Media
As Facebook ditches fact-checking, mainstream media is the place for trust
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to stop fact-checking across Meta platforms is a chance for mainstream media to make the most of its brand-safe environment.
Author Penny Murray
Penny Murray
Penny Murray is the editor of StopPress and NZ Marketing. She has been working in newsrooms and in magazines for 30 years across Scotland and Aotearoa.
Opinion
All I want for Christmas is you (to know when the 12 days of Christmas start)
When do the 12 days of Christmas begin? December 1? Boxing Day? My Christmas wish is for the marketing industry to get the start date right.
News
dish magazine’s ‘Holiday’ special issue – a recipe for success over summer
dish editor Sarah Tuck on the thinking behind ‘Holiday’, the NZ food magazine’s special issue that fills the gap between Christmas and late summer.
News
Auckland Transport OOH tender abandoned just weeks before contracts due to start
Surprise news as the tender process for Auckland Transport’s outdoor assets is dropped suddenly after months of work by OOH companies.
News
dentsu and Woolworths open world’s first supermarket for bees
Auckland’s Ambury Farm was buzzing this school holidays as Woolworths and denstu Aotearoa highlighted the importance of bees.
News
The Warehouse goes pink for Barbie’s big birthday
In a world-first partnership with Mattel, The Warehouse is transforming its Albany store into a pink Dreamhouse to celebrate Barbie turning 65.
News
House of Travel flies to top of Kantar’s Customer Leadership Index
Delivering personalised service and making customers feels valued is the key to House of Travel’s success in Kantar’s latest Cusomer Leadership ranking.
Opinion
Be like Rick Astley (and other sticky advice from reality TV queen Maz Farrelly)
Her reality TV shows have been watched 8 billion times, so Maz Farrelly knows a thing or two about engaging audiences.
News
One NZ CEO Jason Paris joins YouTube NZ Marketing Awards Hall of Fame
One New Zealand CEO Jason Paris has been inducted into the YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2024 Hall of Fame at last night’s black tie event as Spark Arena.
News
The Kiwi creative director working with Kardashians
Aucklander Steven Fernandez has made a name for himself in the Big Apple, working with US celebrities including J-Lo and the Kardashians.
News
New direction for Good magazine under editor-at-large
Issue 95 of Good magazine hits the shelves today, with food writer Nici Wickes on the cover and Justine Jamieson as the editor-at-large
Movings & Shakings
Howler: a new film production company roars into life
After 10 years in the business, Pete Whittaker is off the leash and has launched Howler – a new film production company based in Auckland and Queenstown.
YouTube-NZ Marketing Awards 2024
Sponsors congratulate YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2024 finalists
Warm messages are flooding in for finalists in the prestigious YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2024, whose names were announced yesterday afternoon.
News
Kantar launches Blueprint for Brand Growth
Kantar, the world’s largest data and insights company, has launched Blueprint for Brand Growth – a new “essential recipe” to help businesses expand.
News
Say hello to two new StopPress staff
StopPress said hello to two new staff in April: feature writer Zahra Shahtahmasebi and editorial director Penny Murray, who both started in student media.