazine Publishers Association conference on 26 May, so we had a short chat with her to find out her thoughts on the world of publishing.
Choosing an adtech partner isn’t easy, as Trustpower’s Wayne Ramshaw explains. Here’s why he settled on AdRoll.
At the end of last year, Pandora commercial director Melanie Reece handed in her resignation at the company. And she has now opened up about the circumstances that led to this decision and the legal action she has taken against the company.
This morning, Fairfax and NZME verified industry speculation when they confirmed that talks on a potential merger between the pair have commenced. We talk to OMD chief executive Kath Watson, ZenithOptimedia group business director Alex Lawson and IAB chief executive Adrian Pickstock about commercial repercussions of the move.
As speculation around a potential merger between NZME and Fairfax brews, we chat to former New Zealand Herald editor-in-chief Gavin Ellis about what this could mean for the local industry.
Kiwibank has launched a new campaign challenging Kiwis to look at their future selves in a bid to encourage them to act before it’s too late.
It’s no secret that media agency folks look forward to the Beacons every year. In many ways, the celebration of great work is the culmination of a year of late nights, impossible deadlines and the daily grind. The only problem is that it’s over in a flash, and the 365-day cycle starts all over again. Well, Bauer has this year developed a bespoke magazine that will let attendees hold onto the moment for a little longer.
Last night at the Beacon Awards, FCB Media walked away with a total of nine golds and 11 silvers over the course of the night—a tally so big that host Mel Homer joked the agency could play dominoes across the stage with all its trophies. Here’s a rundown of the event.
Yesterday, a picture was widely circulated showing Hilary Barry carrying a box of Moët into the MediaWorks office. And it’s more than likely that other employees at the media company will be taking a few more laps to the local Liquorland today, because nothing provides a better reason for heavy drinking than the release of the radio results. This will also be the case for NZME, which will similarly cracking open a few chilled beverages this evening. But none will be celebrating harder than the Mai FM crew, who had a particularly strong survey.
As a rule, humans don’t like change. And outcry following the recent departure of Hilary Barry from MediaWorks once again reiterated this point. However, if there’s one thing we can learn from the Batman franchise, it’s that mourning periods eventually come to an end.
Yes, the above image is of All Black Ben Smith’s Adidas boot exiting a Harraways instant oats packet.
When news broke of Hilary Barry’s resignation on Friday night, many reports indicated that the media company’s chief executive Mark Weldon would have found it frustrating given that he was poised to make a major announcement on Tuesday. Well, Tuesday has arrived, and despite the chaos encircling MediaWorks, it has still delivered its “big” news. This morning, MediaWorks sent out a release to the media confirming that it had signed a joint venture with NBCUniversal International Networks, which will see channel Four transformed into Bravo by July 2016.
Vice is now producing around five times as much local content than it previously did. So, Damien Venuto sits down with its New Zealand head of marketing and business development David Benge to find out why the company is sending more of its journalists across the nation.
The Co-operative Bank’s recent social experiment showcasing Kiwi generosity looks very similar to the Christmas spot The Warehouse released only five months ago.
The departure of former partner Richard Thompson to KPEX earlier this year left a significant gap in the executive team at Contagion, but the agency has now announced a pair of replacements. “It’s been a long search,” says Contagion managing partner Dean Taylor. “Richard hasn’t been an easy man to replace. In fact, it’s taken two people to replace him.”
Yesterday, Uber announced via an email and social media that it would be reducing its rates by 20 percent. We asked three Uber drivers how they felt about getting their pay rates cut by 20 percent. Understandably, the response wasn’t great. And what’s more is that with the gig economy growing every year, we could soon see their disappointment spread to other industries as well.
A MediaWorks employee who faces fraud charges amounting to $458,094 will retain name suppression until the case appears before the court on 22 June.
Forcing ads onto online consumers simply doesn’t work; to the contrary, it’s been posited as one of the reasons for the development of ad blockers in the first place. So, in this context, advertisers and media companies have had to devise new ways of communicating with consumers in a way that doesn’t annoy them. One way that Pandora has responded to this challenge is by introducing so-called ‘sponsored listening sessions,’ which give listeners an hour of ad-free listening when they engage with an ad served onto the platform. And NZTA is the first brand to have given the new offering a shot.