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oOh!media takes its smarts to the next level
oOh!media New Zealand has announced that David Owen has joined the team as Research & Insights Director. Owen hails from TVNZ where he was the Senior…
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Firstgas announce carbon zero future with help from Augusto
Firstgas have teamed up with Augusto to share their announcement that they are heading to a zero carbon future with a brand new campaign launching this…
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John Marshall joins Special as Joint GM
Special Group has announced the appointment of John Marshall as Joint General Manager, New Zealand. Marshall joins from WiTH Collective where he has been General Manager.…
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oOh!media gets audiences ‘Pump’ed
This week, oOh!media’s innovation offering, oOh! Studio created and installed a high impact special build for Pump’s range of flavoured sparkling water. After months of development…
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Strategy inspire self-belief with UC Believe U Can film
University of Canterbury (UC) and Strategy Christchurch have created a film to inspire prospective, current and past UC students to celebrate the power their own self-belief has to shape…
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FCB, Jockey, Farmers and Testicular Cancer NZ team up on ‘Remundies’
Testicular Cancer, the most common form of cancer affecting men aged between 18 and 39, gets a kick in the proverbials with the creation of Remundies,…
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OMG partners with TikTok in NZ
TikTok For Business and Omnicom Media Group (OMG) have carried out a closed beta testing partnership throughout Q1 of 2021, to launch the TikTok Ads Manager…
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OMD NZ wins big at Festival of Media APAC Awards
The Festival of Media APAC Awards has been celebrating the best in class in media and marketing for the past 11 years across the APAC region.…
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Hoop embarks on new co-packing solution
Kiwi brand activation company, Hoop, has acquired the New Zealand based assets of Australasia’s largest co-packer, LJM, and embarked on its own dedicated in-house co-packing solution.…
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NZ’s 2020 digital advertising revenue up almost 21 precent
IAB New Zealand total digital advertising revenue grew by almost 7 percent in 2020 over the previous year. (Source: IAB New Zealand Q4 2020 & FY…
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Pitchblack welcomes three new faces
New business wins and growth within the existing client portfolio, Pitchblack Partners has welcomed three new hires in positions across the business. After eight years at…
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Entries now open for the 2021 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards
NZ Marketing magazine in partnership with the NZ Marketing Association are excited to announce the launch of the 2021 edition of the TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards. These…
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Sweetshop & Green hire two new top talents
Sweetshop & Green has bolstered its team with the new appointment of Alice Burgin as Documentary/Factual Executive, while also promoting Ester Harding to Head of Drama.…
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Clemenger BBDO and EECA team up to cut carbon emissions
Transport is our country’s biggest carbon emitter. And, 1/3 of all drives are under 2km. Too often we automatically jump in our cars to run errands…
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Cinema delivers biggest weekend since January 2020
Cinema admissions recorded their best ever results since pre-Covid lockdown restrictions, as 137,000 New Zealanders visited the cinema over the weekend 25-28 March 2021. According to…
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Teads expands presence in ANZ
Global Media platform Teads has boosted its Australian and New Zealand operations with three new senior hires. The platform, which allows advertisers to connect to some…
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Paul Catmur: ‘What the hell do Global Creative Directors do?’
In his latest ‘Truth and Soul’ podcast Paul Catmur chats to expat-Kiwi Rob Sherlock who answers the immortal question: “What the hell do Global Creative Directors…
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Cindy Gallop kicks off 2021 Verizon Media Academy Masterclasses
Last week, the Verizon Media Academy Masterclass returned for 2021, providing free career training for the media and marketing industry from luminaries including world-renowned brand innovator…
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Method appoints new GM
Auckland-based creative technology studio Method has announced the promotion of Dom Henshall to General Manager. Henshall made the move from advertising to more tech-focused organisations in…
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Crumbling cookies and the challenges of personalisation and remarketing
As third-party cookies slowly become a thing of the past, StopPress chats to one of the country’s largest digital publishers, NZME, about their data strategy, remarketing…
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The Faces of our Industry: Aimee McCammon
The world is changing, and with it agencies are changing too. From gender balance, diversity and inclusion, there are waves of progress happening across the board.…
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ASB takes out February Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award
ASB have done it again, bringing yet another brilliant TVC to our screens. With the return of the loveable Ben, the 45″ ad reminds us of…
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Nokia appoints Adhesive as PR agency
Independent integrated agency Adhesive has been appointed as the public relations agency of record across Australia and New Zealand for HMD Global, the home of Nokia…
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LUMO gets creative with DOOH
OOH outfit LUMO has launch a new creative studio for digital out-of-home (DOOH). Born out of the challenges faced as a result of the pandemic and…
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Beauty Book appoints new editor
Almost a year after Auckland-based Beauty Media took over publication of The Beauty Book, they have appointed a new Editor in the form of long-time beauty…
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Blocked: Google reveals ads that missed the mark in 2020
On Tuesday, StopPress joined a Google press call in which the tech giant revealed details on how it fought bad advertising practices over the past year.…
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VMO builds capacity with new offerings
Val Morgan Outdoor (VMO) has bolstered its national footprint with new media offerings to ad to its already significant office tower network. VMO is set to…
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DNA doubles down on diversity
Experience and digital consultancy DNA have announced the appointment of independent directors Ziena Jalil and Diana Puketapu to help shape its future. The agency say that…
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Meghan and Harry deliver record ratings for Three
On Tuesday night in New Zealand, almost a million people tuned in for the highly anticipated CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry on Three. This…
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Nielsen results: Magazine engagement up
More Kiwis are buying magazines and engaging more deeply with their magazines, according to a new Nielsen results and a retail distribution report. While overall magazine…