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Proximity and BrandWorld win George Weston Foods
George Weston Foods Baking New Zealand has appointed Proximity NZ and BrandWorld as their creative agencies after a competitive pitch.
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Ovato Retail Distribution completes sale to Are Media
After receiving approval from the Commerce Commission last week, Ovato Retail Distribution New Zealand has been sold to Are Media.
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Leadership change at Clemenger Group
After 23 years as Chairman and CEO of the Clemenger Group, Robert Morgan will hand his CEO responsibilities to Les Timar.
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Youth Culture directing talent Connor Pritchard signs with Wabi Sabi
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Significant viewership sees TVNZ produce strong financial results
Live event TV audience numbers, continued growth of OnDemand, and improved market conditions have contributed to a strong financial year for TVNZ.
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MediaWorks uses dynamic DOOH feed to update listeners on Covid test wait times
MediaWorks is partnering with Time In The Line to give people the most up to date information when heading to the supermarket or to get a COVID test.
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Clemenger Group unveils new parental leave policy
Clemenger Group has launched a new parental leave policy for staff embarking on their family journey and pursuing career aspirations.
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Special strengthens strategy team
Special has added more firepower to its strategy team through a raft of promotions, fresh hires and new recruitment.
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Stuff and ReachMedia strike new partnership deal
ReachMedia has been selected as the distribution partner for Stuff Limited community newspapers for the entire Auckland Region.
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The Monkeys secures ASB account
ASB has appointed Accenture-owned The Monkeys as its new agency of record with the bank signing on as the agency’s foundational client in New Zealand.
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Luke Farmer to depart dentsu
September will be Luke Farmer’s last month at dentsu New Zealand. The Managing Partner announced his departure after almost a decade with the agency.
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Republik appoints Social Media Manager
Freemans Bay indie Republik has announced the appointment of Monique Porteous as the agency’s Social Media Manager.
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The Faces of our Industry: Sam Ramlu
The world is changing, and with it agencies are changing too. From gender balance, diversity and inclusion, there are waves of progress happening.
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Newshub’s news consumption soars
Kiwis turn to trusted news sources in a time of crisis, and Newshub has seen phenomenal increases in average audience and share in the past week.
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MediaWorks launch humorous lockdown campaign as streams go up
MediaWorks is still capturing the attention of the few people out and about through a new playful out-of-home campaign.
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Duncan Garner on departing Three’s The AM Show
Host of Three’s The AM Show, Duncan Garner has decided to leave the show after almost five years in the job.
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Kiwis turn to NZ Herald in record numbers
NZME-owned NZ Herald has seen its daily website sessions consistently remain above 3 million since the lockdown started.
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US games maker looks to Invercargill-based Atticus Road to assist with brand direction
United States-based Buena Onda Games have chosen Invercargill-based Atticus Road to assist with brand direction and continued international expansion.
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TVNZ the channel of choice for official Covid updates
TVNZ has seen an increase in audience numbers over the past week as a result of the Alert Level 4 restrictions across the country.
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Ownership changes at GSL Promotus
After 30+ years, Sigrun Grice MD and co-owner of Wellington independent agency GSL Promotus, will sell-down her shareholding in the agency.
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Strategy taps MyMahi to connect young people with Drive
Strategy has connected Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and ACC with Aotearoa’s fastest-growing education platform MyMahi.
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Inaugural NZ Podcast Awards launches
The New Zealand Podcast Awards has been set up to recognise the amazing work done by independent and professional Kiwi podcast producers/
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Stuff’s audience surges in lockdown
Stuff’s news coverage of the Delta outbreak last week resulted in average daily audience surging to 2.11 million unique browsers.
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Mitre 10 takes out July Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award
The competition for July’s Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award was closer than ever, with several campaigns scoring very highly. The worthy winner this month, however, was…
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Val Morgan achieves the biggest ad spend growth of all media
Cinema is still a top entertainment destination with June SMI results revealing Val Morgan Cinema advertising achieving a 549% ad spend increase.
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BBT appoints new Account Manager
Digital transformation agency BBT has announced that Harry Wright will be joining the team as an Account Manager.
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Incredible recovery of NZ’s ad market: June sees highest ad spend for 2021
NZ’s media Agency market in June has recorded the highest monthly ad spend total ever seen in the first six months of the year.
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GroupM names new CEO
Aimee Buchanan, current CEO of OMD, has been named by GroupM as the new CEO for Australia & New Zealand.
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Google and The Hallway ‘Rethink the Line’ in new campaign
Google is encouraging marketers to ’Rethink the Line’ in latest Think with Google campaign from The Hallway.
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The Listener appoints new Editor
Almost a year after its relaunch, New Zealand Listener has appointed a new Editor, Karyn Scherer who takes up the position on August 9.