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BC&F Dentsu to welcome Bex Radford as creative partner
BC&F Dentsu has announced Bex Radford will be joining its ranks as a creative partner in 2020. Radford will bring both local and international experience to…
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TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards 2019: Skinny uses famous names to win Best Marketing Communications Strategy
To secure its future, Skinny brought in the help of some famous names to help out. The Challenge In 2018, things were make or break for…
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Up-and-Comers: Mona Gabr, UX/UI designer
We’ve given the mic to the industry’s future leaders. Mona Gabr, a UX/UI designer, shares her thoughts on the design industry. Last month, Mona Gabr won…
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QMS Media to be sold to Quadrant Private Equity
According to the announcement “Quadrant will acquire 100 percent of the issued share capital of QMS Media for a cash price of $1.22 per share by…
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oOh! on the evolution of Classic
The rise of digital has generated lots of talk about screens in the Out of Home industry – but what about Classic Out of Home? We talk to oOh! media’s General Manager, Nick Vile, and Head of Sales, Ben Gibb, about the role for Classic Out of Home in an increasingly digital world, why oOh! is continuing to invest in new Classic sites and why advertisers should follow suit.
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The Compendium: 2 October
Our weekly roast of dramatic things, stupid things, and colourful things from inside the international Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.
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Effies 2019: FCB and DB Breweries bask in golden glow
Last night, 13 gold Effies were awarded to the country’s most effective marketing campaigns at the 2019 Effie Awards. There, FCB celebrated success, winning the Most Effective Agency of the Year and the Grand Effie for its Pak’nSave’s Stickman work, while DB Breweries was named the Most Effective Client of the Year and saw Sean O’Donnell take out the inaugural Most Effective Marketer
Movings & Shakings
Hal Crawford set to leave MediaWorks
Hal Crawford, news director at MediaWorks, will leave the company in February next year. The announcement comes days after news of MediaWorks’ TV business going up for sale.
Features
TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards 2019: Engineering New Zealand’s Wonder Project wins Best In-house Marketing
With New Zealand lacking engineers, Engineering New Zealand set itself a goal to inspire Kiwi kids with its Wonder Project.
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Toasted to perfection: Vogel’s takes out September Ad Impact Award
Vogel’s has taken out Colmar Brunton’s Ad Impact Award for September with its charming ‘Nothing compares to Vogel’s’ spot by The Enthusiasts.
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Ads of the week: 22 October
Put your hands together for Carpet Court, Breast Cancer Foundation and Blind & Low Vision New Zealand.
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Third quarter strongest so far in 2019 for out-of-home sector
The Out-of-Home Media Association of New Zealand (OMANZ) has reported the continued growth of the out-of-home sector with net media revenue in the July – September 2019 period increasing by 22 percent year-on-year.
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Blind & Low Vision NZ hopes to open up visual world
Blind & Low Vision NZ, YoungShand and Pead PR have teamed up to make the Internet more accessible by asking individuals and businesses to use the ‘Alt Text’ function when publishing digital images in the ‘#AltTextForAll Movement’.
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Tap to donate charity billboards hit the streets
The first-ever tap and go donation panel has hit our streets thanks to oOh!media. The bus shelter allows passengers to tap their eftpos card to make a three dollar donation to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
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Movings/Shakings: 18 October
Industry happenings at Verizon Media, We Are Frank and MiQ.
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The Compendium: 18 October
Our weekly roast of dramatic things, stupid things, and colourful things from inside the international Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.
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Dean Buchanan departing NZME
NZME’s group director of entertainment, Dean Buchanan, has announced today that he will be departing the business on 29 November after six years in the role.
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MediaWorks to sell TV business
MediaWorks has announced it intends to sell MediaWorks TV as well as its Flower Street property which includes its television head office and studios. It will retain ownership of radio and QMS.
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Battle of the billboards on Ponsonby Road
On Ponsonby Road, a Lumo digital billboard has been spotted in front of a JCDeaux billboard. StopPress went to the players involved to ask what was going on.
Features
TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards 2019: DB Breweries wins Best Brand Transformation
DB Breweries needed to re-energise its Monteith’s brand so it crafted some fresh packaging, a new brand platform and new brews.
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People, action, technology and giving it a go: key takeaways from Data Insight’s DI Day
Last month, New Zealand’s business leaders and their analysts gathered for a deep dive into leveraging data and harnessing insights to drive data-driven decision making throughout their organisations. Erin McKenzie attended the event to learn what organisations need to do to their data-transformation.
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AA Insurance wants Kiwis to live a dino-mite life
AA Insurance brings together a clash of fantasy versus reality in its latest spot via DDB New Zealand.
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Ads of the week: 15 October
Everybody cha-cha real smooth for Education New Zealand, BNZ, Huffer and AA Insurance.
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TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards 2019: Auckland Council’s Emily Thorn named Rookie Marketer of the Year
Since 2016, Emily Thorn, a marketing and publicity specialist for Auckland Council, has quickly excelled in marketing with ideas that cut through the marketplace. It’s no surprise her colleagues call her a driven, strategic and creative marketer who is a real asset to the team.
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The Compendium: 11 October
Our weekly dissection of dramatic things, stupid things, and colourful things from inside the international Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.
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DB Breweries spreads its wings, wins Supreme at TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards
To turn Tui’s fortunes around, DB Breweries brewed up a new drink, and while it sports the Tui logo, it’s not a beer.
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Huffer and the Mental Health Foundation get lyrical about mental health
Huffer has partnered with the Mental Health Foundation and Kiwi musicians support mental health awareness in a musical campaign by Reload & Smoke.
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Education New Zealand aims to answer the tough questions
Education New Zealand has shinned the light on some of the joys of studying on our shores with the help of Special Group. The campaign message encourages potential international students to ‘Ask New Anything’, as they hear the benefits of studying in New Zealand from past students.