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NZME strengthens South Island commercial team
NZME is expanding its presence in the South Island with Ben Harris as Christchurch GM & current GM Matt Bowness leading the South Island agency team.
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Hell Pizza launches new campaign via Yarn
New creative indie agency Yarn and Hell Pizza have teamed up to launch a tongue-in-cheek support line to help us stay hooked on Smokey Brisket pizza.
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HYPER rebrands, drops ‘media’
After almost 11 years, specialist retail marketing agency and media owner Hypermedia is rebranding to better reflect its offer to the market.
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KOJO expands into New Zealand with Wolfcast acquisition
National creative studio KOJO has announced the acquisition of New Zealand-based boutique sports presentation business Wolfcast.
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Special launches MND campaign
For Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day, MND New Zealand’s launched an integrated campaign via Special Group to raise awareness & encourage donations.
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Culture&Theory wins Integria Healthcare account
Following strategic brand work for Integria Healthcare, Culture&Theory has been appointed as the company’s lead agency for the AUS and NZ markets.
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Maverick Digital bolsters senior leadership team
Auckland-based tourism marketing agency Maverick Digital continues its growth trajectory with the appointments of Grant Colquhoun and Stu Lill.
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Globox Digital, Hamilton City Council partner to see Claudelands Arena renamed
A new partnership between Waikato-based DOOH media company Globox Digital & Hamilton City Council will see Claudelands Arena renamed later this year.
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oOh! gets behind Men’s Health Week
It’s Men’s Health Week, and oOh!media is getting behind the cause by encouraging men to take a one-minute online test to check in on their health.
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Mi9 welcomes Programmatic Manager
Premium digital media provider Mi9 has announced that Vinay Shriyan has joined the team as Programmatic Manager.
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NZ Opera appoints Federation
The New Zealand Opera has appointed Federation as its lead agency in the country for brand, creative, strategy and design, effective immediately.
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New production company Joy Inc launches
Seasoned commercial filmmakers Jess Milne, Tim Parsons and Craig Henderson have joined forces to launch new production company, Joy Inc.
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JCDecaux makes two senior sales appointments
Two senior sales leaders have been appointed by JCDecaux with Matt Kum as National Sales Manager – Airport & David Carran as Senior Account Director.
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Patrick Gower: On P smashes ratings
Almost half a million Kiwis tuned in last night for the latest doco in award-winning Newshub journalist Patrick Gower’s series, Patrick Gower: On P.
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Exsurgo announces new COO
Kiwi neuroscience company Exsurgo has appointed experienced Senior Engineering Executive Jiva Muthu as Chief Operating Officer.
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NZ AIDS Foundation, FCB fight discrimination with new campaign
For International Pride month, NZAF challenges Kiwis to Sweat with Pride by exercising for 21 minutes daily to raise money for the Rainbow community.
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LENS Outdoor launches LENS Rover
LENS Outdoor has rolled out the newest site testing technology for the out-of-home sector – an industry first portable audience measurement tool.
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YoungShand expands Creative Team
Indie agency YoungShand has bolstered its Creative Team with the addition of Hannah Habgood as Head of Copy and Julie Spedding as Senior Art Director.
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Hearts & Science CEO’s vision turns into gold
Hearts & Science NZ’s CEO Jane Stanley has picked up first place at this year’s Woman Leading Change Awards for building an agency during COVID-19.
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Dementia Auckland encourages Kiwis to Light the Darkness
Quantum Jump and Dementia Auckland have created a campaign focusing on a moment of joy at one of the most challenging times: a light in the darkness.
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New campaign from SkyCity
SkyCity has launched a new brand campaign, ‘Feel it’, with creative by Big Communications and media led by Wavemaker.
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Film Construction adds another new director to the roster
Auckland-based production company Film Construction has announced that “exceptional talent” Ayla Amano is joining the family of filmmakers.
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DOT loves data launches ‘Us’
The newest DOT loves data product, ‘Unique Segmentation for today’s New Zealand’ (Us), supersedes previous DOT products in the segmentation space.
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The winners: 2021 NZ Radio Awards
The NZ Radio Awards were held at SkyCity last night and Mike Hosking scooped the ultimate accolade: 2021’s Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year.
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Federation welcomes creative duo
The rumours have been confirmed: Federation has snared creative duo Andrew Hathaway & Kelly France as the agency continues to build creative momentum.
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Registrations now open for TRB’s 2021 Power of Audio conference
The Radio Bureau’s 2021 Power of Audio half day conference, in conjunction with AUT, showcases the latest research in the audio advertising space.
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Kiwis have spoken: NZ’s top 10 favourite ads
Insight agency TRA asked 1000 New Zealanders to share their favourite TVC, and the people have spoken: ASB’s ‘Ben and Amy’ took out the top spot.
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Botica takes on new talent
Independent strategic PR agency Botica Butler Raudon has added to its roster with the appointments of Adlena Oh-Wong and Irena Beddington-Behrens.
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Mindshare, Wunderman Thompson win Click Frenzy
After a competitive pitch, GroupM agency Mindshare has been awarded the media account for online shopping mega sale event Click Frenzy.
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New work from Google celebrates community spirit
Google Australia and Colenso BBDO have launched a campaign to celebrate the resurgence of community spirit in the wake of COVID-19.